ARAB499Q

Special Topics in Arabic Studies; Ideology of Stereotyping: American and Middle Eastern Film and Television

Exploration of cultural stereotyping, using examples from American and Middle Eastern cinema and television. Students will examine ideological constructs of Otherness and its history, including Orientalism; propaganda techniques; and audiovisual aspects of stereotyping. While the focus is on American and Middle Eastern cultural production, the course will engage broader issues of stereotyping in contemporary society and media. Readings include theories of propaganda and cultural ideology.

Sister Courses: ARAB499A, ARAB499B, ARAB499C, ARAB499D, ARAB499E, ARAB499F, ARAB499G, ARAB499I, ARAB499J, ARAB499K, ARAB499L, ARAB499M, ARAB499N, ARAB499O, ARAB499P, ARAB499R, ARAB499T, ARAB499V, ARAB499X, ARAB499Y, ARAB499Z

Past Semesters

Valerie Anishchenkova

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Include P/F semesters 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 3.65 between 17 students*

A-: 23.53%

A: 41.18%

B-: 5.88%

B: 5.88%

B+: 17.65%

other: 5.88%

* "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.