Critical Ethnic Studies Seminar are in-depth experiences in the study of multiculturalism and cultural diversity in American society and in societies that have impacted American society. Courses expose students to and inform students about the contributions of African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans and Latinos to American culture, history, and society.SECTION DESCRIPTIONThis course takes a close look at a diverse range of image creation in literature and film made in and about different divisions of “the Middle East,” focusing on Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Palestine and Turkey on the way toward understanding different individual experiences and group identities in geopolitical context. Thematic focus through various examples of popular media will include concerns of gender, ethnic minorities, modern nation formation, religious (mis-)understandings, and greater conflicts and inequalities across different political realms. In addition to providing an overview of some of the aesthetic accomplishments, influences and issues in the Middle East in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, readings, viewings and discussions will combine to help in investigating impressions and generating insights through convergent and sometimes conflictual political histories, with special attention to some of the effects of late modern colonialism and imperialism in the region. 

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