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| Session | Topic | Readings | Key Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the Geography and History of the Middle East; the
Rise of Islam |
Chapter One from Peoples and Cultures, pp. 1-29 | |
| 2 | Islamic Civilizations and Societies |
Chapter Two from Peoples and Cultures, pp. 30-57;
VIDEO: The Five Pillars |
|
| 3 | The Colonial and Post-Colonial Periods I |
Begin reading Edward Said's Orientalism; MOVIE:
The Battle of Algiers |
|
| 4 | The Colonial and Post-Colonial Periods II |
Finish reading Orientalism; VIDEO: Edward Said on
Orientalism |
Response Paper #1 |
| 5 | Religious and Intellectual Trends and Movements |
Chapter Three from Peoples and Cultures, pp. 58-89 | |
| 6 | Diversity of the Middle East: Ethnicity, Communal
Identity, and Authority |
Chapters Four and Ten from Peoples and Cultures, pp. 90-119; 251-277 | |
| 7 | Kinship, Marriage, and the Family |
Chapters Eight and Nine from Peoples and Cultures, pp.
201-249; Intro, pp. 1-28 and "Gender and Sexuality: Belonging to the
National Order," in Hermeneutics and Honor, pp.
70-88 |
|
| 8 | Villages, Urban Lives, and Change |
Chapters Six and Seven from Peoples and
Cultures, pp. 143-200; VIDEO: The Islamic City |
Mid-term exam |
| 9 | Popular Islam: Folk Practices and Beliefs |
Annemarie Schimmel, "Mystical Islam and Sufi Brotherhoods,"
"Popular Piety and the Veneration of Saints" (from
CP) |
|
| 10 | The Palestinian Nakba—Tragedy and Conflict |
William Cleveland, "The Palestine Mandate and the Birth of the
State of Israel" (from CP); and Men in the
Sun (entire novel); MOVIE (optional): The Dupes (adaptation of
Men in the Sun) |
|
| 11 | Gendered Identities and Islamic Feminism | Afsaruddin, ed., Hermeneutics and Honor, pp. 29-54;
70-88; 89-116; 159-88 |
|
| 12 | The Onslaught of Modernity I: Are Western and Muslim Societies on a Collision Course? | John Trumpbour, "The Clash of Civilizations," in Qureshi and Sells,
ed., The New Crusades (from CP); Samuel
Huntington, "The Clash of Civilizations," (online); Mazrui
and Mazrui's "Islam and Civilization," in Tehranian and Chapell, ed.,
Dialogue of Civilizations: A New Peace Agenda for a New
Millenium (from CP) |
Preliminary Term Paper Proposal Due |
| 13 | The Rise of Political Islam and Militancy | Chapter Eleven from Peoples and Cultures, pp. 278-304; and Unholy War (entire book) | |
| 14 | The Onslaught of Modernity II: The Challenges of Political Authoritarianism, Democracy, and Globalization | Juan Cole, "The Modernity of Theocracy" (from CP); and
Mehran Kamrava, "The Question of Democracy" (from CP);
Class lecture by Professor John Voll of Georgetown University,
"Modernities, Democracies, and Islam(s)" |
Response Paper #2 |
| 15 | The Middle East in the Age of Globalization and Cybernetics | Jon Anderson, "Wiring Up: The Internet Difference for Muslim Networks" (from CP) | |
| 16 | Finals Week (no new material) | Final exam and Term Paper Due |
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