THE STRUGGLE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST in Spring 2020 (ME1099FB2)

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Course Master: 
FIRSTBRIDGE IN MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES (ME1099)
Term: 
Spring 2020
Discipline: 
ME (Middle East Studies)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Exam Date: 
Friday, May 8, 2020 - 08:30
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

Ziad Majed

Notes

This course presents the modern political history of the Middle East since the collapse of the Ottoman empire during WWI. It discusses the construction of identities, states and maps, and analyzes the roots of conflicts and political turmoil. It also explores current developments and new dynamics that emerged after the Arab revolutions of 2011.


Learning Outcomes

  1. CCI LO1: Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate. 
  2. CCI LO3: Exploring and Engaging Difference: Students will think critically about cultural and social difference; they will identify and understand power structures that determine hierarchies and inequalities that can relate to race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, or class. 

Syllabus

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Book List

TitleAuthorPublisherISBN Number
A History of the Arab Peoples
Albert Hourani
0571226647

Schedule

Start Date: 
Monday, January 13, 2020
End Date: 
Friday, May 8, 2020
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Tuesday
10:35
11:55
SD-6
Friday
10:35
11:55
SD-6