Topics in Literature: (242-0-71)

Topic

Literature and Place

Instructors

Refqa Abu-Remaileh

Meeting Info

Northwestern Qatar Room 2-257: Mon, Wed 1:30PM - 3:10PM (AST)

Overview of class

This course will examine literary worksthrough theirspecific settings. In the introductory text ofthe course, Tim Cresswell writesthat "place is not just a thing in the world but a way of understanding the world." Focusing on place in literary texts provides a critical lens that unlocks a rich variety ofsubjects:themes of identity, belonging, and displacement, as well asthe gamut ofsocial and political issues. This kind of place based analysis givesrise to a number of important questions as well: How can setting act as character? How does location become place? And, how fully can works of literature create place in the minds of readers? Asthe class encounters worksfrom a number of globalsettings,the common goal will be to utilize place as a method of inquiry to more deeply examine and comprehend the world.

Registration Requirements

• Prerequisites: None


• Open Freshmen, Sophomores and ABP Dual Enrolled students


• Open for Cross-Registration


• Satisfies Middle East Studies Minor

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: NUQ: Seats are reserved for Sophomore and Freshmen only.