Modern and Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): Movements and Discourses

This course aims to address the major historical, conceptual, theoretical and aesthetic issues that inform the region’s modern and contemporary art paradigm.

Arranged largely in chronological order, it will explore the art of MENA region, with particular attention to Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco and Egypt, by tracing the underpinning discourses that have shaped artistic practices in the region.