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INTD1209A-W19

Cont. Arab Art:Urban Portraits

Urban Portraits: Jerusalem, Beirut, Baghdad, and Dubai
In this course we will explore how contemporary Arab artists create urban portraits through their work. Each week we will focus on a different capital of the Arab Middle East that continues to capture the world’s fascination: Jerusalem, a contested and divided city claimed by all three monolithic religions; Beirut, a city recovering from a 15-year civil war; Bagdad, a city today besieged by violence; and Dubai, a city transformed by rapid globalization. Looking at a range of media, we will ask how cultural production confronts the traumas of the past, intervenes in a city’s socio-political realities, and imagines the future.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
11491
Subject Code:
INTD
Course Number:
1209
Section Identifier:
A

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INTD 1209

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Winter 2019

INTD1209A-W19 Lecture (Rogers)