This class will provide an introduction to poetics and aesthetics related to the concept of ruins. Together we will think through poetic tropes of Arabic and Persian poetry as well as themes like queer punk, the genre of undead in fi lm and literature, orientalism and concepts of homonationalism. Using the frame of a glossary as a departure point, we will collectively gather and construct our own glossary entries to engage with each participant’s practice, while also watching fi lms, reading and looking at art in conversation with each other. The capacity of the class is 15 students