Morocco: In the Footsteps of the Beat Generation

3 Credits

Educates students about the history, culture and socio-political situation in Morocco through the reading of fiction related to this country. The focus will be on the intersection of American and Moroccan culture and will cover film, music and literature. The American perception of the "orient" has historically been channeled through the French characterization of Arab societies in North Africa. This course aims to disentangle this western mythology from reality in Morocco. Some of the themes addressed will be globalization, colonialism, racism, orientalism, and women's oppression