Module ARAM232 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ARAM232: Theorising the Middle East
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practice mini-presentations | 5 minutes | 1-7, 9-10 | Oral feedback |
| Small and large group discussions and analysis of texts | Weekly | 1-7, 9-10 | Oral 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group project using the Hive in which students will need to demonstrate the ability to discuss, evaluate and reflect upon the theoretical perspectives they study | 15 | 15 minutes | 1-11 | Written and oral feedback |
| Essay | 85 | 3,500 words | 1-11 | Written and oral feedback |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group project using the Hive in which students will need to demonstrate the ability to discuss, evaluate and reflect upon the theoretical perspectives they study | Individual project using the Hive in which students will need to demonstrate the ability to discuss, evaluate and reflect upon the theoretical perspectives they study | 1-11 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Essay | Essay (3,500 words) | 1-11 | August/September re-assessment period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Abu-Lughod, Lila (1989) ‘Zones of Theory in the Anthropology of the Arab World,’ Annual Review of Anthropology 18: 267-206. Anderson, Benedict (1991) Imagined Communities. London: Verso.
Appadurai, Arian (1996) Modernity at Large. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Beblawi, Hazem and Giacomo Luciani (1987) The Rentier State. New York: Croom Helm.
Davis, John (1988) Libyan Politics. Tribes and Revolution. Oakland: University of California Press.
Eickelman, Dale (1998) The Middle East and Central Asia: An Anthropological Approach. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.
Fraser, Nancy (1989) Unruly Practices. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Gause, Gregory (2000) ‘The Persistence of Monarchy in the Arabian Peninsula: A Comparative Analysis,’ in Joseph Kostiner (ed.), Middle East Monarchies: The Challenge of Modernity. Boulder: Lynne Rienner.
Gershoni, Israel and James Jankowski (2009), Confronting Fascism in Egypt: Dictatorship versus Democracy in the 1930s.
Stanford: University of Stanford Press.
Göçek, Fatma Müge and Shiva Balaghi (eds) (1995) Reconstructing Gender in the Middle East: Tradition, Identity and Power.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Habermas, Jurgen (1981) The Theory of Communicative Action. Boston: Beacon Press.
Khalidi, Rashid (1991), ‘Arab Nationalism: Historical Problems in the Literature’, The American Historical Review 96(5): 1363- 1373.
Roy, Olivier (1994) ‘Patronage and Solidarity Groups: survival or reformation?,’, in Ghassan Salame (ed.), Democracy Without Democrats. London: I.B. Taurus.
Said, Edward (1978) Orientalism. New York: Vintage Books.
Salame, Ghassan (1990) "‘Strong’ and ‘Weak’ States: A Qualified Return to the Muqaddimah" in Giacomo Luciani (ed.). The Arab State. London: Routledge.
