MES 100 - Introduction to the “Middle East”.

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Introduction to the “Middle East” through the study of the region, its history, religions, societies, languages, arts and cultures as viewed through literary and popular genres and the media in translation. Includes discussion and analysis of short stories, essays, newspapers and magazines, as well as visual texts and film that elucidate the cultural, political and social realities of the “Middle East,” its customs, values and traditions.