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.
- Disciplines
- 6
- Courses
- 9
- Open
- 0
01Disciplines
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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.
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Kurdish oral tradition
Dengbêj singers carry epic, lament and song in the Kurdish oral tradition.
1 course4 fields
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Kurdish music
Kurdish music includes the maqam, the tanbur and the daf, and song traditions of every region.
1 course4 fields
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Kurdish dance
Govend and the other Kurdish dances are danced in lines and circles at weddings and festivals.
1 course3 fields
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Kurdish cinema
Kurdish cinema has grown in four states and in exile, often in several languages.
1 course4 fields
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Kurdish crafts and dress
Kurdish crafts include kilims, carpets, dress and embroidery, each with regional styles.
1 course3 fields
02Courses
| Course | Discipline | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ehmedê Xanî and classical poetry | Kurdish literatures | A proposal only, which exists once the governing body the charter names decides. |
| The Baban school and Sorani letters | Kurdish literatures | Proposed |
| The modern Kurdish novel | Kurdish literatures | Proposed |
| Kurdish women writers | Kurdish literatures | Proposed |
| Dengbêj and oral tradition | Kurdish oral tradition | Outlined |
| Kurdish music: maqam, dengbêj, tanbur, daf | Kurdish music | Proposed |
| Govend and dance | Kurdish dance | Proposed |
| Kurdish cinema | Kurdish cinema | Proposed |
| Kilims, dress and crafts | Kurdish crafts and dress | Proposed |
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
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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
04More in this faculty
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Department of Kurdish Languages
Every Kurdish variety and script, and the study of them.
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Department of Kurdish History and Memory
The Kurdish past, and how its hardest chapters are remembered.
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Department of Kurdish Faiths and Cultures
Religious life and everyday culture among Kurds.
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Department of Kurdish Society, Land and Diaspora
Kurdish society, the land of Kurdistan and the communities abroad.
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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/}, }- RIS
TY - ELEC AU - The Kurdish Cooperation Organization DA - 2026/// PY - 2026 ID - kco2026_learn_facult N1 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 TI - Department of Kurdish Literatures and Arts UR - https://kurds.global/learn/faculties/kurdish-studies/kurdish-literatures-arts/ ER -