FYSP 111 - The Great Divide? Cultural Encounters Between the West and the Islamic World

FC ARHU WINT

4 credits
This seminar explores the relation between the West and the Islamic world as they are “represented” in the creative arts (such as literature, film, visual culture, and music). It will also explicate how this relationality is “interpreted” within the fields of literature, film studies, history, and religious studies. Through an examination of the creative arts ranging from the early modern world to the present age of globalization, students will broaden their understanding of the creative works that inform the complex web of interactions involving the Islamic world and the West. Students will also hone their critical and creative thinking skills and develop a critical appreciation of the importance of cultural understanding, as they rethink existing stereotypes about distant cultures.