Arabic Literature and Cinema
Introduction to contemporary Arabic literature and cinema covering colonialism, post-independence regimes, nationalism, religion, gender, otherness, and the Arab Springs.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.42 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.83 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.73 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Recognize canonical authors and texts, historical forms, genres, and structures, and recognize aesthetic and cultural concerns among Arabic language authors and filmmakers of the 20th and 21st centuries, within their social, cultural and political contexts.
Demonstrate—in writing, discussion, and presentations—an engagement with literary texts and movies with an eye to aesthetic genres, tendencies, and techniques.
Discuss cultural texts from various theoretical and critical perspectives, formulate ideas and make connections between literary/cultural concepts and themes.
Analyze the complex ways culture relates to individual choice, values, ideas, and the human experience across cultures.
Value people and groups whose traditions and beliefs differ from our own.
Communicate effectively through essays, oral presentations, and discussion, to share knowledge, wisdom, and values with others.
Analyze contemporary political and cultural realities globally from multi-disciplinary perspectives.
Understand the social, political, economic and cultural forces and conditions that have given rise to the unity and diversity of the Arab world.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.42 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.83 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.73 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
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Topics
- Legacy of colonialism and post-independence regimes
- Nationalism, religion, secularization, gender, and the Arab Springs
- Cultural forms including literature, film, music, and performance
Skills
- Analysis of contemporary Arabic literature and cinema
- Multi-disciplinary analysis of political and cultural realities
- Effective communication through essays and presentations
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