Postgraduate Module Descriptor

ARAM147: The Kurds: History and Politics

This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 academic year.

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

The Historiography of the Kurds and Kurdistan

The Kurds between two empires (the Ottomans and the Safavids)

Kurds and Kurdistan in the first World War

Kurdish nationalism and the question of identity

Religious identities and politics in Kurdistan

The Kurdish national movement and the states (Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria)

Kurds, actors of Middle-Eastern Regional politics

The Diasporisation of the Kurdish People

The Kurdish political movement and transformation of gender roles

Kurdistan, war, and the global economy

War and the transformation of society in Kurdistan

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
22	278	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	22	11 x 2 hour seminars
Guided independent study	88	Weekly Readings (8 hours/week)
Guided independent study	22	Class/Seminar Preparation (2 hours/ week)
Guided independent study	58	Project (30 hours researching/coordinating; 28 hours writing/realisation)
Guided independent study	70	Essay (35 hours reading and researching /35 hours writing)
Guided independent study	40	Reading and writing up the book review

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).