ARAB 275 Corruption and Subjection in the Arab World

A selection of literary works and films from the Arab world will be analyzed in the context of historical cultural social and political developments from the last decades of the twentieth century. The texts in various genres-short story novel memoir poetry--will highlight the heterogeneity and complexity of Arab countries such as Morocco Tunisia Egypt Lebanon Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Some of the main themes that we will cover include tradition versus religion challenges of modernity gender relations social (im)mobility and generational gap. The course will be conducted in English.