Abu Dhabi ALC takes part in ‘Introduction to Arab Literary Criticism’ conference at Columbia University

Abu Dhabi ALC takes part in ‘Introduction to Arab Literary Criticism’ conference at Columbia University

Abu Dhabi, UAE – The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA) at the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), participated in the ‘Introduction to Arab Literary Criticism’ conference at the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society (ICLS) at Columbia University in New York.

The conference discussed notable issues regarding literature and literary criticism, which shed light on the beginnings of Arab literary criticism as a tangible practice in pre-modern times, the transfer of subjective approaches in contemporary Arab criticism from Morocco to the Levant, and the role of translation in the development of Arab literary criticism. The event also explored poetry and criticism in different eras, body language in Arabic literature, and other major topics in the field.

His Excellency Dr. Ali bin Tamim, Chairman of the ALC, noted the importance of collaboration with the prestigious Columbia University on such specialised international conferences, which he described as an important part of the literary studies in comparative critical contexts that demonstrate the nature of interactions between literature and the resulting shifts in vision and content.

The conference explored the development of rhetoric in classical Arabic poetry, educational criticism, as well as