Course Details
Country:
Germany
Institution:
University of Mannheim
Course Title:
Arab and Muslim American Literature
Course Number:
ANG 414
Course Description:
ANG 414 Arab and Muslim American Literature (Seminar (Advanced Level)) This course with hone students’ skills of approaching diverse literary genres and of engaging in the literary critical method of close reading. We will debate the unique proprieties of literary and filmic representation, respectively, when comparing a novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, to its filmic adaptation. Students will also familiarize themselves with approaches from Postcolonial Studies, Diaspora Studies, and Critical Gender Studies, enhancing their ability to comprehend academic texts and apply a theoretical approach to a primary source such as a novel. Students will also practice their debate skills by leading class discussion in select sessions. Literature: Please acquire (access to) the following sources: -Laila Halaby. Once in a Promised Land. Boston: Beacon Press, 2007 (paperback). -Mohsin Hamid. The Reluctant Fundamentalist. London: Penguin Press, 2007 (paperback). -The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Dir. Mira Nair. IFC Films, 2012. Additional materials will be made available
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ARAB 470
