SOAN 285: Culture and Power in the Middle East - Fall 2019
Syllabus
Course Reserves
Slides
Mass Media Posts
Readings
Denny, Frederick
Said, Orientalism
Maddy-Weitzman, Berbers and Israel
Orwell, Marrakech
The Onion: My Moroccan Neighbors
Coon: Caravan
Combs-Shilling: Segmentary Debate
Gilsenan, An Anthropologist's Introduction
Eisenstadt, Tribal Engagement
Barakat: The Arab World (Full)
Barakat: The Arab World (Chapter 2)
Deeb and Winegar
Asad, Anthropology of Islam
Shenoda, Public Christianity
Hallowed Ground: National and Otherwise
Discussion Leads
Reading Annotations
Discussion Lead Guidelines
Resources
IJMES Online Book Reviews
Arab Media & Society
MERIP
Eight Mile 1
Eight Mile 2
Quranic Recitation: Morocco
Quranic Recitaion: Indonesia
Films / Videos
Reel Bad Arabs
A Little for My Heart and a Little for My God
The Idea of Islam Today: Asad
Edward Said on Orientalism
El Moulid
Moroccan Quran Recitation