World Literatures 231 - Contemporary Arabic Literature

Contemporary Arabic Literature

Spring
2025
01
4.00
Mohammad H. Alanazi

TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM

Smith College
WLT-231-01-202503
Sabin-Reed 224
malanazi@smith.edu
Explores contemporary Arabic literature and culture, from the second half of the 20th century to the present. The course examines Arabic literature as it struggles to comprehend and, at times, redefine itself in the wake of the Arab defeat in the 1967 war. While texts emerge from discrete national identities, the course also focuses on their transnational concerns, paying attention to the sociopolitical and historical contexts that give rise to them. Discussions explore how literature provides a window into Bedouin life, the Palestinian experience, life in advanced petroeconomies, and contemporary Arab women’s experiences. (E)
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