Course content
This course introduces the twentieth-century history of the Middle East with a focus on Arab, Persian and Turkish national experiences. Lectures explore ideas of political legitimacy: the course examines the collapse of the Ottoman caliphate, European colonial empires, secular republicanism, socialism, and the rise of Islamism.
This course consists of three one-hour lectures and one one-hour tutorial per week. Students can sign up to a tutorial during the first week of the semester. This course is designed to be delivered in person, but some content will be made available online. This course requires attendance for the final test, and for tutorials, for which there are no online alternatives.
Lectures are in person and are also recorded
Tutorials are in person - there is no zoom option
There is a final in-person test requiring attendance
Course learning objectives
Students who pass this course should be able to:
Analyse and evaluate various debates about just statehood in the heart of the Islamic world.
Describe the recent political history of the important states in the Middle East.
Identify the political and cultural geography of the Middle East, both historical and contemporary.
Synthesise in written form ideas about political legitimacy in the context of Islamic national states.
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The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington values te reo Māori. Students who wish to submit any of their assessments in te reo Māori must refer to The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy - PDF 134kb
He mea nui te reo Māori ki Te Herenga Waka. Ki te pīrangi koe ki te tuhituhi i ō aro matawai i roto i te reo Māori, tēnā me mātua whakapā atu ki te kaupapa here, The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy - PDF 134kb
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