Arab/Jewish Literature and Film (ARB-0068)
Fall 2025 · ARB 0068 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate
Literature and cinema by or about Mizrahi Jews, communities from Arab or Muslim lands produced both in Israel and in the Arab countries. Themes of exile, trauma, memory, haunting, estrangement, return, and hope. Cinema as a means of forging connections and retracing bonds between Mizrahim and non-Jewish Arabs, including links between Mizrahi and Palestinian histories, memories, and cinemas.
Course codes: ARB-0068, ARB 0068, ARB0068, ARB-68, ARB 68, ARB68, JS-0068, JS 0068, JS0068, JS-68, JS 68, JS68, HEB-0068, HEB 0068, HEB0068, HEB-68, HEB 68, HEB68, ILVS-0068, ILVS 0068, ILVS0068, ILVS-68, ILVS 68, ILVS68
- 01-LEC (Lecture) — Alexandra Shraytekh