MES 16.36 Rogues, Riddlers, Lovers, Liars: Love and Death in the Mediterranean

This course examines the intertwined relationship between the languages and representations of love and death in the Mediterranean, focusing in particular on the Arab world and diaspora in the modern period. It examines cinematic, literary, and philosophical questions about the complex relationships between love and death. It provides students with critical tools in comparison, world and global literature, translation studies, and critical and literary theory. We will study the thematic, structural, and rhetorical constructions of love and death across languages and artistic traditions.

Instructor

Elhariry

Cross Listed Courses

COLT 53.04

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:LIT; WCult:NW

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