Post date: Nov 17, 2016 7:48:50 PM
Does Caton’s discussion in the chapter “Tribalism, Arabness, and the Middle East” challenge or reinforce orientalism in Anthropology?
How does Caton describe the evolution of tribal poetry in recent years? How will the impacts of new technology and migration affect tribal poetry?
How does Caton challenge the assumption that Islam and modernity are incompatible? And how does this relate to other readings (eg. Spadola, Deeb)?
SYNTHETIC QUESTIONS
How does piety appear through poetry in Yemen compared to other media we have read? How does poetry fit (or not fit) in mass mediation?
How would Caton characterize tribal poetry in the great tradition little tradition model? How do the different genres fit in?