Critical Social Inquiry 0276 - Daily Life in Palestine: ethnography, oral history, and literature

This course asks what "daily life" has meant and means in Palestine today. Centering work by diverse Palestinians, we will engage: accounts of village and urban life in Palestine before 1948, ethnographies and oral histories of the Nakba, and studies of ecology, cuisine, identity, and struggle in the past and today, as well as contemporary literature by Palestinian writers and poets. Members will collaborate on an ongoing 'glossary' project and will also propose and carry out independent studies of their own, which they will then present to the class. Keywords: Middle East, Palestine, anthropology, ethnography, film. This course addresses issues of race and power. Keywords:Middle East, Palestine, colonialism, anthropology, ethnography

In/Justice The content of this course deals with issues of race and power Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time