COML 4601

Writing Muslims: Literature and Film of Muslim Diaspora(s)

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

How and where does-indeed, can-one write the story of a diaspora of the Muslim creative and critical imagination? Guided by the critical work of e.g. Hawley, Rushdie, and Subramani, we will read and watch the works of Leila Aboulela, Zulfikar Ghose, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Mohja Kahf, Sorayya Khan, Manzu Islam, Hanif Kureishi, Ian Iqbal Rashid and others. We will critique, evaluate, and enjoy these works through the lens of the diasporic condition, by paying special attention to the effects of displacement and its impact on articulations of faith, history, identity, memory, mythologies, nation(alism), subjugation, the postmodern, and the (post)postcolonial. All readings and films in English.

When Offered Fall.

Breadth Requirement (GHB)
Distribution Category (LA-AS)

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