The Islamic Cultural Studies Project
V:Contemporary Cultural Expressions: Architecture, Literature, Film
and Music
Architecture
Readings: All
Readings: Divide and Assign
- Grabar, Oleg, 1983. “Symbols
and Signs in Islamic Architecture” Architecture and Community,
Renata Holod and Darl Rastorfer, eds. New York: Aperture.
- Arkolun, Mohammed. 1995. “Spirituality
and Architecture” in Architecture Beyond Architecture, Cynthia
C. Davidson, and Ismail Serageldin, eds. London: Academy Editions.
- Ardalan, Nader. 1983. “On
Mosque Architecture” in Architecture and Community, Renata
Holod and Darl Rastorfer, eds. New York: Aperture.
Literature
Readings: All
Readings: Select, Divide and Assign
- Alifa Riffat: Distant View of
a Minaret (Middle East)
- Taha Hussein: An Egyptian Childhood
(Middle East)
- Yahva Haqqi: The Saint's Lamp
and Other Stories (Middle East)
- Naguib Mahfouz: Children of the
Alley (Middle East)
- Yasmina Khadra: In the Name of
God (Central Asia)
- Yasmina Khadra: The Swallows
of Kabul (Central Asia)
- al-Tayyib Salih: The Wedding
of Zein and Other Stories (Sub-Saharan Africa)
- Cheikh Hamidou Kane: Ambiguous
Adventure (Sub-Saharan Africa)
- Ahimadou Kourouma: The Suns of
Independence (Sub-Saharan Africa)
- Aminata Sow Fall: The Beggars'
Strike (Sub-Saharan Africa)
- Ibrahim Tahir: The Last Imam
(Sub-Saharan Africa)
- Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain: Sultana's
Dream (South Asia)
- Atia Hossaain: Sunlight on a
Broken Column (South Asia)
- Rukhsana Ahmad: We Sinful Women
(South Asia)
- Muhammad Iqbal: Complaint and
Answer (South Asia)
- Hanif Kureishi: The Rainbow Sign
(West)
- Hanif Kureishi: My Son the Fanatic
(West)
- Samina Ali: Madras on Rainy Days
(West)
Film
Reading:
- Hamid Naficy: "Islamizing
Film Culture in Iran: A Post-Khatami Update" in Richard Tapper,
ed., The New Iranian Cinema, 26-65.
- TBA
Film:
- Majid Majidi:: The Color of Paradise
Music
Readings: All
- T. Swedenburg “Islamic
Hip-Hop versus Islamophobia,” Global Noise, ed, Tony Mitchell,
57-85.
- V. Kalra et.al. “Resounding
(Anti)racism, or Concordant Politics? Revolutionary Antecedents,”
in Dis-Orienting Rhythms: The Politics of the New Asian Dance Music,
127-155.
Group One: Preservation of Cultural Heritage
- The Aga Khan Trust for Culture Music Initiative in Central Asia (Packet)
- Silk Road Encounters Education Packet (Available through AKTC)
Group Two: Contemporary Voices
- Junoon CDs and Video: The Rock Star and the Mullah
- Wahda Hu
- Fun-da-men-tal
Conclusion