Fall 2016

The Modern Middle East: 1800-Present

Listed in: Asian Languages and Civilizations, as ASLC-148  |  History, as HIST-191

Formerly listed as: ASLC-48  |  HIST-20

Faculty

Monica M. Ringer (Section 01)

Description

(Offered as HIST 191 [ME] and ASLC 148 [WA].) This course surveys the history of the Middle East from 1800 to the present. The focus is threefold: following political, social and intellectual trends as they evolve over time, exploring contemporary historical and methodological debates and analysis, and introducing students to important historical literature of the period. The class is divided into modules: “From Subject to Citizen,” “Engineering a Modern Middle East,” “Nationalism and the Quest for Independence,” “Islamist Opposition,” and “Taking Sovereignty: Contemporary Debates and the Post-Modern Era.” The class is discussion-oriented and writing intensive. Two class meetings per week.

Fall semester. Professor Ringer.

Keywords

Attention to Writing

Offerings

2022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2018