Africa and Arabia: Cultures, Communities, and Connections
AMES 304
Explores communities, cultures, and connections between Africa and Arabia; Provides concepts and theories on human mobility and interconnectedness in the contexts of the two regional; Examines displacement, migration within and emigration from the two regions, and areas of collaboration and contention in the globalized world; Examines themes of religious terrorism, language, music, and narratives against European colonialism; Explores different intellectual platforms such as political biographies, films, guest experts etc; Interview partners in Egypt, Morocco and Senegal on related intercultural issues and politics.