FGSS 3708
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Classes
FGSS 3708
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.
What does the representation of sexual encounter in the Arabian Nights ('Alf layla-wa layla) have to do with a politics of race and gender? This course explores the millenia-long history of mediations and translations of this ancient Perso-Arabic text across literature, film, and popular culture, in the Middle East and in Europe. We will pay attention to the transmission of phobic tropes about female sexuality and miscegenation, or "interracial" sex as they manifest in various versions of 1001 Nights across time and space.
When Offered Fall.
Breadth Requirement (GHB)
Distribution Category (LA-AS, ALC-AS, SCD-AS)
Course Attribute (CU-ITL)
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3708, NES 3707, SHUM 3707, VISST 3707
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 145
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Vaziri, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
What does the representation of sexual encounter in the Arabian Nights ('Alf layla-wa layla) have to do with a politics of race and gender? This course explores the millenia-long history of mediations and translations of this ancient Perso-Arabic text across literature, film, and popular culture, in the Middle East and in Europe. We will pay attention to the transmission of phobic tropes about female sexuality and miscegenation, or "interracial" sex as they manifest in various versions of 1001 Nights across time and space.
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