ARAB410

Fascinating Monsters: American and Middle Eastern Stereotypes in Popular Film and Television

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Exploration of cultural stereotyping in American and Middle Eastern cinema and television, focusing on ideological constructs of Otherness, propaganda techniques, and popular perceptions of Americans in Middle Eastern cultural production and Arabs/Muslims/Middle Easterners in American filmic discourses. Readings include theories of propaganda and cultural ideology.

Spring 2026

Valerie Anishchenkova

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Spring 2025

Valerie Anishchenkova

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.25 between 37 students*

ARAB410 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045505560657075% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 2.7%
A: 67.57%
B+: 13.51%
F: 2.7%
W: 13.51%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.