Course AR2009

Modern Arabic Literature and the Quest for Freedom

7.5 Credits
First Cycle

Main field of study: Arabic

The course has no instances planned right now

Learning outcomes for the course

On completion of the course the student should be able to:

  • Discuss different perspectives on how and why the concept of freedom has played and is playing an important role in modern Arabic literature
  • analyse in which way freedom as a concept has been expressed in different genres
  • compare how freedom has been used stylistically in different genres and by different writers
  • select a number of authors who have the quest for freedom as a central theme in their works and argue well for the choice made.