Seminar "A Case of Curious Comparisons: Arabic Travel Writing from Japan"

Title

A Case of Curious Comparisons: Arabic Travel Writing from Japan��

Lecturer

Dr. Nicholas Mangialardi (Williams College, Massachusetts, USA)

Date&Time

Aug 8 Mon 3:00-5:00pm��

Venue

TUFS ILCAA & Online

Language

English

Registration

Please register through the link below by Aug 7.
https://forms.gle/JW1ZUpQGR8jQKiAw8

Abstract

This talk explores Arabic travelogues from Japan, examining common themes and structures in a number of works and highlighting cultural flows between East Asia and the Arab world.

Speaker

Dr. Nicholas Mangialardi is a scholar of Arabic literature and music whose research focuses on modern Egypt. He is currently working as a visiting assistant professor of Arabic Studies. His recent works include ��The Social Life of Songbooks�� (ArabLit Quarterly, 2021) and ��Deciphering Egyptian Rap Ciphers,�� (Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication, 2019).

Organizer

NIHU Global Area Studies Program: The Global Mediterranean at ILCAA (Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa)

Contact

emi-gto[at]aa.tufs.ac.jp (Emi Goto)
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