Faculty First Year Seminars 197MES1 - A New Middle East? The Arab Wo

Class will introduce students generally to Middle Eastern modern history and politics, with a particular look at the possible meaning and results of the uprisings that took place throughout the Arab world in 2011. The class will consider the role of the US in the region, Islam, Israel, Iran and Turkey, in addition to issues of Arab society, culture and politics. The course will include video discussions with groups of students in the Middle East, and serve as a good background for further coursework in Middle Eastern Studies. Students will be expected to read between 25 and 50 pages of week, including Marc Lynch?s 2012 general interest book, ?The Arab Uprising.? Students will develop experience in facilitating discussions, as well as researching current political issues.

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