Fall 2021

Introduction to the natural and cultural diversity of the Middle East through the prism of globalization and sustainability.

Explores the modern Middle East by focusing on the process of globalization.

History and culture of modern Iran from the nineteenth century to present through historical and ethnographic approaches to Iran today, richly contextualizing events and people.

Explores the social, political, and religious forces that helped shape the Ottoman, Safavid, and the Mughal empires, their intellectual trends, and cultural dynamism.

Examines contemporary Arab state-society relations using literature to illustrate how people construct meanings and portray issues of national, social, and cultural significance.

A comparative examination of social relations of power and institutions with a special focus on intellectual traditions, the law, and social movements.

Survey of major political, economic, and cultural developments in the Middle East on the basis of documents, literature, and film produced in the region. Duplicates Credit in former HIST-280.

Examination of the Middle East through the prism of its popular cultures; emphasis on audio, visual, and literary representations in relation to colonialism, nation-building, and globalization.

An examination of the economic, political and cultural forces operating in a number of Middle Eastern cities.

Individual research and readings. Not for graduate credit.