JWST 217
The Modern Middle East
Fall 2018
Division II
Difference, Power, and Equity
Cross-listed
REL 239 / HIST 207 / GBST 101 / ARAB 207 / LEAD 207
This is not the current course catalog
Class Details
This survey course addresses the main economic, religious, political and cultural trends in the modern Middle East. Topics to be covered include the cultural diversity of the Middle East, relations with Great Powers, the impact of imperialism, the challenge of modernity, the creation of nation states and nationalist ideologies, the discovery of oil, radical religious groups, and war and peace. Throughout the course these significant changes will be evaluated in light of their impact on the lives of a variety of individuals in the region and especially how they have grappled differently with increasing Western political and economic domination.
The Class:
Format: lecture
Limit: 40
Expected: 30-40
Class#: 1233
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 40
Expected: 30-40
Class#: 1233
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
participation, two short papers, quizzes, midterm, and final exam
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
History & Arabic majors, and Jewish studies concentrators; completion of course admission survey if overenrolled
Distributions:
Division II
Difference, Power, and Equity
Notes:
meets Division 2 requirement if registration is under ARAB
DPE: This course introduces students to the incredible diversity of the Middle East and offers a critical assessment of difference, power, and equity in the Middle East. In particular it will explore how people of different backgrounds and in different situations have responded in diverse ways to the problems of the day. Students will acquire the critical tools to assess a number of interpretations of the past and how to understand and appreciate the many narratives in the Middle East today that have profound political and cultural implications.
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
REL 239 Division II JWST 217 Division II HIST 207 Division II GBST 101 Division II ARAB 207 Division II LEAD 207 Division II
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
REL 239 Division II JWST 217 Division II HIST 207 Division II GBST 101 Division II ARAB 207 Division II LEAD 207 Division II
Attributes:
GBST Middle Eastern Studies
HIST Group E Electives - Middle East
JWST Elective Courses
LEAD Facets or Domains of Leadership
HIST Group E Electives - Middle East
JWST Elective Courses
LEAD Facets or Domains of Leadership
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JWST 217 - 01 (F) LEC The Modern Middle East
JWST 217 - 01 (F) LEC The Modern Middle EastDivision II Difference, Power, and EquityTF 1:10 pm - 2:25 pm
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JWST 217 - 01 (F) LEC The Modern Middle East
JWST 217 - 01 (F) LEC The Modern Middle EastDivision II Difference, Power, and EquityTF 1:10 pm - 2:25 pm
1233
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