Reading Modern Arabic Prose (316-3-20)
Instructors
Fadia M Antabli
847/467-6780
Crowe Hall 4-113, 1860 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
Meeting Info
Kresge 3364 Slavic Seminar Rm: Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM
Overview of class
This course is for undergraduate and graduate students as well as post doc researchers who are interested in exploring contemporary writings and how they have become a tool for forming national identities. Under the theme of "I am an Arab", the course offers an invaluable opportunity to engage with literary works of the Modern Middle East (roughly spanning the period from 1910-1980) cohesively examining the power of the written word within the historical, political, and cultural breadth of the region. The readings represent the region's best writers: authors are bound together not by the borders and nationalities that separate them, but by a common experience of colonial domination and Western imperialism.
Registration Requirements
Completion of Arabic 211-3 or equivalent; or permission from the instructor.
Learning Objectives
Student engaged in this course will learn foundational analytic skills such as the study of elements and imagery, sounds, forms, and writing styles, characteristics and development over time, which form the bases for analyzing a poem in its historical and political framework. Student will also refine their linguistic abilities in Arabic: in-depth analysis of each reading will improve the understanding of syntax and style; in-class discussions, reflections and oral presentations will enhance the acquisition of vocabulary and idioms; and short and longer guided writing assignments will help students assimilate in an informed way how meaning emerges through rhythm, word choice, style, and context. This class will be highly interactive. Readings and class discussions in Arabic, and we will continue to analyze material that improves understanding of the elements of Arabic rhetoric:
البلاغه العربيه وعلم البيان - الاستعاره، التشبيه، المقابله، الجناس، الطباق.
Teaching Method
Student engaged in this course will learn foundational analytic skills such as the study of elements and imagery, sounds, forms, and writing styles, characteristics and development over time, which form the bases for analyzing a poem in its historical and political framework. Student will also refine their linguistic abilities in Arabic: in-depth analysis of each reading will improve the understanding of syntax and style; in-class discussions, reflections and oral presentations will enhance the acquisition of vocabulary and idioms; and short and longer guided writing assignments will help students assimilate in an informed way how meaning emerges through rhythm, word choice, style, and context. This class will be highly interactive. Readings and class discussions in Arabic, and we will continue to analyze material that improves understanding of the elements of Arabic rhetoric:
البلاغه العربيه وعلم البيان - الاستعاره، التشبيه، المقابله، الجناس، الطباق.
Evaluation Method
The final grade for the course will be based on the following: Attendance and Participation, completion of pre-class assignments, and writing assignments that reflect student's understanding of content and the different applications of Arabic rhetoric.
Class Materials (Required)
We will be mainly using excerpts from Bassam Franjieh's book: "Anthology of Arabic Literature, Culture, and Thought", in addition to a variety of different sources. Course material will be provided to students in PDF format.
Class Attributes
Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area