{"id":255190,"date":"2019-08-21T15:48:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T18:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=255190"},"modified":"2019-08-21T19:19:13","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T22:19:13","slug":"lente-cultural-offers-courses-on-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/lente-cultural-offers-courses-on-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Lente Cultural offers courses on Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo – Brazil\u2019s Lente Cultural collective is accepting enrolments<\/a>\u00a0for two courses on the Arab world: Lebanon and Jordan: The Age of Trade-Based Civilizations<\/em>, on September 10, 17 and 24 (Tuesdays), from 7:30 pm to 10 pm; and West x East: The History of Opposites, on September 5, 12, 19 and 26 (Thursdays), from 7:30 pm to 10 pm. Both courses will be taught by the historian Plinio Freire Gomes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe course on Lebanon and Jordan relates to a trip I\u2019m taking in October, to take a group of Brazilians to those two countries. It\u2019s also intended for people with an interest in history, international relations, architecture, art history, and geopolitics,\u201d said Gomes. According to the professor, current and historical aspects of the Middle East will be covered. \u201cThe interests of the entire world run through the Middle East,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n

Lessons will focus on the art of barter and profit which defined those peoples, and on some of the most extraordinary ruins of the ancient world, like Tyre, Sidon, Byblos, Baalbek (pictured above<\/em>) and Petra.<\/p>\n

According to Gomes, West x East: The History of Opposites<\/em> is a thought-provoking course that challenges the notion that there\u2019s such a thing as the West. \u201cWestern Judeo-Christian, capitalist, democratic, and liberal civilization is a construct. There\u2019s no such place. The values exist, but the geographic location doesn\u2019t,\u201d said the professor. The lessons will debunk the idea of a binary, antagonistic West-East system. \u201cWe only had access to Greek philosophy, for example, thanks to the translations done by Arabs of seminal works by Aristotle and Plato. Baghdad (Iraq) was a great translation hub from the 8th<\/sup> to the 10th<\/sup> century,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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A 14th-century miniature<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The four-class course will be chronologically ordered. The first class, covering Ancient Greece, will be The Barbaric East<\/em>. The second class, The Infidel East<\/em>, will delve into the Crusades. The Exuberant East<\/em> will address the 19th<\/sup> century, imperialism, and the view of the East as subversive in the wake of the independence of China, Vietnam, and Egypt. Revolutionary, Fanatical East<\/em>, the final lesson, will deal with current events, and dispel Western stereotypes and beliefs that associate Muslims with terrorism.<\/p>\n

Enrolments are also open for Lente Cultural<\/em>\u2018s two-lesson course Iran: The Quest for Modernity<\/em>, on September 9 and 16 (Mondays), 7:30 pm to 10 pm.<\/p>\n

Enrolment is available on the Lente Cultural website<\/a>\u00a0and seats are limited. All courses will be taught at Espa\u00e7o Lente Cultural<\/em>, on Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 1,690, 4th<\/sup> floor, room 41.<\/p>\n

Quick facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lebanon and Jordan: The Age of Trade-Based Civilizations<\/em>
\nSeptember 10-24
\nTuesdays, 7:30 pm to 10 pm
\nFull course \u2013 BRL 255
\nSingle class \u2013 BRL 95<\/p>\n

West x East: The History of Opposites<\/em>
\nSeptember 5-26
\nThursdays, 7:30 pm to 10 pm
\nFull course \u2013 BRL 340
\nSingle class \u2013 BRL 95<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

AFP<\/div>\n
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