ARB 325 - Contemporary Syrian Television Drama

Instructor
Joubin

In this course, we will examine contemporary Syrian television drama dealing with gender constructions, marriage metaphors, notions of honor and shame, and social discourse. We will study different trends in Syrian drama such as old Damascene tales, which seek a return to the past. We will also study progressive trends. A large portion of this course will focus on reading newspaper and magazine articles written by critics in response to these serials. Students will also watch televised interviews of directors and writers of television drama. The purpose of this will be for students to grasp the nature of the impact of television drama on Syrian society. Presentations and compositions are among the requirements. Course is conducted entirely in Arabic.

Satisfies a minor requirement in Arabic.
Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
Counts toward the Asian Studies Interdisciplinary Minor, the International Studies Interdisciplinary Minor (Middle East sections), and Communication Studies Interdisciplinary Minor.
Students entering 2012 and after: satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts distribution requirement.
Students entering before 2012: satisfies the Literature distribution requirement.

Prerequisites & Notes
ARB 202 or permission of instructor required.