Hon 301 Syllabus Winter 2014

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HON 301 WINTER2014

ARABS IN THE AMERICAS

Professor: John Tofik Karam, Ph.D.Class meeting time: Monday/Wednesday 1:00 !:"0#ffi$e ho%rs: Monday/Wednesday !:"0 &:00#ffi$e lo$ation: '$hmitt ($ademi$ Center )'(C*, +#ffi$e -hone: ""!+&1"+mail: karam!de-a%l.ed%

I. INTRODUCTION

Tra$ing their origins to $o%ntries in the Middle ast and 2orth (fri$a,(ra3s ha4e migrated to the (meri$as sin$e the late nineteenth $ent%ry.5e3anese make %- nearly half of them. 'yrians, Palestinians, and othersre-resent signifi$ant n%m3ers as 6ell. #3ser4ant of 7slam, Christianity,J%daism, and other faiths, immigrants and des$endants maintain an array ofreligio%s $ongregations. They are mer$hants and C#8s as 6ell as -oliti$allyidentify from the 5eft to the 9ight.

ro%nded in $%lt%ral st%dies and history, this $o%rse e;-lores (ra3identity and e;-erien$e a$ross the (meri$as from the late nineteenth to theearly t6entyfirst $ent%ry. With a fo$%s on (rgentina, .'., the $o%rse addresses ho6 (ra3 identity -oliti$s are $ross$%t 3y $lass,gender, ra$e, and religion, as 6ell as the 6ays that 5atin and 2orth(meri$ans of (ra3 origin ha4e 3een $onstr%$ted thro%gh orientalism,m%lti$%lt%ralism, and neoli3eralism.

We 6ill a--roa$h the Middle astern -resen$e not %st as a so$ial fa$t,3%t also as a no4el angle thro%gh 6hi$h to e;-lore key hemis-heri$dynami$s and the 6ays that Middle asterners engaged, re-rod%$ed, anddisr%-ted them. (s historian dm%ndo #8orman on$e -ondered, ?(m@ri$aA6as not ?dis$o4eredA 3%t rather ?in4ented.A This $o%rse 6ill 3ring st%dentsto interrogate the 4i$issit%des of that in4ention thro%gh the Middle astern-resen$e.

II. REQUIRED READINGS

(3%Ja3er, Diana. !00" )1BB"*. Arabian Jazz: A Novel. 2e6 ork: W.W.2orton.

andal, 2athalie. !01!. Poet in Andaluca. Pitts3%rgh: >ni4ersity ofPitts3%rgh Press.

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'hohat, lla and 4elyn (ls%ltany, eds. !01". Between the Middle East andthe Americas: The Cultural Politics o !ias"ora. (nn (r3or: >ni4ersity ofMi$higan Press.

72 (DD7T7#2, yo% m%st do6nload other readings from the D!5 6e3site,htt-s://d!l.de-a%l.ed%/ The readings are listed %nder ?Co%rse '$hed%le and9eading (ssignmentsA in this sylla3%s.

III. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING

1. Class (ttendan$e )10 -er$ent of final grade*. 't%dents shall $ome to $lass6ith the readings done. TWO absences are er!"##e$ %&r $&c#&r'sa&"n#!en#s( s"c)ness( *&r)( &r +er reas&ns.More than t6o a3sen$es 6ill de$rease this -ortion of yo%r grade in thefollo6ing manner:

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9e-eated lateness and r%de 3eha4iors )i.e. te;ting or fa$e3ook -er%sing* 6illlo6er this -ortion of yo%r grade. 7f yo% miss $lass, yo% are res-onsi3le foro3taining all of the information from yo%r $lassmates and, if ne$essary, from

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!. 9es-onse Pa-ers )&0 -er$ent of final grade*. #2 G9 WD2'D(, yo%shall hand in a TPD t6o-age -a-er a3o%t that 6eek8s readings )from 3othdays*. o% 6ill 6rite a3o%t a theme that $%ts a$ross the readings a$$ordingto the s-e$ifi$ 6eek. The list of readings and H%estions are -ro4ided in -art7G ?Co%rse '$hed%le and 9eading (ssignments.A

#> M>'T 972 T(T 7G2 WK. ere are t6oH%estions that yo% sho%ld 3e a3le to dis$%ss after $om-leting the readings:

What is a signifi$ant theme raised a$ross the readingsI What are $om-arati4e or $ontrasti4e -oints 3et6een the readingsI

7 6ill e4al%ate yo%r res-onse -a-ers 6ith a min%s sign for 3elo6 a4erage6ork ) *, a $he$k for good 6ork ) *, or a -l%s for e;$ellent 6ork ) *.

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". Final -a-er )&0 -er$ent of final grade*. o% shall hand in a ten-age final-a-er that 3%ilds on a theme or H%estion in this $o%rse. 7t m%st in$l%de atleast three s$holarly arti$les or 3ooks not listed in this sylla3%s. 't%dentsm%st $hoose their o6n to-i$ that is related to (ra3s in the (meri$as.Whate4er yo% de$ide on, the final -a-er m%st in$l%de:

a. three or more so%r$es that are listed in this sylla3%s3. at least three 'C#5(95 arti$les or 3ooks 2#T 57'TD in thissylla3%s

)internet sites and ne6s arti$les are 2#T a$$e-ta3le as s$holarlyso%r$es*$. D'C97PT7#2 and (2(5'7' of those so%r$es in a $ogent arg%ment

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Ja$o3 nthinking

%ro$entrismMain H%estions: o6 do 'tam and 'hohat seek to ?%nthink %ro$entrismAand ?m%lti$%lt%rali=eA the field of $%lt%ral st%diesI 7n 6hat 6ays does their-ers-e$ti4e relate to l (ttar, (lfaroGel$am-, Ci4antos, and alindo8sa--roa$h to (ra3s in 5atin (meri$a or (ra35atin (meri$an relationsI

.'. nation, a$$ording to (ls%ltany and (3%Ja3erI o6 does(3%Ja3er seek to rearti$%late this dilemmaI

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(li$e 4ans, ?alf and alf: ( Profile of Diana (3% Ja3er.A D!5 Diana (3%Ja3er,Arabian Jazz, --. 1 1"1

Week Fi4e The Politi$s of ender

Main H%estions: o6 has (3%Ja3er re-resented (ra3 6omen and men interms of memory, silen$e, and str%ggleI o6 isArabian Jazzem-o6ering)and/or not* for (ra3 (meri$an 6omenI

>. M&n$a,( ebr-ar, 3 6 Gen$er"n/ Me!&r,( Gen$er"n/ 9&"#"cs Diana (3%Ja3er,Arabian Jazz, --. 1"1 !1 ind la and 'irUne ar3, ?'traddling the Personal and the Politi$al:endered Memory in Diana (3%Ja3er8sArabian Jazz.A D!5

10. We$nes$a,( ebr-ar, < 6 Unres&e$ S#r-//es Diana (3%Ja3er,Arabian Jazz, --. !! "&

7n $lass, 1+min%te s$reening of Jamil Kho%ry and 'ilk 9oad 9ising8s ?The.'.Me;i$an 3order theoristsI(re the -oems of 2athalie andal, a -oet of Palestinian origin, a3o%t a

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?longing for homelandA and 6hy do they in4oke ?andal%$VaIA 7s there alarger -oint shared 3y these distin$t narrati4es of PalestiniannessI

13. M&n$a,( ebr-ar, 1= 6 T+e&r""n/ 9aes#"ne %r&! #+e U.S.Me?"can B&r$eran$

Da4id 5loyd and 5a%ra P%lido, ?7n the 5ong 'hado6 of the 'ettler.A D!5 Jos@ 7. F%st@, ?Containing


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1=. M&n$a,( Marc+ 3 6 H&* $&es Ne&"bera"s! C-#"a#e C-#-raI$en#"#"es@ Charles ale, ?Does M%lti$%lt%ralism Mena$eI: o4ernan$e, C%lt%ral 9ightsand the Politi$s of 7denitity in %atemala.A D!5 John Tofik Karam,Another Arabes2ue. P-. 1 1B. D!5

17. We$nes$a,( Marc+ < 6 E?&r#a#"&n as I$"&!( Ne&"bera"s! asC-#-re Da4id ar4ey, ;$er-t fromA Brie 1istor% o Neoliberalism. D!5 John Tofik Karam,Another Arabes2ue. P-. !" &+. D!5

Week Ten Cons%ming thni$ity andDias-oraMain H%estions: o6 has (ra3ness 3een $ommodified )made into a -rod%$tthat is 3o%ght and sold* in .'., and 3eyondI o6 ha4e (ra3s

themsel4es 3e$ome a $ons%mer ni$heI What does this tell %s a3o%t the-la$e of $ons%m-tion in dias-ora and homelandI

1>. M&n$a,( Marc+ 10 6 E#+n"c Ar&r"a#"&n an$ Rear&r"a#"&n John Tofik Karam,Another Arabes2ue. P-. 1!1 1&". D!5

20. We$nes$a,( Marc+ 12 6 D"as&ra as C&ns-!er N"c+e John Tofik Karam,Another Arabes2ue. P-. 1&& 1+. D!5 7n $lass, !0min%te do$%mentary, 3i$s rom 4ebanon: A 4ebanese5BrazilianJourne% to the 1omeland

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