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L49 ARAB 108DBeginning Arabic II5.0 Units
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01MTWRF--9:00A-10:00ABusch / 202 BennisMay 4 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM15100
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02MTWRF--10:00A-11:00ABusch / 202 BennisMay 4 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM15130
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03MTWRF--11:00A-12:00PBusch / 202 BennisMay 4 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM1590
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L49 ARAB 208DIntermediate Arabic II5.0 Units
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01MTWRF--9:00A-10:00ASever / 102 TarbouniNo Final1550
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02MTWRF--10:00A-11:00ASever / 102 TarbouniNo Final1560
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L49 ARAB 308DAdvanced Arabic II4.0 Units
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01M-W-F--11:00A-12:00PSever / 102 TarbouniNo Final1550
Desc:L75-508D is intended for GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY.
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L49 ARAB 396Islamic Philosophy, Mysticism, and Theology3.0 Units
Description:How does an individual achieve access to knowledge and access to God? To what extent is such access dependent upon scripture? To what extent is such access dependent upon reason? Are there forms of truth and experience that only reveal themselves through mysticism? Questions of this sort are central to the interrelated disciplines of Islamic philosophy, Islamic theology, and Islamic mysticism (i.e., Sufism). This course examines the preceding three disciplines, with a focus on the premodern period. Students will be introduced to major figures within these disciplines, including al-Ghazali, Ibn Sina, Ibn al-'Arabi, Ibn Taymiyya, and Rumi. Moreover, students will also examine how these disciplines have shaped various aspects of social life within premodern Muslim communities. Although the course addresses a range of issues, special attention will be given to the following topics: (1) the relationship between Islamic scripture/law and Islamic philosophy, mysticism, and theology (2) the relationship between Islamic religious teachings and the forms of both "high" and "popular" culture found in premodern Muslim societies (3) free thought, scientific inquiry, heterodoxy, skepticism, and blasphemy in premodern Muslim societies (4) Muslim institutions and social movements dedicated to promoting philosophy, mysticism, and theology (5) the aesthetic significance of philosophical, mystical, and theological teachings, and the expression of such teachings in Islamic ritual, poetry, literature, music, dance, painting, and architecture.
Attributes:A&S IQ: HUM, LCDArch: HUMArt: HUMBU: ETHEN: H
Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:C Fees:
Course Type:IdentSame As:L23 396  L75 396  L75 596Frequency:Every 2-3 Years / History
L49 ARAB 408Fourth-Level Arabic II3.0 Units
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01M-W----1:00P-2:30PCupples I / 115 Al-MousawiMay 4 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM1280
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L49 ARAB 451Topics in Modern Arabic Literature and Culture: Undocumented:Arab and Afro-Arab Narratives3.0 Units
Description:Undocumented: Clandestine Narratives from the Arab, African, and Afro-Arab World This course will explore narratives of undocumented migration across the Mediterranean and the literary themes that emerge from them: criminality, legality, clandestinity, mobility, diaspora, otherness. While media attention on boat journeys across the Mediterranean has risen lately, undocumented migration from the North African coast to Fortress Europe has been on the rise since the 1990s. The course will provide some historical context surrounding each text and theme, and we will explore the meanings of historical narratives as they apply to the texts. We will consider how Mediterranean borders and border towns have been associated with visceral experience and social vices in literature: a history of travel culture attracted by freedoms and different and dangerous mores of the region. While being portrayed as diverse, encompassing many cultures and languages, social vices, pleasures, and adventure, they are also seen as sites of dangerous, illicit, and clandestine migration. We will analyze this paradox of the border alongside the identity of the undocumented who cross it in literature and other cultural texts (like graphic novels, music, and film) from Arab, Anglophone, and Francophone Africa. We will discuss the meaning ofidentity as it relates to documents and paper, with a briefforay into the identity and the movement ofthe sans-papiers in France. We will explore ideas and arguments presented in the texts and develop our own insights into the texts through close readings, writing activities, and class discussions. Feel free to integrate into discussions your own interests or experiences that relate to the course material. One objective of the course is to develop your critical thinking skills by analyzing a variety of multi- media texts (literary, filmic, musical, comic) with an eye towards context, themes, imagery, and language. This course provides a space for forming new ideas and working through questions and arguments as a means of organizing your thoughts into written compositions. Another objective is to help you develop writing skills: formulating a thesis, expressing your thoughts precisely, building convincing arguments, and using clear and correct language. Our objective is to gain the tools for writing clearly argued, well-constructed, and stylistically coherent essays. The two objectives are related: fine-tuning your literary analysis skills will improve your writing.
Attributes:A&S IQ: HUM, LCDArch: HUMArt: HUMBU: HUMEN: H
Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:CPA Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:L75 451  U35 471Frequency:None / History
L49 ARAB 489Independent Work for Senior Honors3.0 Units
L49 ARAB 498Guided Readings in Arabic3.0 Units
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01TBATBABennisSee Instructor000
02TBATBAMcManusSee Instructor000
03TBATBANakissaSee Instructor000
04TBATBATarbouniSee Instructor000
05TBATBAYucesoySee Instructor000
06TBATBA[TBA]See Instructor000
L49 ARAB 500Independent WorkVar. Units (max = 6.0)
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
03TBATBANakissaSee Instructor100
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04TBATBATarbouniSee Instructor000
05TBATBAYucesoySee Instructor000
06TBATBA[TBA]See Instructor000
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