Module ARAM219 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ARAM219: The Palestine Question: Past and Present
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to introduce you to one of the most important issue in the politics of the region and in the world at large. In doing so, it aims to enable you to understand the ways in which the scholarly debate on this issue has developed and how can the production of academic knowledge help to understand better the origins of the conflict in Israel and Palestine and the possible scenarios about its future.
It will also introduce you to the intriguing world of power and knowledge. You will acquaint yourself with recent theoretical and conceptual insights into this question that underpins every area of scholarly inquiry.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Understand the nature and importance of the scholarly research on topical issues at the top of the international agenda. 2. Reflect critically on the scholarly research on the Palestine Question |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Analyse and identify the role of narratives in scholarly studies of the Middle East 4. Demonstrate an understanding of the interdisciplinary methods upon which Area Studies and Middle East Studies are based; 5. Understand the strengths and weaknesses of a scholarly treatment of a topical issue such as the Arab-Israeli conflict. |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. Demonstrate close reading, critical and analytical skills through readings, class discussions and presentations 7. Organise data effectively to produce a coherent argument to a deadline, both orally and in writing. |
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:
Palestine through the Ages: From the Roman times to Our times.
The Battle of the Narratives: Conceptual and Methodological Aspects.
The Settler Colonial paradigm versus the National Conflict paradigm.
The Zionist Narrative
The Palestinian Narrative
The Post-Zionist Challenge
New Developments in Palestinian Historiography
The Palestinian Refugee questions and its impact on the Palestine Question.
The Role of the Palestinian minority in Israel
The Peace Process and Its Discontents
The One State versus the Two States Solution
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 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
Guided Independent Study | 68 | Preparing for class participation |
Guided Independent Study | 60 | Preparation and writing of essays 1 and 2 |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).