Advanced Topics in Arabic Language, Literature and Culture II

Harvard FAS

In this course, students will explore issues in contemporary Arab thought, culture, society, and politics through the window of contemporary Arabic prose from the 20th and 21st centuries. Students will closely read and analyze Arabic writing including narrative fiction and non-fiction, alongside supplemental audio-visual materials. All language skills form an essential part of this communicative course: students will develop their written and spoken discourse and enrich their command of…