ARABIC M148
Contemporary Arab Film and Song
Description: (Same as Comparative Literature M148.) Seminar, three hours. Exploration of conjunctions between contemporary Arab film and song and between popular cultures and cultures of commitment (Iltizam), with possible focus on specific genres such as realist/neorealist Arab film; feminist Arab film or popular Arab film and song; topics such as nation, gender, and representation or democracy and human rights or censorship, reception, and resistance. Possible examination of various national cinemas such as Tunisian, Egyptian, Moroccan, Algerian, and Palestinian. Various musical genres such as Rai, Mizoued, and Hip-hop also examined in relation to emergence not only of national cinemas, national music industries, and iconic singers but also of video clip, satellite TV, star academy, and reality shows--all products of transnational and pan-Arab mass media. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2021 - Hands down best class I have taken at UCLA, I learnt so much, watched so many movies, became friends with everyone in the discussions and love the professor. He is passionate about what he teaches, has a great syllabus with diverse movies, films and interviews to watch, and kept the class engaging all 10 weeks. Workload was very manageable and participation was expected. I highly recommend this class and I guarantee any of his other classes are amazing as well! :)
Winter 2021 - Hands down best class I have taken at UCLA, I learnt so much, watched so many movies, became friends with everyone in the discussions and love the professor. He is passionate about what he teaches, has a great syllabus with diverse movies, films and interviews to watch, and kept the class engaging all 10 weeks. Workload was very manageable and participation was expected. I highly recommend this class and I guarantee any of his other classes are amazing as well! :)
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