| CODE | ANT2003 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Nation, State and Society in the Middle East/North Africa | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Anthropological Sciences | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Objectives: This course is an introduction to the Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa. It explores a variety of everyday forms and practices, which are tense with class, gender and other social oppositions. Content: Both complementary and contrasting theoretical approaches are used to explore the diverse topics, while three large questions guide the discussions: How do the various social forms and transformations relate to the expanded apparatus and functions of the modern state? How do they relate to the region's strategic importance to Western political and economic interests? How does the social organization of communications, with its varying blends of local and transnational contexts, shape belief, authority and community? Reading List: - Balakrishnan, Gopal and Benedict Anderson (eds.),Mapping the Nation (London: Verso, 1996); - Eickelman, Dale F. and Jon W. Anderson (eds.), New Media in the Muslim World: the Emerging Public Sphere (Bloomington/Indianapolis: Indiana UP, 1999); - Herzfeld, Michael, Cultural Intimacy: Social Poetics in the Nation-State (London: Routledge, 1996). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Ranier Fsadni |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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