Middle East/North Africa

Studies in a Literary Genre: The “Turk Play” in Early Modern England

Through lecture, small-group activities, in-class discussion, and web-delivered content and assessment, and by using the semantic/syntactic approach to genre, introduced by Rick Altman, as its guiding theory, this course will examine the substitutions and syntax of early modern “Turk” plays and the evolution of tropes—that alternatingly value alterity and perpetuate bias—in representations of the Middle East in Early Modern England. 

 

By Kyle DiRoberto, PhD

Resources shared at the NEH Institute: Understanding Middle Eastern Millennials Through Literature, Culture, and Media

This is a link to resources* relating to Middle Eastern Millennials. These resources were shared by speakers and participants of the 2019 National Endowment for the Humanities Institute entitled, “Understanding Middle Eastern Millennials through Literature, Culture, and Media” hosted by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona.

*This is not meant to be a comprehensive list of Middle Eastern Millennials resources.

 

 

Middle East Literature Syllabus and other ME Literature resources

This syllabus was inspired by participation in the University of Arizona Center for Middle Eastern Studies NEH Institute entitled:Understanding Middle East Millennials Through Literature, Culture, and Media.

The second document contains several recommendations/resources for literature/film about the Middle East. It also contains other syllabi that might be useful.