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The network’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background; it is not a university and grants no degrees. KCO’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background.

A group of related disciplines within a faculty; it is an arrangement of subjects, not an institution.

Department of Kurdish Literatures and Arts

Written and oral literature, music, dance, cinema and crafts.

Faculty of Kurdish Studies

Disciplines
6
Courses
9
Open
0

01Disciplines

  • Open

    Kurdish literatures

    Kurdish literatures run from the classical poetry of Ehmedê Xanî and the Baban school to the modern novel.

    4 A set of lessons with an outline, written and reviewed by peers; it carries no academic credit.5 A narrower topic within a discipline.

  • Open

    Kurdish oral tradition

    Dengbêj singers carry epic, lament and song in the Kurdish oral tradition.

    1 course4 fields

  • Open

    Kurdish music

    Kurdish music includes the maqam, the tanbur and the daf, and song traditions of every region.

    1 course4 fields

  • Open

    Kurdish dance

    Govend and the other Kurdish dances are danced in lines and circles at weddings and festivals.

    1 course3 fields

  • Open

    Kurdish cinema

    Kurdish cinema has grown in four states and in exile, often in several languages.

    1 course4 fields

  • Open

    Kurdish crafts and dress

    Kurdish crafts include kilims, carpets, dress and embroidery, each with regional styles.

    1 course3 fields

02Courses

CourseDisciplineStatus
Ehmedê Xanî and classical poetryKurdish literaturesA proposal only, which exists once the governing body the charter names decides.
The Baban school and Sorani lettersKurdish literaturesProposed
The modern Kurdish novelKurdish literaturesProposed
Kurdish women writersKurdish literaturesProposed
Dengbêj and oral traditionKurdish oral traditionOutlined
Kurdish music: maqam, dengbêj, tanbur, dafKurdish musicProposed
Govend and danceKurdish danceProposed
Kurdish cinemaKurdish cinemaProposed
Kilims, dress and craftsKurdish crafts and dressProposed

A A record of what was studied and assessed in a course or pathway; it is not a certificate or a qualification. shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.

03Communities of practice

  • Community of practice: Culture, Heritage and Archives

    A proposed A group of practitioners of one field who work together on courses, standards and toolkits; the charter calls it a Standards area. on heritage records, oral history and archives.

    Proposed

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The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Department of Kurdish Literatures and Arts. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/learn/faculties/kurdish-studies/kurdish-literatures-arts/

Chicago

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Department of Kurdish Literatures and Arts.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/learn/faculties/kurdish-studies/kurdish-literatures-arts/.

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@misc{kco2026_learn_faculties_kurdish_studies_kurdish_literatures_arts,
	author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Department of {Kurdish} {Literatures} and {Arts}},
	url = {https://kurds.global/learn/faculties/kurdish-studies/kurdish-literatures-arts/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/learn/faculties/kurdish-studies/kurdish-literatures-arts/},
}

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