Middle East in Global Context (C090)
Concentration Coordinator: Senem Aslan
This concentration focuses on the Middle East and Middle Eastern identities in non-Middle Eastern contexts, including Africa, Europe, and the United States.
Concentration Requirements
Complete any four courses designated with the (C090) concentration attribute from a minimum of three departments/programs.
Active course offerings include:
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AMST 247 | Contemporary Arab American Literature |
| AMST 329 | Politics of Place: Global Perspectives on American Art |
| AVC S25 | Contemporary Global Photographies |
| AVC 228 | Connecting Image Cultures: Artistic Exchange between Islamic and Euro-American Worlds |
| AVC 241 | Islamic Visual Cultures |
| AVC 254 | Sacred Travel/Shrines/Souvenirs |
| AVC 321 | Representations of Gender, Labor, and Craft in the Mediterranean |
| AVC 329 | Politics of Place: Global Perspectives on American Art |
| CMS 102 | Medieval Worlds |
| CMS 216 | Conflict and Community in Medieval Spain |
| CMS 237 | Society and Culture in the Early Ottoman Empire, 1300–1600 |
| CMS 241 | Islamic Visual Cultures |
| CMS 254 | Sacred Travel/Shrines/Souvenirs |
| CMS 264 | Islamic Civilization: Politics, History, Arts |
| CMS 276 | Saints, Ships, and Sultans: The Horn of Africa in the Middle Ages |
| CMS 291 | Colonization and Resistance in Late Antique North Africa |
| CMS 292 | The Dawn of the Middle Ages |
| CMS 293 | Trans-Saharan Africa in the Middle Ages |
| ENG 247 | Contemporary Arab American Literature |
| FRE 240E | Le Maghreb: Vue de l'Enfance |
| FRE 377 | Colon/Colonisé: Récits de l'Expérience Nord-Africaine |
| GSS 318 | Sex, Gender, Islam, Power |
| GSS 321 | Representations of Gender, Labor, and Craft in the Mediterranean |
| GSS 377 | Colon/Colonisé: Récits de l'Expérience Nord-Africaine |
| HIST 102 | Medieval Worlds |
| HIST 216 | Conflict and Community in Medieval Spain |
| HIST 237 | Society and Culture in the Early Ottoman Empire, 1300–1600 |
| HIST 293 | Trans-Saharan Africa in the Middle Ages |
| PLTC 205 | State-Society Relations in the Modern Middle East |
| PLTC 260 | Nationalism and Nation Building |
| PLTC 262 | Politics of the Modern Middle East |
| REL 112 | Introduction to Islam: Religion, Practice, and Culture |
| REL 120 | Introduction to Monotheistic Religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism |
| REL 223 | Conflict and Community in Medieval Spain |
| REL 241 | Islamic Visual Cultures |
| REL 254 | Sacred Travel/Shrines/Souvenirs |
| REL 264 | Islamic Civilization: Politics, History, Arts |
| REL 274 | Quran: Text, Culture, Arts |
| REL 318 | Sex, Gender, Islam, Power |
Courses Taken Outside of Bates
If studying abroad in the Middle East and North Africa, up to two non-Bates courses may be applied to the concentration if judged comparable to one of those below by the concentration coordinator and with prior approval.
Declaration Restrictions
Bates Default: Students who have declared this concentration may declare any other major, minor, or concentration.
Other Considerations
None.