Module ARAM225 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ARAM225: Gender and Politics in the Middle East
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 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:
- Studying gender, from the everyday to the geopolitical – and back again
- Questions of status: Women’s representation(s) and realities
- Men in Crisis? Dynamic masculinities, masculinity dynamics
- Sexuality and power: From “honour crimes” to queer politics
- Everyday life: Intimacy, family and sociality
- From nations to states: Nationalism, modernisation and citizenship
- Violence, war and militarisation
- Displacement and migration
- Social movements and feminist activism
- Globalisation, new media and public spheres
- Protest, transition and transformation: [Case study] The MENA uprisings
- Imagination and cultural productions
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Activity | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 77 | Weekly reading (7 hours per week) |
| Guided Independent Study | 22 | Class participation (2 hours preparation per week) |
| Guided Independent Study | 30 | Blog posts (2 hours researching & 4 hours writing per week, 5 submitted in total) |
| Guided Independent Study | 59 | Project (40 hours researching/coordinating, 19 hours writing/preparing presentation and materials). |
| Guided Independent Study | 90 | Essay (60 hours reading and 30 hours writing) |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Other Learning Resources
Videos/films, TV programmes, online materials (news sites, blogs, social media), images, podcasts, play scripts, music, memoirs.
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class presentation (blog post) | 5 minute presentation of a blog post (1000 words), twice during the course | 1-6, 9 | Verbal feedback |
| Project proposal | 1000 words | 1-6, 8 | Written & verbal feedback |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 35 | 4,000 words | 1-8 | Written feedback |
| Weekly 'reaction papers' | 30 | 3 x 1000 words | 1-8 | Written feedback |
| Summative project (group or individual). Submissions may take the form of short reflective essays (for example a film or exhibition review); video or photo essays; podcasts; play scripts; short stories; poetry or spoken word; and/or original artwork with details of your creative process. This list is not exhaustive. Submission format and pathway will be agreed individually with the convenor after review of proposals (mid-term). | 35 | Written submission of 2000 words OR 15 minute in-class presentation. | 1-9 | Written feedback; verbal feedback if required |
| 0 | ||||
| 0 |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | Essay (4000 words) | 1-8 | August/September reassessment period |
| Reaction papers | Brief weekly 'reaction papers' written as blog posts (3 x 1000 words) | 1-8 | August/September reassessment period |
| Project | Project materials, including reflective essay of 2000 words; in-class presentations are not possible. | 1-8 | August/September reassessment period |
Re-assessment notes
Where you have been referred/deferred for the project presentation, you will complete a short essay (2,000 words) that reflects on the process and outcomes of your project.
