AIS 4100 capstone seminar classes |
Dr. Silvia
Nagy-Zekmi
Spring 2010 TTH 4:00 - 5:15 pm |
Date |
Topic and readings |
Readings and resources |
Jan 12 |
Introduction. Discourse and representation |
Resources: Center for Arab and Islamic Studies Middle East Culture |
14 |
Introduction to the Postmodern Resource: Postmodern terms |
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19 |
More of power "Epistemology" |
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21 |
F. Jameson: "Postmodernism and Consumer Society" Summary of Jameson's ideas |
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26 |
Author talk: Connelly Center Villanova Room 8:00pm |
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28 |
Alterity. Edward Said: Orientalism Video: Said: Orientalism, (1-4 parts) Video: Stuart Hall: Race, the Floating Signifier |
Reading: Orientalism: "Introduction," "Knowing the Oriental" Seraji Report 1 due |
Feb 2 |
Discussion of Rooftops of Teheran |
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4 |
"The Iranian Revolution and the Iran Hostage Crisis After 30 Years" |
Lecture: Mark Bowden, author of Guests of the Ayatollah and Blackhawk Down. Connelly Ctr. Villanova Room 7:00pm |
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8 Monday! |
Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis (film screening) |
Lecture by Prof. Nasser Chour Connelly Center Cinema 7:00 PM |
9 |
no class |
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16 |
Discussion of Persepolis (the film and the books) Marjane Satrapi Iran: history timeline |
Satrapi Report 2 due |
18 |
Conflict in the Middle East: Palestine-Israel |
Susan Abulhawa: The Scar of David Shohat: "Reflections of an Arab Jew" Bowden Report 3 due |
23 |
Postcolonial resources: literature, bibliography" Identity Jam and the Postcolonial Predicament" |
Barbara Harlow: Resistance Literature Harlow: After Lives. |
25 |
Terrorism |
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March 2-4 |
Spring break, no class |
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2 |
Talk by author, The Forty Rules of Love: A Novel of Rumi |
Elif Shafak Free Library at 7:30 pm Buy tickets online $7 for students |
4 |
Roundtable discussion: |
Faeze Woodville of Drexel U, Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, UPenn, Laura Levitt, Temple U. Free Library 6:15 pm |
4 |
Talk by author:My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer |
Free Library 7:30 pm FREE |
Mar. 3- Apr. 4 |
Play: Language Rooms by Yussef El Guindi |
Wilma Theater schedule |
March 9 |
"The Resistance Movement in Iran and the Future of US-Iran Relations" |
Trudy Rubin, Worldview Columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer 4:00 pm Driscoll Hall 132 |
11 |
Representations of Ethnicity and Race |
Video: Stuart Hall: Race, the Floating Signifier |
11 |
Discussion: "Beyond Al-Qaeda: Yemen's Crises in Context" |
Dana Moss, Villanova M.A., and William Pickard U. Penn Connelly Cinema at 6:00 pm |
14 |
"Good Vibrations and Stress Positions: The Legacy of 'Enhanced Interrogation'" discussion by Lustic, Moghhaddam, Moreno |
Wilma Theater at 4:30 pm Free with Tickets to Language Rooms If not, call for tickets: 215.546.7824 |
16 |
Gender and Representation |
Malek Alloula: Colonial Harem Betts: "Wanted Women..." Rubin Report 4 due |
18 |
Documentary Screening: |
Lecture: Sa'ed Atshan, Harvard U. Driscoll Hall 6:00 pm |
18 |
Women in the Middle East/North Africa Irshad Manji: Faith Without Fear |
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23 |
Writing by Women |
L. Abouzeid: Year of the Elephant |
25 |
Islam and fundamentalism Irshad Manji Faith Without Fear, Confessions of a Muslim Dissident |
Aijaz Ahmad: "Islam, Islamism and the West" Tahir ul-Qadri: Fatwa Paper # 1 is due |
28 |
Panel discussion: "A Land of Sour Milk and Honey: The (Arab)American Dream Today" Toufic El Rassi, Mustapha Tili |
Wilma Theater 4:30 pm Free with Tickets to Language Rooms If not, call for tickets: 215.546.7824 |
30 |
"Clash of Civilizations" E. Said: The Myth of the Clash... (video) |
Huntington: The Clash of Civilization E. Said: "The Clash of Ignorance" |
April 1 |
Easter break, no class |
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6 |
Muslim World |
Bernard Lewis: What Went Wrong (introduction) Juan Cole: "Informed Comment" Said: "Impossible Histories" |
6 |
Book talk: Law in Service of Legitimacy |
Prof. Catherine Warrick (Poli.Sci) Falvey Library 5:00 pm |
8 |
Clash of civilization - Muslim world |
continued discussion Aijaz Ahmad: "Islam, Islamism and the West" |
13 |
Questions of censorship M. Parenti: Contrary Notions |
M. Parenti: "Media moments" Paper # 2 is due |
13 |
Lecture: "Im/possible Histories: Islams De/Re/Constructed" |
Prof. Mustapha Marrouchi, U. of Nevada SAC 300. at 6:00 pm |
15 |
Questions of censorship M. Parenti: Contrary Notions |
Middle East, M. Parenti: "Media moments" |
20 |
Migration The beurs, the second generation |
White: "Geography, literature and migration" Yaghmaian: Embracing the Infidel |
22 | Post/modernism revisited | Appiagnesi: Postmodernism |
22 |
Re-Framing the Arab as Political
Project: |
Lecture: Silke Schmidt, Marburg University 6:00 pm Tolentine 217 |
27 |
Friday classes, no class |
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29 |
Review |
Bring questions |