Module ARAM246 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ARAM246: Critical Readings in Kurdish Studies
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
It is anticipated that the course will cover some of the themes below:
- Definitions: How can we define ‘Kurdish Studies’ and ((given the Kurds’ unique position as a stateless nation) what is its place in the curriculum?
- The Orientalist origins of ‘Kurdology’ and the arrival of Kurdish scholars
- The recent expansion of the field across disciplines
- Reading Kurdish texts (either written from a Kurdish perspective or in Kurdish language) in the field of: literature, history, anthropology, cultural studies, political science, gender studies, religious studies.
- Discussion of these texts within their own context and within academic contexts
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 139 | 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 activities | 11 | 1 hour initial group meeting; (4 x 1 hour) Engagement and discussion of readings, at times agreed directly with the tutor; (3 x 2 hour) meeting with course convenor and group in weeks 4, 8 and 11 of term; You will make a presentation to this group |
| Guided Independent Study | 81 | Investigation of sources and research |
| Guided Independent Study | 32 | Preparing and presenting the formative assessment and writing the final summative paper |
| Guided Independent Study | 26 | Utilising major web-based resources |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE – https://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
Kurdish Studies Network website https://kurdishstudiesnetwork.net/
Other Learning Resources
Relevant Journals include: Kurdish Studies, European Journal of Turkish Studies, British Journal of Middle East Studies, International Journal of Middle East Studies
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.
Kreyenbroek, Philip and Stefan Sperl (eds.) (1992) The Kurds: A Contemporary Overview. London: Routledge.
Natali, Denise (2006) The Kurds and the State: Evolving National Identity in Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
Mojab, Shahrzad (ed) (2001) Women of a Non-State Nation: The Kurds. Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Press.
Scalbert-Yücel, C. and Le Ray, M. (2006) ‘Knowledge, ideology and power. Deconstructing Kurdish Studies’, European Journal of Turkish Studies online
Soane, E.B. (1918) To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in Disguise.
Stansfield, Gareth (2003) Iraqi Kurdistan: Political Development and Emergent Democracy. London: RoutledgeCurzon.
Stansfield, Gareth and Shareef, Mohammed (eds) (2016) The Kurdish Question Revisited. London: Hurst.
Kreyenbroek, Philip and Stefan Sperl (eds.) (1992) The Kurds: A Contemporary Overview. London: Routledge.
Natali, Denise (2006) The Kurds and the State: Evolving National Identity in Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
Mojab, Shahrzad (ed) (2001) Women of a Non-State Nation: The Kurds. Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Press.
Scalbert-Yücel, C. and Le Ray, M. (2006) ‘Knowledge, ideology and power. Deconstructing Kurdish Studies’, European Journal of Turkish Studies online
Soane, E.B. (1918) To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in Disguise.
Stansfield, Gareth (2003) Iraqi Kurdistan: Political Development and Emergent Democracy. London: RoutledgeCurzon.
Stansfield, Gareth and Shareef, Mohammed (eds) (2016) The Kurdish Question Revisited. London: Hurst.
