The Story of Zahra (Hikayat Zahrah)
Hanan al-Shaykh (Arabic, 1980)
"There is an ancient tragic faith that strength flows from the very depths of abjection. Those who fall to the bottom of the system are in a sense free of it, and thus at liberty to build an alternative. If you can fall no further you can only move upwards, plucking new life from the jaws of defeat. To have nothing to lose is to be formidably powerful" (Terry Eagleton, After Theory, 2004)
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Overarching Thematic Focus For This Reading
The Roots of Identity Crisis Within Social Trauma
The Roots of Identity Crisis Within Social Trauma
The Read-Aloud Passages:
Seminar #1 Passage: pgs. 35-37
Seminar #4 Passage: pgs. 125-127
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Seminar #2 Passage: pgs. 48-50
Seminar #5 Passage: pgs. 162-165
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Seminar #3 Passage: pgs.97-100
Seminar #6 Passage: pgs. 200-203
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The Reading Schedule:
Seminar #1: pgs. 1-41
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Seminar #2: pgs. 42-72
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Seminar #3: pgs. 73-120
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Seminar #4: pgs. 121-152
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Seminar #5: pgs. 152-184
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Seminar #6: pgs. 184-215
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The Interactive Oral Prompts:
Interactive Oral Prompts | |
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The Handouts:
"Works in Translation - A Caution: An Introduction to Works in Translation | |
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The Story of Zahra Close Reading Activity 1 – Form, Epic, Deconstruction | |
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"How To Tame a Wild Tongue" (Anzaldua') Class Discussion Prompt | |
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"There Is No Unmarked Woman" Prompt Analysis and Critique | |
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"The Veil," Prompt | |
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The Secondary Source Texts:
After Theory, Terry Eagleton | |
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"How To Tame a Wild Tongue" (Anzaldua') | |
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"There is No Unmarked Woman (Tannen) | |
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