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Selim Sirri Kuru
NEAR E 510
Seattle Campus
Analyzes the function of cinema in shaping communal and individual identities in Middle Eastern cultures. Examines topics including religious transformation, violence, identity, gender, immigration, and exile through film screenings, discussions, and supplementary readings.
Class description
Through a focus on film industry in Egypt, Iran and Turkey the course focuses on the function of cinema in shaping communal and individual identities in Middle Eastern cultures. Examines topics including religious transformation, violence, identity, gender, immigration, and exile through film screenings, discussions, and supplementary readings.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
Weekly reading assignments. Short response papers to 6 selected films and one 5-10 page final essay. Students who register for writing credit will have slightly different writing assignments.
Participation in class presentations and class discussions. Written assignments.
