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 March 29, 2012
| Time: | 1:30-3 p.m. |
| Description: | Alexander Elinson of Hunter College presents "An Andalusian Gentleman's Travels in the 14th Century Muslim West," a talk on the 14th-century polymath and government official from Granada, Spain, Lisan al-Din ibn al-Khatib (d. 1374), his travels in Morocco and his role as a mediator between "European" and "North African" cultures.
Ibn al-Khatib spent three years in Morocco, traveling and writing about where he stayed, whom he met and what he saw. His writings, comprised of a number of literary genres, allow us a view of 14th-century North Africa from the perspective of a highly urbane Arab gentleman from Spain. This presentation will also consider the contemporary relevance of this period in terms of the Arab character of Morocco, and the shared cultures of Spain and Morocco today, as personified by Lisan al-Din ibn al-Khatib.
Elinson is an assistant professor of Arabic language and literature at Hunter College of the City University of New York. |
| Location: | Student Activity Center (SAC) 1.118 |
| URL: | More about this event... |
| Contact: | Christopher S Rose | 512-471-3582 |
| Sponsor: | Middle Eastern Studies, Department of Religious Studies, Center for European Studies, Chair in Ethnic and Third World Literatures and others |
| Admission: | Free and open to the public |
| Categories: | Everyone, Lecture/talk, Politics & International |
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