Tablet & pen: literary landscapes from the modern Middle East

pt. 1. 1910-1950. The language of invention: the renaissance of Arabic literature, 1910-1920 ; My country: the nationalization of Turkish literature, 1920-1930 ; Once upon a time: politics and piety in Persian literature, 1930-1940 ; Rise up! Pakistan and the independence of Urdu literature, 1940-1950

pt. 2. 1950-1980. I am Arab: Arabic literature at midcentury ; Strangers in a strange land: Turkish literature after Ataturk ; Those days: Persian literature between two revolutions ; Between the dusk and dawn of history: Urdu literature after partition

pt. 3. 1980-2010. Ask me about the future: the globalization of Middle East literature, 1980-2010.