Popular Arts and the Modern Middle East

Undergraduate

This course examines Middle Eastern popular culture and art from historical perspectives. It explores the influence and role of internet, music, cinema and theater, paintings, sports, foods and fashion in the daily life of people in the Middle East and their historical transformations through modernization and globalization. The course investigates how class, gender, economy and politics shaped and reshaped the artistic representations and popular culture in the region. Course Format: Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Cross-Listing(s): HIST 2P71 and PCUL 2P71 Course Notes: This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.