In this collaboration, we will be reading two short stories and viewing two films. Each text is paired with a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) as a means of focusing discussion on the complex challenges of that issue as represented in the specific text. In addition, we will discuss the role of literary and creative texts in raising awareness and action around sustainability goals.
Of course, texts are complicated and layered things. Each text, for instance, can be viewed through the lens of additional SDGs, and the texts’ conflicts, motifs, and themes may be interpreted in myriad ways. We hope to use these texts to allow for wide-ranging and thoughtful discussion on modern Egypt.
More information on the texts and the paired SDGs, including links to texts and additional information, is provided in the menu listings beneath this tab.