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This course provides an advanced analysis of the grammatical structures of Modern Standard Arabic focusing on desinential (word-final) inflection (i raab) at the phrase, clause and sentence level. A review of the terminology and functions of various Arabic case and mood features is provided in the form of lectures, exercises, readings, and analysis of authentic texts. This course is recommended for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students who need to strengthen their understanding of Arabic morphology, especially morphsyntactic processes. Prerequisite: At least three years of intensive Arabic.
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A historical study of the Qur'an and other allied disciplines. Themes include the Islamic concept of the Qur'an; thematic and formal aspects of the Qur'an; modes of interpretation and principles of exegesis; and medieval and modern controversies regarding its history, formal structure, authorship, and authority.
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This course traces major trends in the history of Islamic science, medicine and technology from the rise of Islam to the early modern period. We will examine conceptual developments in the practice of science, and its position within Islamic culture. We will also assess various accounts for the beginnings of the Islamic scientific enterprise and the attitude of Islam towards the sciences. In particular, we will re-evaluate the standard periodization which posits a linear development of Islamic sciences starting with translation and assimilation of the Persian, Indian, and Greek scientific legacies; then, a period of original contributions; and, finally, transmission of Islamic sciences to Europe. The course will also examine ways in which the practice of science in Muslim societies contributed both to the preservation of the Greek sciences and to the gradual transformation of that scientific tradition. To appreciate the kinds of problems addressed by scientists in Muslim societies and the Islamic contributions to the general development of science, the course will outline some developments of Islamic science in the fields of medicine and the life sciences, optics, mechanics, mathematics and astronomy. Finally, the course will consider the historical narratives about the decline of Islamic science and modern Islamic responses to western science. We will read primary sources in translation as well as studies of specific historical and cultural aspects of science in the Islamic world.
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This course starts by examining the main reform movements of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and the transformations in Islamic thought in the wake of the encounter with Europe. The course then explores various models of Islamic political and social activism, and major themes addressed by leading thinkers of Islamic movements in the twentieth century. The focus is on Islamic movements from Egypt and the Arab Middle East, India/Pakistan, and Iran. Topics include the intellectual networks of scholars in the eighteenth century, the contexts of various forms of reform and revival, questions of continuity and European influence, the effects of the encounter with colonialism and imperialism, the attitude toward nationalism and other modern ideologies, and Islamic discussions of modernity and liberalism. In addition to background essays, we will read primary sources in translation; the selected texts are classics that have wide circulation within contemporary Islamic movements.
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This course will cover material that includes the history of the interpreting profession, the modes of interpreting and theories, and the strategies and techniques of both consecutive and simultaneous interpreting.
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Credits: 3
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Credits: 3
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Credits: 3
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This course is designed as an introduction to Islamic civilization and thought and requires no prior knowledge of Islam or Middle Eastern History. It will focus on the political, social and religious institutions that shaped Islamic civilization as well as on the intellectual and scholarly traditions which characterized the Muslim world from the foundation of Islam onwards. Beginning with the geographical, cultural and historical context of the rise of Islam, the life of the Prophet, the Qurâan, it will extend through modernity and beyond, with a special emphasis on texts. The readings consist of a selection of translated primary sources as well as complementary background essays. In addition to the political history of this period, we will discuss a wide range of social and cultural themes including the translation movement, science and literature, art and architecture as well as gender issues.
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This seminar explores methods for understanding political discourse in Arabic. Using tools from linguistics and anthropology, the approach will be one that treats forms of public political discourse--such as speeches, pamphlets, media commentaries, and interviews--as rooted in and profoundly shaped by their social contexts. Students will undertake individual research projects investigating specific texts or discursive events. Students must have knowledge of Arabic sufficient to undertake oral and written research in the language. Requirements: completion of ARAB-362 or instructor's permission.
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Credits: 3
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In-depth analysis of a particular topic in Arabic morphology, syntax, or lexicography. Topic varies each semester. Prerequisite: Arabic 392.
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Study of the structure of regional dialects, with reference to theory of language change. Contrastive and comparative analysis of spoken Arabic varieties, as related to MSA and to each other. Use of recordings to illustrate special regional features and innovations. Students present one or two oral reports to the class (depending on class size). Prerequisite: The equivalent of two years of Modern Standard Arabic. Familiarity with at least one colloquial dialect is very helpful. This course satisfies one semester of the College's social science general education requirement.
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This course gives students practical experience in analyzing and describing an Arabic dialect. Students will draw on their theoretical knowledge of Arabic language and linguistics and apply that knowledge in their field work. We will begin with project design. This involves the intended purpose of the project and as well as issues such as recording, elicitation and transcription. The transcription process necessarily entails the study of phonology and will establish the basic phonemic set of the dialect. In building a glossary, students will consider questions of register, the influence of substrate language(s), and that status of borrowings. The description of morphology compares the dialect to Classical Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic. It examines word-building patterns that are lost in the dialect as well as those that are innovations. The study of syntax looks at phrases, especially agreement patterns and genitive structures. It also investigates sentence structure, including the use of pre-verbs and the structure of conditional sentences. Finally, we will explore discourse markers, those words and phrases that shape an entire utterance, and sociolinguistic issues such as code-switching, middle registers, and mixed codes.
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This course focuses on the roots of important theological and political divisions in the medieval Islamic world. Each class will concentrate on the historical origins and doctrinal beliefs of a particular sectarian community as described in a wide range of primary texts (e.g. heresiographies and historical chronicles) with an eye towards understanding the complex motivations behind the composition of such accounts. Students will be given weekly "mini-research" assignments and will be required to make an oral presentation at least once during the semester.
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A survey of the rise and development of Arabic grammar and lexicology. Theories of early grammarians contrasted with contemporary methods of linguistic analysis. Extensive reading and analysis of medieval texts on Arabic grammar. Prerequisite: At least one semester of linguistics ARAB-392, and the equivalent of four years of Modern Standard Arabic. (This course satisfies one semester of the College's social science general education requirement.)
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The main purpose of this course is to introduce Arabic majors and other students to Islamic philosophical, theological and political thought during the classical period. Original texts in Arabic will be used as the basis of the analysis or discussion of the main themes and issues. Themes to be discussed include: the Islamic concept of revelation, relation to other revelations, the institution of the Caliphate, the qualifications of the Caliph, and the concept of the Umma.
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Was there any political philosophy in classical Islam? What was the place left for politics in the shadow of religion? Was there any distinction between the sphere of ethics and that of politics? What kind of questions, if any, would the philosophers raise concerning the state and its origin, power, law, community etc.? Those are few out of several more questions that this course intends to answer through the study of the most prominent figures in Islamic philosophy. The emphasis of the course is on texts. Beginning with the literature of councils (mirror of princes), the course will address, among others, the issues of the exercise of power, the relationship between religion and politics, the lawgiver; political organizations (virtuous city and imperfect regimes) and their transformation, through the works of al-Farabi, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Ibn Bajja (Avempace) and Ibn Rushd (Averroes), ending with Ibn Khaldun.
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