Code
ME2091
Name
TOPICS IN ME STUDIES
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
Yes
Discipline
ME (Middle East Studies)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
4427
Last update with CAMS
Overview of how pre-modern and modern art has been exploited by Arab governments and colonial regimes.
Artists’ reactions, artistic resistance and subversion of power & the post-colonial era.
Discussion on Middle Eastern art in non-Arab Countries: Iran, Turkey, and Israel.
Contemporary context: 2000 and beyond. (Arab Spring, destruction of heritage in conflict zones, establishment of new art institutions).
| Term | Code | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2020 | ME2091B | TOPICS: POLITICS OF MODERN MIDDLE EASTERN ART |