Week 10 &11 – April 7, 9, 14 and 16

Week 10 – April 7 & 9
Tuesday: Etaf Rum, A Woman is No Man
READ: A Woman is No Man pp. 1-172
Thursday:  Etaf Rum, A Woman is No Man
READ: A Woman is No Man pp. 173-269

Week 11 – April 14&16
Monday: Etaf Rum, A Woman is No Man
READ: A Woman is No Man pp. 270-End
Wednesday:  Guest Speaker: Etaf Rum (TBD)
Discussion of the entire Novel with author Etaf Rum

Blog Entry 7: In her debut novel, Etaf Rum, might be telling her own story. What does it mean that the main character dies at the hand of her own husband? Why did Rum decide to end the novel on such a tragic note? Why is it individually, socially, and culturally valuable that a woman tells her own story? OR Consider the discussion we had today with Etaf Rum and reflect about what the title of the novel means? What does Etaf Rum want to tell us, the readers, about the situation of women in Arab society? OR Consider the books we have read by Diana Abu Jaber, Susan Muaddi Daraj, and Randa Jarrar and compare those books with A Woman is No Man. How is this book different or similar to the other books?   Blog is due by Wednesday, April 16.