choose two of the following four questions:
1. How do Ernest Renan, Benedict Anderson, and Partha Chatterjee
define a nation, and what reasons do they believe contributed to
the emergence of nationalism?
2. What was the role of women in the Egyptian revolution? What kind
of impact did the revolutionary events have on the lives of Egyptian
women? Did this impact extend to different social segments of
women? Please make an extensive comparison using the texts of
Ziad Fahmy, Beth Baron and Carmen Gitre as your guide
3. According to Denis, Zaazaa, and Khalil, how have urban planning
and development in Cairo evolved over the past forty years? How
have ordinary people responded to this top-down approach to
urban development?
4. What does Harvey mean by the right to the city? How does late
capitalism affect the urban poor? Specifically, how can we make
Cairo’s older districts more just and inclusive for its less
advantaged inhabitants?
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In your responses, you must present a thorough comparative analysis
of the texts. The questions will either require you to engage in
comparative analysis of different texts assigned in class (you will analyse
in terms of their conceptual content).
– you can use quotes from the readings in your responses (if you wish to
prove a point from the assigned readings). Please use quotation marks
followed by the author name and page number between brackets. You
can follow this example:
“Cairo is Cinema” (Al-Sayyad, p.255)
– Please don’t over use quotations in your responses.
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-The course is mainly concentrated on socity and culture in Egypt so always rember to make your exampkes and details related to cairo/egypt as if you live there
All the readings/ resources you will need in any of the 2 questions you choose will be found
in the attached pdfs