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Introduction to Interpreting and Translation: Research and Practice I is the first part of a two-semester certificate in the study of translation and interpreting across a range of contexts. While no prior experience in interpreting or translation is necessary, students must have command of English and at least one other language. This course introduces students to relevant research in the inter-disciplinary area of interpreting and translation studies and to a number of practical skills required of professional interpreters and translators.

This course explores the rich world of writing by women in the Middle Ages from the point of view of current theoretical perspectives. Writers include Marie de France, Christine de Pizan, Jah?n-Malek K?tun, Hildegard of Bingen, Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich, and others. We will discuss themes including love and desire in women?s writing; representations of women in medieval literature and philosophy; gendered representations of sanctity; and critical approaches derived from feminist theory.

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A seminar on literary criticism east and west, from the classical period to the Renaissance in Europe, as well as in ancient China and the medieval Islamic world. Commonalities in all our texts: what constitutes art and beauty in verbal expression? What is the purpose of literature? Who may have access to literature? What are sacred and canonical texts, and how shall they be approached? What is the connection between literature and truth, literature and morality? What are the proper techniques for composing good literature? What is the function of the study of rhetoric?

The first Arab exchange students arrived in Europe in 1825, the first shipment of Saudi oil bound for international markets set sail in 1938, and the first World Cup to be hosted in the Middle East kicked off in 2022. This course will consider the genesis of Modern Arabic literature through its relationship with increasingly global flows of capital, commodities, and people.