ARAB 340 - The Postcolonial Arabic Novel

Credits: 4

This course examines, through the critical lens of postcolonial theory, modern Arabic literary texts in English translation, exploring how Arab authors creatively respond to the legacy of modern colonialism and its continuous influence on local and global power dynamics in the political, economic, and sociocultural spheres. Questions of imperialism, nationalism, tradition, modernity, identity, migration, democracy, and revolution are frequently discussed side by side with textual representations of inequality due to differentiation constructs and practices like race, class, gender, and religion. In addition to literary works, a compilation of transdisciplinary readings for a profound understanding of the above questions are assigned. Offered regularly.