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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2024 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Wolfgang Trimmel (wolfgang.trimmel@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Migration and exile have been fundamental topics in modern Arabic literature from its very beginning. While texts from the 19th and first half of the 20th century privileged the experience of students, writers and intellectuals travelling to Europe and North America, texts from the second half of the 20th century mostly focused on experiences of flight, expulsion, political exile, and labour migration. More recently, literature representing the experiences of refugees from countries such as Syria and Iraq has risen to prominence (cf. Sellman 2018). Covering Arabic texts by authors such as Ġassān Kanafānī (Palestine), Īmān Ḥumaydān (Lebanon) or Ḥassān Balāsim (Iraq), this seminar aims to explore refugee and migrant narratives in modern and contemporary Arabic literature. Using a narratological approach, the texts will be analysed in terms of structural and formal aspects, with a particular regard to how the experience of fleeing/travelling/migrating is narrated. In addition, literary representations of refugee and migrant subjectivities will be discussed, encompassing topics such as alienation, sense of exile, the construction of transnational identities etc. (cf. Censi & Paniconi 2022). |
| Lernziele | In the course of this seminar, students will: - get to know a selection of both fictional and autobiographical accounts of flight and migration in modern and contemporary Arabic literature - become familiar with basic concepts and approaches of narratology - develop their skills of literary analysis and discussion - practice translation from Arabic into German/English. |
| Literatur | Primary Literature: ʾĪmān Ḥumaydān. 2016. The Weight of Paradise (Translated by Michelle Hartman). Northampton: Interlink Books./Īmān Ḥumaydān. 2018. 50 Gramm Paradies (Übersetzt von Regina Karachouli). Basel: Lenos. Ġassān Kanafānī. 1999. Men in the Sun (Translated by Hilary Kilpatrick). Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers./Ġassān Kanafānī. 2023. Männer in der Sonne. Roman aus Palästina (Übersetzt von Hartmut Fähndrich). Basel: Lenos. Secondary Literature: Censi, Martina & Paniconi, Maria Elena (ed.). 2023. The Migrant in Arab Literature. Displacement, Self-Discovery and Nostalgia. London & New York: Routledge. Gandhi, Evyn Lê Espiritu & Nguyen, Vinh. 2023. The Routledge Handbook of Refugee Narratives. London & New York: Routledge. Sellman, Johanna. 2018. “A Global Postcolonial. Contemporary Arabic Literature of Migration to Europe.” Journal of Postcolonial Writing 54:6, 751-765. DOI: 10.1080/17449855.2018.1555207. Sellman, Johanna. 2022. Arabic Exile Literature in Europe. Defamiliarizing Forced Migration. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. |
| Bemerkungen | Please note that sufficient knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic is required for this seminar (see Teilnahmevoraussetzung). The seminar will be held in English unless all participants are fluent in German. This seminar can be applied to partially fulfill the requirements of two modules, either “Themen/Themes” or “Vertiefung/Focus”. Students choosing to apply the credits to “Vertiefung” are required to do additional course work using longer Arabic extracts. |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | This seminar is intended for all BA and MA students who have completed the following courses: Arabic I-III as well as ALK I. Students who are not enrolled in the BA or MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies but have sufficient knowledge of Arabic and wish to participate in the seminar are kindly asked to contact the instructor before registering. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Belegen über Online Services. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Deutsch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Dienstag | 10.15-12.00 | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Dienstag 17.09.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Dienstag 24.09.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Dienstag 01.10.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Dienstag 08.10.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Dienstag 15.10.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Dienstag 22.10.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Dienstag 29.10.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Dienstag 05.11.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Dienstag 12.11.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Dienstag 19.11.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Dienstag 26.11.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Dienstag 03.12.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Dienstag 10.12.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Dienstag 17.12.2024 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Maiengasse, Seminarraum U113 |
| Module |
Modul: Fortgeschrittene Nahoststudien (Bachelor Studienfach: Nahoststudien) Modul: Migration, Mobility and Transnationalism (Master Studiengang: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources ) Modul: Vertiefung Near & Middle Eastern Studies (Master Studienfach: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Participants will be expected to read about 50 pages of primary literature per week in German or English and translate a short Arabic extract (about one page) into German or English. In addition, they will have to keep a reading diary with weekly entries and give a short presentation. Regular attendance (participants may miss two sessions) and active participation in class are required. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Nahost-Studien |