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M.A. Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East (Studienordnung 2020)

0593a_MA120

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  • Reading the Middle East

    0593aA2.1

    Learning objectives:

    Students understand the significance of global key concepts and central terms and how they relate to thinking about the Near and Middle East and ascriptions of identity. They are familiar with the scholarly significance of texts and debates that shape the discourse of Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East and learn how to classify them in historical terms as well as from today’s perspective, considering their origins and the changing contexts in which they are used. They have in-depth knowledge of texts that constitute the Near and Middle East from a transregional perspective. They are thereby enabled to classify transdisciplinary methodological and theoretical approaches, especially in comparative cultural studies, and to apply them to their research against the background of current research debates and present the results appropriately, both in writing and orally.

    Content:

    The module discusses key texts, central concepts and fields of researching the Near and Middle East (e.g. Orientalism, world/global literatures, Islam in Europe, postcolonialism, nationalism) in their historical development and from a transregional and cross-disciplinary perspective. Besides, the module explores the historical and transdisciplinary dynamics of terms and concepts, how they circulate, and how their meaning transforms in changing contexts.

    Modes of instruction/ Contact hours / Regular attendance required

    Elective course / 2 SWS / yes

    Elective course / 2 SWS / yes

    Module assessment

    Presentation with follow-up discussion (approx. 20 minutes)

    Language

    English (or if applicable, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Syriac-Aramaic,Turkish)

    Total workload

    450 hours (15 credit points)

    duration / Frequency

    One or two semesters / Every semester Schließen

  • Reading the Middle East through its Languages

    0593aA2.2

    Learning objectives:

    Students have a thorough understanding of basic questions about the relationship between text and knowledge; they can analyze the significance of original language texts within the context of the Near and Middle East as a pluricultural, multifaith, and multilingual region. They are confident to reflect on theories and models critically and build a conceptual toolkit to decipher the rhetoric of different texts and genres. Students have the skills they need to reach conclusions about the heuristics of different texts and genres on their own and by using controlled methods; they can present their findings orally and in writing appropriately.

    Content:

    The module develops interdisciplinary terms and concepts from the fields of cultural studies and humanities by means of various forms of original language sources (oral and written) from Arabic, Persian, Syriac-Aramaic, Jewish, Islamic, or Christian culture and literature. Building on this, students examine and discuss methods of text and source analysis used to organize, contextualize, and interpret primary sources; they then apply those methods to selected examples (works by different authors and from different literary genres, periods, movements, etc.).

    Modes of instruction/ Contact hours / Regular attendance required

    Elective course / 2 SWS / yes

    Elective course / 2 SWS / yes

    Module assessment

    Presentation with follow-up discussion (approx. 20 minutes)

    Language

    English (or if applicable, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Syriac-Aramaic,Turkish)

    Total workload

    450 hours (15 credit points)

    duration / Frequency

    One or two semesters / Every semester Schließen
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