Monographic Lecture 3600-7-AR4-WM(Z)
The lecture is devoted to various aspects of Arab-Muslim culture in classical and modern times - classical literature (poetry and prose), modern literature, history of the Arab world, Islamic philosophy, Arabic linguistics, dialectology and art history.
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Learning outcomes
Alumnus:
K_W03 has extended knowledge of particular problems pertaining to the culture of Arab countries (within the scope of culture and literature or language and religion or history and socio-political issues)
K_W06 knows and understands methods of advanced analysis and interpretation of various products of culture in Arab countries, which are relevant for selected traditions, theories and research schools within the scope of studies on literature, language, culture and religion
K_W07 knows and understands the local academic tradition (methods of analysis, interpretation and evaluation) in the context of Arab countries
K_W08 demonstrates good knowledge of contemporary cultural life Arab countries
K_U06 can use the terminology from the domain of religion of Arab countries to analyze and interpret religious phenomena, ethical motives and social behavior, as well as cultural differences
K_U10 can carry out a critical analysis and interpretation of different products of culture of Arab countries appropriate to a selected tradition, theory and research schools within the scope of studies on literature, language, culture and religion employing unique attitude of Oriental studies
K_U11 can analyze most important phenomena in the field of history, as well as socio-political, linguistic or cultural context of Arab countries
K_K01 understands the need to learn all one’s life, can inspire and organize other people’s process of learning
K_K07 understands responsibility and ethical issues that come with imparting knowledge of Arab countries
K_K08 understands and appreciates the value of tradition and cultural heritage of one’s own country and of Arab countries
Assessment criteria
Knowledge and competences presented at the examination.
Bibliography
R. Bassiouney, Arabic Sociolinguistics. Topics in Diglossia, Gender, Identity, and Politics, Georgetown University Press 2009.
A.K. Bennison, A.L. Gascoigne, Cities in the Pre-Modern Islamic World: The Urban Impact of Religion, State and Society, Windpferd Verlagsges 2007.
J. Bielawski, Klasyczna literatura arabska, Warszawa 1995.
G. Bohas, J. Guillaume, D. Kouloughli, The Arabic Linguistic Tradition, Taylor & Francis 2018.
J. Danecki, Współczesny język arabski i jego dialekty, Warszawa 2009.
J. Danecki, Współczesny Bliski Wschód. Historia, Warszawa 2022.
M.M. Dziekan, Dzieje kultury arabskiej, Warszawa 2008.
S. Eigner, Art of the Middle East: Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World and Iran, Merrell Publishers Ltd 2010.
R. El-Enany, Arab Representations of the Occident. East-West Encounters in Arabic Fiction, London & New York 2006.
M. Grodzki, Panteon sceptyków. Przegląd współczesnych teorii naukowych poświęconych genezie islamu, Warszawa 2017.
N.F. Hermes, The [European] Other in Medieval Arabic Literature and Culture, New York 2012.
R. Hetzron (red.), The Semitic Languages, Routledge 1997.
C. Holes, Modern Arabic: Structures, Functions, and Varieties, Georgetown University Press 2004.
S.K. Jayyusi (red.), The City in the Islamic World, vol. 1, Leiden 2008.
E. Kassab, Contemporary Arab Thought, New York 2010.
N. Luz, The Mamluk City in the Middle East. History, Culture, and the Urban Landscape, Cambridge 2014.
E. Machut-Mendecka, Na szlakach Sindbada. Koncepcje współczesnej prozy arabskiej, Warszawa 2009.
P. Siwiec, Wiersz arabski. Ewolucja formy, Kraków 2017.
P. Starkey, Modern Arabic Literature, Edinburgh 2006.
J. Zdanowski, Historia najnowsza Bliskiego Wschodu i Afryki Północnej, Warszawa 2020.
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