College of Social Sciences and International Studies
The Historiography of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Module ARA2161 for 2020/1
Module ARA2161 for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA2161: The Historiography of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Module Aims
This module covers the major Islamist movements in the Middle East and Central Asia. Its aim is to explore the behaviour of these movements, understand their ideologies, and compare their similarities and differences in a cross-regional setting. The module will also address the causes and the political consequences of the rise of Islamist movements in the Muslim-majority states.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Understand the role of historical narratives in regional and national conflicts 2. Demonstrate critical familiarity with current historiosophical and historiographical debates about the past; 3. Recognise how crucial is the historical narrative in informing the positions of the elites and people involved in the never ending conflict in Israel and Palestine |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Deconstruct historical writing within a historiographical context; 5. Discuss the works of the professional historiography on both sides within a wider theoretical context 6. Demonstrate acumen in the various methodologies and how the impact historiography |
Personal and Key Skills | 7. Demonstrate critical and analytical skills through readings, class discussions and presentations 8. Contextualise case studies within wider theoretical discussions |