MID E 7181 - Graduate Seminar

In-depth study of an author or authors, a topic, or a subject designed to give students experience in reading and analysis of primary Arabic sources, scholarly methodology, use of appropriate sources and tools, and formal expression of the results of such work in oral reports and writing. Previous topics include: Theory of Profane Love, 8th-17th C.; Arabic Drama; Hispano-Arabic Literature; Humor and Satire; Theory and Practice; Modern Literary Theory and the Study of Arabic Literature; Islam and the Natural World; Sources for the Study of Mysticism; The Muwatta' of Malik (8th C. handbook on law).