Seminar in Middle East and North African Studies (301-3-21)

Topic

Contemporary Middle Eastern Performance

Instructors

Shayna Mei Silverstein
shayna.silverstein@northwestern.edu

Meeting Info

AM Swift Krause Studio 103: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

This seminar examines shifts and transformations in embodied cultural practices across the Middle East and North Africa, with particular attention to music, dance, theater, and popular culture. Spanning the late nineteenth century to the post-Arab Revolution period, students will better understand a cultural history of the region, its role in shaping global modernity, and the politics of gender, sexuality, and ethnoreligious difference. In addition to class discussion and written assignments, students will be asked to develop a creative project to be designed in consultation with the instructor.