CMAL 240 - Cultural Studies: Images of the Middle East

Institution:

CUNY Queens College

Subject:

Classcl

Description:

An investigation into the culture, history and politics of the Middle East through a wide range of sources, with an emphasis on analyzing how our knowledge of a culture or region is both created and processed through different forms of representation. Using film, literary texts, and media representations as primary resources (augmented by readings that provide cultural, historical, political and theoretical background), students negotiate issues or narrative, point of view, and cultural history in order to explore the complexities of Middle Eastern cultures and peoples in both contemporary and historical contexts.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.qc.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 997-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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