WEEK 08: EGYPT

“Egyptians are like camels: they can put up with beatings, humiliation

 and starvation for a long time, but when they rebel they do so

 suddenly and with a force that is impossible to control.”

—Alaa Al Aswany,  

On the State of Egypt: 

A Novelist's Provocative Reflections

WEEK 08: EGYPT

Read: MEXICAN—“Malaleche, Spoiled Milk” – “The People with No Place to Go” 

Tu 03.12
Lecture—“A Look at New Mexican Cinema” 

Th 03.14
Reading discussion; Presentations 

Due: EDITORIAL ESSAY (FINAL DRAFT; ATTACH A COPY OF DRAFT 1 AND A ONE PARAGRAPH SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES YOU MADE FOR YOUR FINAL DRAFT)

UPCOMING:

WEEK 09: CANADA

Read: MEXICAN—“The Reconquista” – Epilogue

Tu 03.19
Reading discussion; Presentations

Th 03.21
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY
Due: REFLECTION 05