Asian Languages & Civilization 266 - The Middle East

Fall
2021
01
4.00
Christopher Dole

TTH 03:00PM-04:20PM

Amherst College
ASLC-266-01-2122F
CHAP 203
cdole@amherst.edu
ANTH-265-01,ASLC-266-01

(Offered as ANTH 265 and ASLC 266) This course draws on ethnographic writings, documentary film, and literary accounts to examine the everyday realities of people living in the region commonly referred to as the Middle East. Rather than attempting a survey of the entire region, the course explores a number of important themes in the anthropology of the Middle East. These themes include, among others: gender and sexuality, religious piety, urban space, migration, and political protest. By the end of the course, students will have gained an understanding of some of the most pressing issues being faced in the region, and the ways that anthropologists have explored these issues. No previous knowledge of the Middle East or anthropology is assumed.   

Limited to 25 students. Fall semester. Professor Dole.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.