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In this course, students will receive an introduction to Persianate culture. Focusing primarily on Afghanistan, the course will also explore of the diverse modern cultures of Persian-speaking societies such as Iran and Tajikistan.

In many textbooks, the history of the Middle East is the mirror opposite of European history. We are told that the Middle East was a rich and cosmopolitan region of the world in the Middle Ages, but that its failure to properly modernize led first to weakness and colonization and more recently to extremism and violence. While Europe soared ahead in the years between 1400 and 1800, the Middle East appeared to languish.

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In this course, students will be introduced to Persian language in greater detail. They will use the Persian language alphabet that they learned in Persian Elementary I course (or somewhere else) to read and write words and sentences. Students will also be able to identify parts of speech, use various verb tenses, and display knowledge of correct sentence structures. In these lessons all four language skills are taken into consideration, so students will also practice listening and speaking.

Individualized study. Research under direction of a faculty member.

Individualized study. Research under direction of a faculty member.