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Root number
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506171 |
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Semester
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HS2025 |
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Type of course
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Seminar |
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Allocation to subject
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History |
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Type of exam
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not defined |
| Title |
Nationalism and scocial change in the Middle East |
| Description |
The break-up of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the First World War led to the foundation of several new nations in the Eastern Mediterranean. Not all of them, however, achieved independence. Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Transjordan and Palestine were put under the mandate of the League of Nations. What is more, not all communities that had been part of the multi-confessional and multi-ethnic Ottoman society came by a state of their own; the Armenians and the Kurds for instance did not achieve this goal
The seminar examines the historical development of different national movements and nation states from the late nineteenth century to the mandate period and the developments in the 1960s. It will highlight, among others, that the area was shaped by European dominance to a considerable extent. Whereas Syria and the Lebanon were part of the French mandate, Iraq, Palestine and Transjordan were British mandates territories. What is more, we will look at different cases such as Lebanese nationalism, the idea of a Greater Syria and political ideologies such as Zionism, Pan-Arabism and Pan-Islamism to expound the different and at times competing visions of the respective territories and the way different communities were supposed to live within them. Other developments that will be examined concern the role of Egypt as cultural centre of the Nahda, the Young Turks movement, the foundation of Israel or the impact of gender roles, diasporas and the establishment of local middle classes for the foundation of the respective naton states.
By analysing edited (and translated) sources and examining theories of nationalism and current scholarly debates, the seminar offers a multifarious approach to the history of the Middle East and historical processes that shape this area until till this day. |
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ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course)
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Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible).
ILIAS
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| Lecturers |
Prof. Dr.
Christof Dejung, Institute of History, Modern and Contemporary History ✉
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Rea Camilla Vogt, Institute of History, Modern and Contemporary History ✉
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ECTS
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7 |
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Recognition as optional course possible
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No |
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Grading
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1 to 6 |
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| Dates |
Tuesday 14:15-16:00 Weekly
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| Rooms |
Seminarraum F -121, Hörraumgebäude Unitobler
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| Students please consult the detailed view for complete information on dates, rooms and planned podcasts. |
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