Monographic Lecture 3600-7-AR4-WM(Z)

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

A 15-minute presentation on a selected publication (book or article) related to the topic of the course (40%), a written/oral exam based on the knowledge acquired during lectures (40%). Regular preparation for classes and participation (20%).

Attendance is mandatory. Attendance will be monitored – a maximum of two unexcused absences is allowed, which equals 4 hours per semester. In case of absence due to illness, a medical certificate justifying the absence must be submitted within seven working days from the end date of the medical leave indicated on the certificate

(Selected publications listed below may be subject to change)
1. Półwiecze „Orientalizmu”
Edward W. Said, Orientalism. New York: Pantheon, 1978.
Wael B. Hallaq, Restating Orientalism: A Critique of Modern Knowledge. New York: Columbia University Press, 2018.
Hamid Dabashi, The End of Two Illusions: Islam after the West. Oakland: University of California Press, 2022.
Cemil Aydin, The Idea of the Muslim World: A Global Intellectual History. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2017.
Marshall Hodgson, The Venture of Islam: Conscience and History in a World Civilization, Vol. 1. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1974.
Peter Gran, Islamic Roots of Capitalism: Egypt, 1760–1840. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1979.
Omnia El Shakry, Rethinking Arab Intellectual History: Epistemology, Historicism, Secularism, Modern Intellectual History (2021), 18, 547–572

2. „What is Islam?”
Shahab Ahmed, What Is Islam? The Importance of Being Islamic. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016.
Talal Asad, The Idea of an Anthropology of Islam. Washington, D.C.: Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, 1986.
Samira Haj, Reconfiguring Islamic Tradition: Reform, Rationality, and Modernity. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2009.
W. Montgomery Watt, What is Islam? London: Longman, 1968.
Nevin Reda, Yasmeen Amin (red.), Interpretive Tradition and Gender Justice, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020

3. Gender studies
Leila Ahmed, Women and Gender in Islam. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992.
Kecia Ali, The Woman Question in Islamic Studies. Princeton University Press, 2024.
Lila Abu-Lughod, Do Muslim Women Need Saving? Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2013.
Saba Mahmood, Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005.
Aysha Hidayatullah, Feminist Edges of the Qur’an. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
Aisha Geissinger, Gender and the Construction of Exegetical Authority: Rereading the Classical Genre of Qur’an Commentary. Leiden: Brill, 2015.
Mona Eltahawy Bunt. O potrzebie rewolucji seksualnej na Bliskim Wschodzie, Prószyński i S-ka 2016.

4. Studia dekolonialne
Frank Peter, Paula Schrode, Ricarda Stegmann (red.) Conceptualizing Islam. Current Approaches, Routledge 2025.
Lumbard, Joseph E. B., Decolonizing Qur’anic Studies. Religions 13: 176, 2022
Joudah, N., Wahbe, R. M., Radi, T., & Omar, D. (2021). Palestine as Praxis: Scholarship for Freedom. Journal of Palestine Studies, 50(4), 101–105.
Hamid Dabashi, Islamic Liberation Theology: Resisting the Empire. London: Routledge, 2008.
Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Against Decolonisation: Taking African Agency Seriously. London: Hurst, 2022.
Yoav Di-Capua, No Exit: Arab Existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Decolonization. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Nur Masalha. The Palestinian Nakba: Decolonizing History, Narrating the Subaltern, Reclaiming Memory (London: Zed Books, 2012)

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