May be taken multiple times for credit as topics change. Readings and assignments in English; readings also available in Arabic. Topic for Fall 2011: Travel Writing and the Muslim World. Study the development of the travelogue genre from its premodern to modern form. Readings include works by Muslim writers such as Nasir Khusraw and Ibn Battuta, as well as by western travelers in Muslim lands such as Eliza Fay and Robert Byron.