Global Humanities

1. Postcolonial Theory: Authors, Key Concepts, Issues 2. Postcolonial History of the Maghreb 3. Nations and Nationalisms: Introduction 4. Shaping the Postcolonial Nation: Reflections on Plurality in the Maghreb Intellectual Debate after Independence 5. Languages and (Multi)linguistic Policies 6. The Question of the Archive: Overcoming Violence 7. Diasporas and Migrations 8. Palestine and the Maghreb: a transcolonial issue 9. World Literature: From the Maghreb to the Rest of the World

No prerequisites are required to attend the course and take the exam.

For the exam, all students must study the following monograph: • Olivia C. Harrison (2016). Transcolonial Maghreb: Imagining Palestine in the Era of Decolonization. Stanford University Press: Stanford. The professor will provide additional texts and readings during the course, which will be an integral part of the exam syllabus. Non-attending students are required to contact the professor at the end of the course to request these additional readings. All students must read at least three of the following works of fiction, selecting them based on their interests. The books can be read in the original language or in translation (in the language the student is most comfortable with), but the exam will be conducted entirely in English. ‘Abd al-Karim Ghallab, We have buried the past Mohammed Shukri, For bread alone Mohammed Shukri, Tales of Tangier (short stories) Leila Abouzeid, Year of the Elephant Ahmed Sefrioui, La boite à marveilles Driss Chraibi, The simple past Driss Chraibi, La civilisation, ma mère! Fatema Mernissi, Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood Edmond Amran El Maleh, Mille ans, un jour Youssef Fadel, A Rare Blue Bird Flies with Me Tahar Ben Jelloun, This blind absence of light Mohammed Berrada, The Game of Forgetting Ahmed Marzouki, Tazmamart cellule 10 Mahi Binebine, Horses of God Yassin Adnan, Hot Maroc Abdellah Taïa, An Arab Melancholia Abdellah Taïa, Salvation Army Laila Lalami, The other Americans

Attendance is not mandatory but is highly recommended.

The assessment may consist of either a written questionnaire with open-ended questions or an oral exam.

Olivia C. Harrison (2016). Transcolonial Maghreb: Imagining Palestine in the Era of Decolonization. Stanford University Press: Stanford. ‘Abd al-Karim Ghallab, We have buried the past Mohammed Shukri, For bread alone Mohammed Shukri, Tales of Tangier (short stories) Leila Abouzeid, Year of the Elephant Ahmed Sefrioui, La boite à marveilles Driss Chraibi, The simple past Driss Chraibi, La civilisation, ma mère! Fatema Mernissi, Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood Edmond Amran El Maleh, Mille ans, un jour Youssef Fadel, A Rare Blue Bird Flies with Me Tahar Ben Jelloun, This blind absence of light Mohammed Berrada, The Game of Forgetting Ahmed Marzouki, Tazmamart cellule 10 Mahi Binebine, Horses of God Yassin Adnan, Hot Maroc Abdellah Taïa, An Arab Melancholia Abdellah Taïa, Salvation Army Laila Lalami, The other Americans

The course will have a seminar format and will be based on collective reading and discussion of literary and critical texts. Students should expect to complete part of the work at home and to actively participate in class discussions.