ARAB 150/SAME 150
Language &Culture of the Arab World (Includes a Special Section on "Arab Spring")
Credit: 3 hours.
MW 04:00 PM - 05:50 PM
There will be a also two hour online discussion each week.
Instructor: Benmamoun, E
Meets 17-Oct-11 - 07-Dec-11.
In this 8 week course, we will discuss the current events that are taking place in the Arab world. We will explore the background to these events, the factors that are driving them, and the short term and long term implications for the Arab countries and the regional and world powers, particularly the USA and Europe. The course will be team taught by UIUC faculty with expertise in Cultural Studies, Economics, Education, History, Linguistics, Literature, Media, Religion, Political Science, and Sociology and who have intimate knowledge of the countries involved. The course will focus on specific case studies such as Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Non-Western Cultures course.