CLS 210, 211 - Books Without Borders: Arab Women Writers

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): Meets general academic requirement HU and DE (and is a linked IL course when offered as 210).
In this course, we will study contemporary texts by Arab women writing in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and North America. In particular, we will examine how these women construct their often multicultural and multilingual identities in specific socio-historical contexts while negotiating questions of gender, war, patriarchy, immigration, exile, culture, religion and language. For a more thorough understanding of the characters, themes, and issues presented in these works, additional short readings in postcolonial theory, criticism, history, religious studies, current events, and comparative cultural studies will be necessary. All texts taught in English.