Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA3045: War, Violence and Revolution in the Modern Middle East

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Although the module's precise coverage may vary each year, it is anticipated that the following topics will be covered (some for a period of more than one week)

1. Theories of violence
2. Colonial violence
3. Genocide and ethnic conflict
4. The Armenian genocide
5. Gender, war and violence
6. Theories of revolution
7. The Iranian Revolution
8. Lived Revolution: Cases from the Arab Spring
9. Colonialism, War and Revolution in Algeria
10. Nation, Statehood and the Arab-Israeli conflict
11. Violence and humanitarianism post 9/11

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
44	256	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	44	22 x 2 hour classes. You will need to complete all readings prior to class and be ready to participate. On some occasions you will be asked to make presentations
Guided independent study	130	Reading and research
Guided independent study	63	Completing assignments
Guided independent study	63	Preparing for assessments

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).