College of Social Sciences and International Studies
The Palestine Question: Past and Present
Module ARAM221 for 2019/0
Module ARAM221 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ARAM221: The Palestine Question: Past and Present
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 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 the production of academic knowledge can improve understandings of 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.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Critically 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 a critical 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. |