College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Spaces of Domination and Resistance in the Middle-East
Module ARA2176 for 2020/1
Module ARA2176 for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA2176: Spaces of Domination and Resistance in the Middle-East
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
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:
- Spaces of Colonialism
- Engineering the territory of the nation-state
- Landscapes of development and neo-liberalism
- Cityscapes
- Heritages and Spaces of Memory
- Geographies of mobilities and containment: beyond walls and camps
- Tahrir square and Gezi park: resisting in the public spaces
- A place called home: a private space of resistance?
- Global warming and transformation of energy landscape
- The construction and predation of nature in the Middle East
Learning and Teaching
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 |
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22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 22 | Lecture (1 hour) followed by seminar (1 hour) |
Guided Independent Study | 44 | Weekly reading (4 hours per week) |
Guided Independent Study | 11 | Class Preparation (1 hour per week) |
Guided Independent Study | 36 | Essay Preparation (20 hours reading+16 hours writing) |
Guided Independent Study | 37 | Project Preparation (20 hours researching+ 17 hours preparing project/presentation/writing) |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).