History and politics of north africa and the middle east
A.A. 2023/2024
Obiettivi formativi
The course aims at providing students with an advanced understanding of the relationship between Islam and politics in the contemporary MENA region, with the methodology to analyse this theme in a range of settings and with an adequate lexicon.
Risultati apprendimento attesi
Attraverso lo studio degli snodi storici più rilevanti della storia del Nord Africa e del Medio oriente, lo studente acquisisce consapevolezza delle origini della realtà attuale in un'area cruciale del mondo e capacità di comprensione e analisi critica .
Periodo: Terzo trimestre
Modalità di valutazione: Esame
Giudizio di valutazione: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Corso singolo
Questo insegnamento può essere seguito come corso singolo.
Programma e organizzazione didattica
Edizione unica
Responsabile
Periodo
Terzo trimestre
Programma
After a methodological introduction, the course will focus on the following topics: the decline of the Ottoman Empire; Nahda and secular/religious reformist movements; post-WW1 Middle East and European colonialism; post-WW2 Middle East and the Pan-Arab period, with a special focus on political and ideological dynamics of Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon; Arab-Israeli wars; jihadism and sectarianism; contemporary Middle East from "Desert Storm" operation to the Arab Springs.
Prerequisiti
A general understanding of modern-contemporary history and Islamic principles is required.
Metodi didattici
A) Lectures B) Student presentations (organized in small groups to analyze a specific topic assigned by the professor) will be discussed at the end of the course.
Materiale di riferimento
Attending students: selected parts of P. Mandaville, Islam and Politics, Routledge, 2020, which is available online on the university library's website (from p. 73 to end of ch.3, pp. 134-161, 197-209, ch. 5, ch. 6 , ch. 7 until p. 377). You may use also the 2014 edition (pp.74-115, 134-161, 191-198, 203-265, 270-321, 328-351).
Non-attending students: P. Mandaville, Islam and Politics, Routledge, 2020.
Non-attending students: P. Mandaville, Islam and Politics, Routledge, 2020.
Modalità di verifica dell’apprendimento e criteri di valutazione
Written exam with the aim of assessing the knowledge of the themes covered by the program, the ability to demonstrate critical thinking, and the mastery of an appropriate terminology. Attending students are given the opportunity to choose between an oral or a written exam, and their active participation in class discussions will be considered. As for written exams, they will last an hour and a half and consist of 3 questions for non-attending students and 2 for attending students. Final evaluation is expressed on a 30-point scale: the student needs at least 18/30 to pass the exam.
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