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HU Credits:
4
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Semester:
Yearly
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Meir Hatina
Coordinator Office Hours:
Monday 1200-1300
Teaching Staff:
Prof Meir Hatina
Course/Module description:
The course explores the interface between ideas and politics and examines the role of intellectuals in revolutionary movements in the Middle East in a comparative perspective. Extensive use will be made of preliminary texts (mostly translated into English) alongside secondary literature, both historical and methodological.
Course/Module aims:
The course will trace the thrust for power by intellectuals in the modern Middle East in a historical and geographical cross-section, analyzing their ideologies as reflected in active dissidence and subversion.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Exploring the affinity between knowledge and power in the Middle Eastern context; analyzing ideological texts in their historical context; using sociological tools in researching intellectuals and protest in the Middle East.
Attendance requirements(%):
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Active participation in class in analyzing texts based on reading assignments.
Course/Module Content:
1.Intellectuals and power
2.Ulama and politics in Muslim history
3.The "new intellectuals" in modern times
4.Communism and a just society
5.Pan-Arabism and Messianism
6.Political Islam and protest
7.Radicalism
Required Reading:
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 80 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 20 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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