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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