Cultural Representations of Post-Coloniality
Contents
- 1 Assignments
- 2 Class Schedule
- 3 Lectures
- 3.1 Nation, religion, secularism (2-Oct)
- 3.2 Nationalism (4-Oct)
- 3.3 War, violence, identity, Mahmoud Darwish, Yehuda Amichai (9-Oct)
- 3.4 Poverty and urbanization: Cairo, Lagos, Tehran (11-Oct)
- 3.5 Playing with race and ethnicity (16-Oct)
- 3.6 Class and marginalization (18-Oct)
- 3.7 Islam, gender, feminism, modernity. Debates about FGM and the veil (1-Nov)
- 3.8 The crisis of liberation (15-Nov)
- 4 Various readings
- 5 Maps
- 6 Audio/Visual materials
Assignments
Besides the course outline, more detailed assignments may also be listed under links for lectures, please check there!
Class Schedule
Class Schedule, with links to many readings
Lectures
Nation, religion, secularism (2-Oct)
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Nationalism (4-Oct)
War, violence, identity, Mahmoud Darwish, Yehuda Amichai (9-Oct)
Poverty and urbanization: Cairo, Lagos, Tehran (11-Oct)
Playing with race and ethnicity (16-Oct)
Class and marginalization (18-Oct)
Islam, gender, feminism, modernity. Debates about FGM and the veil (1-Nov)
The crisis of liberation (15-Nov)
Various readings
- Bakr
- Colonial Harem
- Construction of Masculinity
- Idris
- Male Homosexuality
- Naguib Mahfouz
- The Nahda, Popular Fiction And The Politics Of Translation
Maps
Audio/Visual materials
Edward Said on Orientalism:
