Module ARA3140 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA3140: The Kurds: History and Politics
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:
The Historiography of the Kurds and Kurdistan
The Kurds between two empires (the Ottomans and the Safavids)
Kurds and Kurdistan in the first World War
Kurdish nationalism and the question of identity
Religious identities and politics in Kurdistan
The Kurdish national movement and the states (Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria)
Kurds, actors of Middle-Eastern Regional politics
The Diasporisation of the Kurdish People
The Kurdish political movement and transformation of gender roles
Kurdistan, war, and the global economy
War and the transformation of society in Kurdistan
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 | 128 | 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 | Classroom hours (11 x 2 hours seminars) |
| Guided Independent study | 55 | Weekly Reading and class preparation 5 hours x 11 |
| Guided Independent study | 20 | Reading and writing up of book review |
| Guided Independent study | 25 | Project (15 hours researching/coordinating; 10 hours writing/preparing presentation) |
| Guided Independent study | 28 | Essay (18 hours reading, 10 hours writing) |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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.
van Bruinessen, Martin (1992), Agha, Sheikh and State: The Social and Political Structures of Kurdistan, Zed Books: London & New Jersey.
McDowall, David (1996), A Modern History of the Kurds, London: I.B. Tauris.
Mojab, Shahrzad (2001), Women of a Non-State Nation: The Kurds, Costa Mesa: Mazda.
Stansfield, Gareth and Shareef Mohammed (2017) The Kurdish Question Revisited, London: Hurst.
Olson, Robert (1989), The Emergence of Kurdish Nationalism and the Sheikh Said Rebellion, 1880-1925, Texas: University of Texas Press.
Vali, Abbas (ed.) (2003), Essays on the Origins of Kurdish Nationalism, Costa Mesa: Mazda.
Watts, Nicole (2010) Activists in office. Kurdish politics and protest in Turkey, Seattle, University of Washington Press.
