TOPICS: IRAQ, LEBANON & SYRIA in Fall 2023 (ME3091C)

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Course Master:

TOPICS IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES (ME3091)

Term:

Fall 2023

Discipline:

ME (Middle East Studies)

Credits:

4 credits

Type:

Regular

Level:

Undergraduate

Can be taken twice for credit?:

Yes

Cross Listed:

TOPICS: IRAQ, LEBANON & SYRIA in Fall 2023 (HI3091C)

Exam Date:

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 - 16:00

Pre-requisites:

None

Co-requisites:

None

Professor(s)

Ziad Majed

Notes

This course explores the modern political history of Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, and how local as well as regional and international developments regularly “connected” them or had different political echoes and implications in each of them.

To Explain that the course revisits eight moments and analyzes their events and dynamics in the three countries (between 1920 and 2020).

Learning Outcomes

To understand the political developments in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon through a comparative approach.
To learn how to analyze the political context in the Middle East within the international context.
To understand the dynamics of sectarianism and identity politics in divided societies, leading to civil wars, and exposed to external challenges, invasions, and interventions.
Formulate coherent, independent, well-informed critical arguments and present and defend them orally and in writing, both under time pressure and with research content;
Improve your reading through the consolidation and development of critical reading skills while analyzing stylistic and generic differences; and
Use a variety of resources to conduct research and present your findings through writing while respecting the principle of academic integrity.

Syllabus

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Schedule

Start Date:

Monday, September 4, 2023

End Date:

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Day	Start Time	End Time	Room
Tuesday	15:20	16:40	C-505
Friday	15:20	16:40	C-505