New Book: "My Heart Became a Bomb" a book of al-Asheq’s poetry translated into English by Levi Thompson

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:24:20 +0000

New Book: "My Heart Became a Bomb" a book of al-Asheq’s poetry translated into English by Levi Thompson Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 11/30/2020 - 10:24

Levi Thompson, Assistant Professor of Arabic, was recently interviewed by the popular literary website ArabLit about his work translating the Syro-Palestinian poet Ramy al-Asheq, who now lives in Germany. You can read the interview by Tugrul Mende. Ever Since I Did Not Die, a book of essays translated into English by Dr. Isis Nusair and edited by Professor Thompson, will appear soon with the Arab List at Seagull Books. My Heart Became a Bomb, a book of al-Asheq’s poetry translated into English by Dr. Thompson, will come out with the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies Press in January 2021 and now My Heart Became a Bomb is available for purchase.

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Levi Thompson Encouraging Students to Go to the Library

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:16:32 +0000

Levi Thompson Encouraging Students to Go to the Library Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 12/18/2019 - 10:16

“The students who took advantage of this opportunity had a good experience. Some of the freshmen told me that they had no idea about the amount and variety of resources available to them at the library. The upperclassmen in the other course reported that the experience helped them figure out how to narrow their search for relevant resources.”

The Norlin Library recently published a short story about a library activity Assistant Professor of Arabic Levi Thompson integrated into his courses during Fall 2019 semester. The full story can be found here: /libraries/2019/12/16/faculty-hack-professor-uses-selfies-get-students-library.

First Year Seminar: Headwaters: Going Upriver
Headwaters: Going Upriver in Literature and Film Thomas Levi Thompson, Asian Languages and Civilizations Approved for GenEd - Diversity: Global Perspective Taking account of river journeys as our focal point, this seminar explores headwaters in literature and film. We will also reflect on what it means to travel into the unknown, to seek out unexplored headwaters, to undertake a life-changing journey upriver. Along the way, we will discuss the works of Joseph Conrad, Tayyib Saleh, Ibn Fadlan, Francis Ford Coppola, Ciro Guerra, Werner Herzog, Toni Morrison and Rudaki, among others.

ARAB 3330 The Arabic Novel
Focusing on the origins and development of the novel genre in the Arabic tradition, this course examines both the aesthetic qualities of the genre as an artistic form and the ways that it has depicted and intervened in the modern social, political, and cultural upheavals that have shaped the Arab world in the 20th century. Authors include Najib Mahfuz, Abd al Rahman Munif, Hanan al-Shaykh, and Ghassan Kanafani. Taught in English.

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