STSS-4550

The Middle East through Native and Western Eyes

Using movies, newsreels, Middle Eastern fiction, and the writings of both Middle Eastern and Western anthropologists, we compare the ways Westerners and Middle Easterners see themselves. Topics include how the French and British viewed the countries of the Middle East they colonized, how the Arabs saw themselves and interpreted their struggles against colonialism, and how Americans perceive Middle Eastern events today. Prerequisite: a course in anthropology or permission of instructor. Offered on availability of instructor.

4 credit hours