This week we bring you our third and last entry in the “Adventures in Arabic” series. The content in Parts I, II, and III reflect eight months of elementary study of the Arabic language and include not only linguistic observations of interest but literary, cultural, religious, and strategic ones, too. Thank you for joining me […]
Author: Katrina Spencer
Katrina Spencer works for the International & Area Studies Library as a graduate assistant in outreach. In addition to librarianship, her professional interests include writing, foreign languages, and diaspora studies. Find out more at katleespe.com
“The Fairer Sex” Writes
What writers would you highlight to commemorate Women’s History Month? Comment below! March is Women’s History Month and an appropriate time to highlight some of the women’s voices that represent world literature. After all, American Hillary Clinton, who is an author of five books, is running for the U.S. presidency, Nigerian Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who […]
The Gist of Jewish Studies
Shalom! Are you curious about the way our university frames Jewish Studies? Here’s a list of the top 10 things to know about this discipline across campus at the University of Illinois. The Program in Jewish Culture & Society’s course listings are inherently diverse. There are courses with content addressing the Jewish diaspora from several disciplines on […]
Adventures in Arabic, Part II
Welcome back, Arabophiles! And thank you for joining us at Glocal Notes for the second edition of “Adventures in Arabic.” As promised, this week we will share “Ways To Cope with Difficulty” and “Miscellany.” As always with this blog, one of our most pertinent goals is to make you more aware of the resources that […]
Adventures in Arabic, Part I
After more than a decade of study, it’s safe to say that I’m a pretty experienced language learner. To me, languages are a medium for learning more about neighbors, those near and those far. If you say “direct and indirect object pronouns,” I know what you mean. “Accents and diacritical marks”? Got that, too. “Formal and informal […]