Laboratory:socialism Between the Middle East and North Africa

The course aims at providing students with the tools necessary for an in-depth understanding of socialism in the MENA context, also thanks to the fact that lecturers have different geographical and linguistic areas of expertise. Students will thus have an additional key to understanding the social, political and cultural changes affecting the Middle East in the 21st century. Through the writing of a final paper in the form of a short essay, the course also aims at strengthening both research and writing skills that are necessary for the completion of academic studies.

At the end of the course, students will have strengthened their so-called transversal skills, that are useful in both academic and professional contexts. First, the focus on the methodological aspect will allow them to refine research techniques in the historical field, particularly in the MENA context, enabling them to grasp the crucial nodes and historiographical issues analysed in the workshop. Second, by writing a final paper and presenting it in class at the end of the workshop the participants will developed expository skills that will be useful during the elaboration of the dissertation/thesis and in future academic and/or professional contexts.