Mon, 11/16 – Beirut Nightmares: Reorienting national romance
Hwk: Ghada al-Samman, Beirut Nightmares (Nightmare 115-151)
Wed, 11/18 – Arabic literary history: Postmodern experiments
Hwk: Miral al-Tahawy [Mahgoub], The Tent (Ch. 1-7); Lila Abu Lughod, “Guest and Daughter” (pp. 1-35) in Veiled Sentiments; Written homework #10