ARBC 4502 - Modern Arabic Literature in Translation - CTW

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: None.
Pre/Corequisites: None.
Requirements: None.

Description
The goals of this class include introducing students to realist and experimental modern novels by Arab writers from different countries (including Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan), familiarizing the students with the socio-historic background necessary for thinking and writing critically about the literature and cultures of the region, exploring some of the major recurrent themes in modern Arabic literature, and analyzing the rhetorical devices and literary techniques employed by the authors of these novels. All readings are in English translation. No knowledge of Arabic is required. This is a Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) course. Global Scholars course.