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WGS 5140 - Advanced Border Crossings: Women, Islam, & Lit. in Middle East & N. Africa

Effective Start Date: 08/01/2012
A focus on a bloodless, non-violent revolution that is shaking the foundation of the Islamic Middle East and North Africa, a revolution with women writers at the forefront. An examination of the rhetoric and poetics of sex segregation, voice, visibility, and mobility in a spectrum of genres that includes folklore, novel, short story, poetry, biography, autobiography, and essay. This course section is for graduate students only. Prerequisites: Instructor Consent Required

Credits: 3
Grading Basis: Graded