Spring 2019
HISTORY 39X 001 - SEM 001
Fiction and the Historical Imagination: Modern Egypt from 1919 to the Arab Spring
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0
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Hours & Workload
4 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials per week, and 8 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
MON, MAY 13TH
11:30 am - 02:30 pm
Dwinelle 3104
Other classes by Archana Gubbi Prakash
Course Catalog Description
This course challenges students to engage critically with the history of Egypt in the twentieth century, from the 1919 revolution against British occupation to the Arab Spring. Egypt’s history in this period is marked by upheavals of state and society, with shifts from colonialism to liberalism, socialism to authoritarian capitalism, to the murky politics of the present day. Using translated Egyptian novels, students will learn how to use these works of historical fiction as primary sources to better understand the social, political, cultural and intellectual dynamics of each of these shifts. At the end of the course, students will be able to think critically about the role of literature in crafting history.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth
Meets Historical Studies, L&S Breadth
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