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GIS 2000, HON, PJ, AIS

Oral Presentation

Dr. Silvia Nagy-Zekmi
Office: SAC 268,

Phone: 610-519-3069
Office hours:

M-W 4:15 - 5:15 pm or by appt.

Spring 2009

MW 3:00 - 4:15 pm

Each week, an assigned student will begin class with a brief (15-20 minute) oral presentation (not reading!) on one of the course readings. Click here for the list. You may use an outline, but not detailed notes.

***You may use power point if you like, but make sure that you are NOT READING what is written on each slide.***

How to create an effective power point presentation

Preparation

1. Read the article carefully several times

2. Take notes of the major themes and points.

3. Research each word or notion that is not clear to you. Use dictionaries, encyclopedias, the internet, etc.

4. Make sure you understand the main points and every detail in the article.

5. Start making an outline of your presentation and budget your time.

Presenters are expected to

outline the author’s central argument,

identify key questions and concerns integral to the article, and

offer their own personal responses to and/or observations about the reading.

The presenter should be prepared to assist the professor in leading class discussion of that reading, by asking and responding to questions and controlling the course of the ensuing conversation.

The key to a good oral presentation is preparation and critical analysis.

A simple summary of the reading will not satisfy the requirement.

Be succinct in your identification of the key argument of the piece, as well as creative in your analytical approach and ability to connect the reading to overarching course themes, previous readings, and provocative lines of inquiry.

Your presentation must evidence not only comprehension of the main argument but also an understanding of the terms used in the reading, some of which may be unfamiliar. If you do not understand a term, look it up in the dictionary! If a broader concept is unclear, raise it for discussion in class.

One week after the presentation, presenters will submit a written version of the presentation (4-5 pages long), which takes into account the questions / answers and the the ensuing discussion.

The grade on your performance (which represents 20% of your final grade) will be assessed according to the following criteria.

Date	Topic	Reading	Presenter
January 12	Introduction. What is cultural studies?	Resources: Voice of the Shuttle
14	Cultural studies - definitions and challenges	Stuart Hall: "Cultural Studies and its Theoretical Legacies" CSR 97-108. R. Morrow: "The Challenge of Cultural Studies"
17	Extracurricular	Sultans of Satire (Arab American comedians) 7:00 pm. Rosemont College
19	MLK birthday - no class
21	Modernity / Postmodernity	Resource: Postmodern terms Jean François Lyotard: "Defining the Postmodern" CSR 142-146
25	Extracurricular	Geraldine Brooks lecture: People of the Book 2:00 pm. Great Hall, Bryn Mawr College
26	Globalization: World Culture Theory.	F. Jameson: "Postmodernism and Consumer Society"	Rick Kania
28	Foucault: Power / knowledge / subjectivity	links Foucault: Power / knowledge / subjectivity	Jack Loehr
February 2	Foucault and discourse "Epistemology"	links Foucault and discourse
4	Colonization / colonial discourse. The use of language	Cohn: "The Command of Language, the Language of Command"	Caitrin Coccoma
9	Postcolonial theory / discourse / literature	Resource: Bibliography
11	Alterity. Edward Said: Orientalism	Video: Said: Orientalism, (1-4 parts) Reading: Orientalism: "Introduction," "Knowing the Oriental"	Cassandra Wentzel (Intro) Frank Fekete (Knowing)
16	Conflict in the Middle East: Palestine-Israel	Global Solidarity Network Mandatory postings: Instructions
18	Conflict in the Middle East: Palestine-Israel	Video and resources on the Global Solidarity Network site
23	Live Discussion of the GSN postings with Tom Garofalo, former CRS country representative, Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza Class held in Driscoll 134!	GSN readings and video Susan Abulhawa: The Scar of David Ella Shohat: "Reflections of an Arab Jew"
25	Terrorism	Eqbal Ahmad: Terrorism, Theirs and Ours Paper # 1 is due	Michelle Griffin
March 2-4	Spring break, no class
9	Clash of Civilizations	Huntington: The Clash of Civilization E. Said: "The Clash of Ignorance"	Pat O'Brien (Huntington) Diana Misdary (Said)
11	Resistance writing	Barbara Harlow: Resistance Literature Harlow: After Lives.	Mosetta Harris
16	Questions of censorship "Media moments"	Middle East, M. Parenti: Contrary Notions 3-39.	Paul Adler
18	Religion and fundamentalism Islam	Irshad Manji Faith Without Fear, Confessions of a Muslim Dissident Satrapi: Persepolis. Video: Marjan Satrapi
23	Muslim World	Bernard Lewis: What Went Wrong (introduction) Juan Cole: "Informed Comment" Said: "Impossible Histories"	Joe Costello (Lewis) Daniel Cassidy (Cole)
25	Representations of Ethnicity and Race	Video: Stuart Hall: Race, the Floating Signifier
30	Class canceled in exchange of mandatory participation	"Mirror images: Challenges for Arab and Islamic Studies" Connelly Center
April 1-4	Conference Participation	"Mirror images: Challenges for Arab and Islamic Studies" Connelly Center
6	Gender and Representation	"The Postcolonial Female Subject"	Elnaz Teymouri
8	Women in the Middle East	Malek Alloula: Colonial Harem, Betts: "Wanted Women..." "Politics of the Veil"	Muriel El Ali Kotain
13	Easter break, no class
15	Writing by Women	L. Abouzeid: Year of the Elephant Hall: "Year of the Elephant, a Postcolonial Reading" Paper # 2 is due
20	Migration,	White: "Geography, literature and migration" Yaghmaian: Embracing the Infidel	Kelly Brogan
22	The beurs, the second generation	"French Figs"	Emily Werner
27	Postmodernism revisited	Appiagnesi: Postmodernism
29	Review	Bring questions