Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA2013: Religion and Politics in the Middle East: Literary Perspectives

This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level 5
Credits 15 ECTS Value 7.5
Term(s) and duration

This module ran during term 2 (11 weeks)

Academic staff

(Convenor)

Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None.

Available via distance learning

No

One of the keys to understanding a culture is to study its literature. This module examines religious and political themes in Arabic literature as a lens onto wider cultural trends and developments in the Middle East. It draws on a selection of novels, short stories and poems to explore themes of political and religious conflict, violence, fundamentalism, gender, patriarchy, sexuality and Sufism. The module is suitable for students with no prior knowledge of Arabic (all texts are read in translation).

Module created

06/03/2015

Last revised