PRS X29 PRS 329 Topics in Persian Language, Literature, and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of various aspects of Persian linguistics, literature, and culture. Conducted in Persian. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Persian 612C or 322K.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.
Topic 2: Sa'di's Golestan. Additional prerequisite: Persian 512L.
Topic 3: Hafez's Ghazals.
Topic 4: Sadeq Hedayat and Twentieth-Century Persian Fiction.
Topic 5: Forugh Farrokhzad and Modernist Persian Poetry.
Topic 6: Persian Prose Nonfiction.
Topic 7: The Classics of Persian Poetry. Conducted in Persian. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Classics of Persian Poetry), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Classics of Persian Poetry), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Classics of Persian Poetry), Persian 329 (Topic 7). Additional prerequisite: Persian 611C or 612C with a grade of at least C.
Topic 8: Iranian Cinema. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Iranian Cinema), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Iranian Cinema), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Iranian Cinema), Persian 329 (Topic 8).
Topic 9: Media Persian. Introduction to the language of media in Iran and the rest of the Persianate world. Persian 329 (Topic: Media Persian) and 329 (Topic 9) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 10: Iranian Women Poets. Persian 329 (Topic: Iranian Women Poets) and 329 (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
Topic 11: Media and Migration in Iran. Explore the evolving meanings of leaving the homeland in Persian modern media. Persian 329 (Topic: Media and Migration in Iran) and 329 (Topic 11) may not both be counted.
Topic 12: Cops and Criminals in Iran. Examine the theme of cops, criminals, and prisons in Iran, explore Persian language skills by reading Persian texts, watching or listening to media samples, participating in discussions, giving presentations, writing papers. Persian 329 (Topic: Cops/Criminals in Iran) and 329 (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Topic 13: Cultural History of Contemporary Iran. Conducted in Persian (Farsi). Describe and analyze the main trends and patterns in a variety of the cultural aspects of modern Iran, including literary arts, visual arts, performing arts, architecture, sports, etc. Persian 329 (Topic: Cultural Hist of Mod Iran) and 329 (Topic 13) may not both be counted.