Advanced Reading and Composition: Arabic Fiction in the West

This course explores themes of exile, nostalgia, and identity in works written in Arabic by Arab authors living in the West. The course aims to improve the students’ skills in critical reading and writing through studying and analyzing original texts in their linguistic, cultural and historical contexts. Students read short stories and novels in Arabic by writers including Houda Barakat, Hassouna Mosbahi and Abdul Hadi Saadoun. All readings and discussions in Arabic.