ARAB 245
Revolution in Arab Cinema Spring 2014
Division I
Cross-listed COMP 245
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This course examines the cinematic portrayal of revolution, civil war, and nationalist struggles in the Middle East. We will look at how Arab directors have interpreted liberation struggles and nationalist revolutions to include broader cinematic discourses on culture, gender, social conflict, and national identity. In addition, we will consider whether Arab films wrestling with recent history may be viewed as harbingers of the upheaval and optimism brought on by the Arab Spring. In covering such rich ground, this course seeks to provide students with a critical introduction to the language of film while presenting a social and historical context to the major conflicts in the region in the past half-century. We will cover feature film production, documentaries, short films, and digital media. While students will view films from across the region, special emphasis will be given to films pertaining to the Egyptian Revolution. Filmmakers include Yousry Nasrallah, Ibrahim El Batout (Egypt); Moufida Tlatli (Tunisia); Ziad Douerie and Nadine Labaki (Lebanon); Elia Sulieman and Michel Khaleifi (Palestine). The course will highlight many of the amateur digital videos that have been instrumental in exposing both the brutalities of the repressive regimes and the triumphs of the mass mobilizations against them. Class will be conducted in English.
The Class: Format: lecture
Limit: 20
Expected: 17
Class#: 3025
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: active class participation, weekly readings in film criticism, a few film reviews and short reading responses, one presentation, a midterm, and a final paper
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: students majoring in Arabic Studies
Unit Notes: Arabic Studies Elective
Distributions: Division I
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ARAB 245 Division I COMP 245 Division I
Attributes: ARAB Arabic Studies Electives

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