RUTGERSUNIVERSITYNEWARKDEPARTMENTOFHISTORY

MODERNMIDDLEEAST21:510:361FALL2018TR11:30-12:50AM@HILL210Dr.LeylaAmzi-Erdogdularleyla.amzi@rutgers.edu316ConklinHall–officehoursbyappointment

COURSEDESCRIPTIONThiscoursefocusesonthediversepolitical,socioeconomic,andculturaldevelopmentsintheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica,fromthelateOttomanera–roughlyturnofthetwentiethcentury,tothepresent.Thecoursewillanalyzeevents,ideas,andmovementsincludingnationalism,migrations,politicalIslam,regionalconflicts,andpopularuprisingsthroughrecentsecondaryresearch,primarysources,art,literaryfiction,andfilm.ItwillidentifymethodsusedininterdisciplinarystudyoftheMiddleEastandhighlighttheroleoftechnology,gender,theenvironment,andlegalstructuresinhistoricalanalysis.BycontextualizingtheeventsthatshapedtheMiddleEastoverthepastcentury-whilefocusingonthebottom-upperspective,thiscoursewillprovideanunderstandingoftheregionanditsinhabitantsinacomparativeglobalframework.LEARNINGOUTCOMESStudentsinthisclasswillbeableto:• Demonstrateknowledgeofkeyfigures,events,andinstitutionsassociatedwiththeMiddleEast.• ContextualizeinterdisciplinarystudiesandmethodologiesinunderstandingthehistoryoftheMiddleEast.• Understandhistoricalfactorsthathavecontributedtothedevelopmentofinstitutionsandvaluesof

today’sworld.• Criticallyreadprimarysourcesandfamiliarizethemselveswiththemethodologyforinterpretingthem.

COURSEREQUIREMENTSStudentsarerequiredtoreadtheassignmentsbeforeclasseachweek,writearesponseonline,andparticipateinclassdiscussions.Therearethreeexamsandthreepapers.ATTENDANCEismandatoryandonly3excused(documented)absencesareallowedbeforegradeisaffected.Silentattendancedoesnotearnfullcredit.Classworkcannotbemadeup–itdependsonbeinginclass.Recognizedgroundsforabsenceareillnessrequiringmedicalattention,curricularorextracurricularactivitiesapprovedbythefaculty,personalobligationsclaimedbythestudentandrecognizedasvalid,recognizedreligiousholidays,andsevereinclementweathercausingdangeroustravelingconditions.PleasebeawareofRutgerspolicywhereanystudentwhomisseseightormoresessionsthroughanycombinationofexcusedandunexcusedabsenceswillnotearncreditinthisclass.SuchstudentsshouldwithdrawtoavoidgettinganF.➜Useofelectronicdevicesisprohibitedinclass.Studentsusingthemwillbemarkedabsent.➜Nostudentmayrecordtheclassinanyfashionunlesstheyhavewrittenpermissionfromtheteacherandtherecordingdeviceisvisibletoeveryoneintheclassroom.EXAMSTherearethreeexams:Twoexamsduringthesemesterfocusonclassmaterial.Thefinalexamistakehomeessayquestionwherestudentsareexpectedtoshowthegraspofhistoricalknowledgeandcognizanceofoverarchingthemescoveredduringthesemester.Nomakeupsareavailable.Inthecaseofaschedule

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conflictoranunavoidabledelayintakinganexamorcompletinganassignment,thestudentshoulddiscusstheissuewiththeinstructor.WRITTENASSIGNMENTSWrittenresponsetoweeklyreadingsisdueeverySundayonBlackboard’sdiscussionboard.Studentsshouldwriteabriefresponsetothereadingsandengageindiscussion/respondtootherstudents’comments.Theresponsesshouldfocusonallthereadingsandmediaassignedforeachweek.Threepapers,Paper1-PortraitofaTurkishFamily;Paper2-Miramar;Paper3-“TurtlesCanFly,”aredueonBlackboard.Emailedorlatepapersarenotacceptable.Papersaretobewrittenintheformatofabook/filmreview(guidelinesonBlackboard).Eachpapershouldbe3pages,double-spaced;TimesNewRomanfont12,with1inchmarginsand,ifusingoutsidesources,conformtothecitationguidelinesaspertheChicagoManualofStyle.Papersshouldincludediscussionandanalysisinlightofmaterialassignedinclassaswellasoutsidesourceswhenpossible,andnotsolelysummarizethebookorclassnotes.Writtenassignmentswillbegradedbasedoncontentandaccuracy,evidenceusedtosupporttheanalysisandinterpretation,grammar,spelling,punctuation,clarityofthinkingandwriting,organization,andpresentation.StudentsarestronglyencouragedtovisittheWritingCenter:https://www.ncas.rutgers.edu/writingcenterforhelpwithbrainstormingororganizingideasandforfeedbackonadraft.GRADING

90-100% A(outstanding)80-89% B(aboveaverage)70-79% C(comprehensionofthesubjectatanappropriateuniversitylevel)60-69% D(unsatisfactoryperformance,barelypassing)Below60% F(failure)ACADEMICINTEGRITYPrinciplesofacademicintegrityrequirethatRutgersUniversitystudents:• properlyacknowledgeandcitealluseoftheideas,results,orwordsofothers• properlyacknowledgeallcontributorstoagivenpieceofwork• makesurethatallworksubmittedashisorherowninacourseorotheracademicactivityisproduced

withouttheaidofunsanctionedmaterialsorunsanctionedcollaboration• obtainalldataorresultsbyethicalmeansandreportthemaccuratelywithoutsuppressinganyresults

inconsistentwithhisorherinterpretationorconclusions• treatallotherstudentsinanethicalmanner,respectingtheirintegrityandrighttopursuetheir

educationalgoalswithoutinterference.Thisrequiresthatastudentneitherfacilitateacademicdishonestybyothersnorobstructtheiracademicprogress

• upholdthecanonsoftheethicalorprofessionalcodeoftheprofessionforwhichheorsheispreparing.Readentirepolicy:http://academicintegrity.rutgers.edu/academic-integrity-at-rutgers/➜Pleasenote:inthismatter,ignoranceisneveranacceptableexcuse.

Participationandattendance15%

Weeklyresponses15%

3papers30%

2Exams30%

Finalexam10%

Participationandattendance15%Weeklyresponses15%3papers30%2Exams30%Finalexam10%

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DISABILITYSERVICESRutgersUniversitywelcomesstudentswithdisabilitiesintoalloftheUniversity'seducationalprograms.Inordertoreceiveconsiderationforreasonableaccommodations,astudentwithadisabilitymustcontacttheappropriatedisabilityservicesofficeatthecampuswhereyouareofficiallyenrolled,participateinanintakeinterview,andprovidedocumentation:https://ods.rutgers.edu/students/documentation-guidelines.Ifthedocumentationsupportsyourrequestforreasonableaccommodations,yourcampus’disabilityservicesofficewillprovideyouwithaLetterofAccommodations.Pleasesharethisletterwithyourinstructorsanddiscusstheaccommodationswiththemasearlyinyourcoursesaspossible.Tobeginthisprocess,pleasecompletetheRegistrationformontheODSwebsiteat:https://ods.rutgers.edu/students/registration-form.FormoreinformationpleasecontacttheOfficeofDisabilityServicesinthePaulRobesonCampusCenter,insuite219,byphoneat973-353-5375orbyemailatodsnewark@newark.rutgers.edu.REQUIREDTEXTS

1. WilliamL.ClevelandandMartinBurton.AHistoryoftheModernMiddleEast,6thEdition.Boulder,CO:

WestviewPress,2016.ISBN:97808133498002. EdmundBurkeIIIandDavidYaghoubian,eds.StruggleandSurvivalintheModernMiddleEast.Berkeley:

UniversityofCaliforniaPress,2005.ISBN:97805202466143. Orga,Irfan.PortraitofaTurkishFamily.Eland,2003.(novel)9780907871828–PDFONBLACKBOARD4. Mahfuz,Najib.Miramar.NewYork:AnchorBooks,1993.(novel)ISBN:9780385264785

➜Allotherprimarysources,readings,andmedia(*)areprovidedonlineandaremandatory.

Syllabusissubjecttochange.ThemostupdatedversionisonBlackboard.WEEKLYCLASSPLAN

WEEK1.IntroductionSeptember4&6

WhatistheMiddleEast?Cleveland,1-53➜READTHESYLLABUS

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OsmanHamdiBey,MountNemrut,1883

WEEK2.GreatEmpiresandtheirModernTransformationsSeptember11&13

Cleveland,pp.53-96.Burke,Shemsigul:ACircassianSlaveinmid-nineteenthcenturyCairo;pp.48-65;JourneymenTextileWeaversinNineteenthCenturyDamascus,64-79;Assaf:APeasantofMountLebanon,35-47

BritishofficersinEgypt

WEEK3.ImperialismandtheNewBalanceofPowerSeptember18&21

Cleveland,pp.111-139Burke,TheShaykhandHisDaughter:CopinginColonialAlgeria,119-136;MohandN’Hamoucha:AMiddleAtlasBerber,89-102;andBibiMaryam:ABakhtiyariTribalWoman,103-118

Refugees,1912

WEEK4.TheEndofEmpiresSeptember25&27

Cleveland,139-159KeithD.Watenpaugh,"CleansingtheCosmopolitanCity:Historicism,JournalismandtheArabNationinthepost-OttomanEasternMediterranean.”*

MustafaKemalAtatürk

WEEK5.InterwarEraOctober2&4

Cleveland,161-206

Burke,HagobHagobian:AnArmenianTruckDriverinIran,178-186

ParisPeaceConference,1919

WEEK6.StruggleforIndependenceOctober9&11

Cleveland,206-257Burke,AbuAlial-Kilawi:ADamascusQabaday,152-162

EXAM1–October11

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Tehran,1953

Week7.NationsandStatesOctober16&18Cleveland,257-286TheNat’lSecurityArchivedocumentsonCIAcoup*Burke,Rostam:Qashqa’iRebel,223-236PAPER1DUE–October18

CheGuevaraandNasser

Week8.ArabPoliticsOctober23&25

Cleveland,286-351Burke,Migdim:EgyptianBedouinMatriarch,205-221RymeSeferdjeli,TwoviewsofwomenfightersduringtheAlgerianWarofNationalLiberation,1957*

Week9.AuthoritarianRegimes,Petrol,andConflictsOctober30&November1

Cleveland,378-447Burke,Haddou:AMoroccanMigrantWorker,281-299;

UssamaMakdisi,TheModernityofSectarianisminLebanon*

ProtestsinTehran,1978

Week10.TheIranianRevolutionNovember6&8

Cleveland,351-371Film:MarjaneSatrapi,Persepolis*

ErvandAbrahamian,“AliShariati:IdeologueoftheIranianRevolution”*PAPER2DUE–November6

Week11.IslamistRevivalNovember13&15

Cleveland,371-378Burke,Nadia:“MotheroftheBelievers,”366-386ZiadAbu-Amr,“Hamas:AHistoricalandPoliticalBackground”*

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FINALEXAMDUE–FridayDecember14

Banksy,artontheIsraeliwallintheWestBank

Week12.EndoftheCenturyNovember20Cleveland,447-518Burke,JuneLeavitt:WestBankSettler,387-404Film“Rana’sWedding”*

USmarinesinIraq,2013Photo:LynseyAddario

WEEK13.U.S.intheMiddleEastNovember27&29Cleveland,519-537

TimothyMitchell,“McJihad:IslamintheUSGlobalOrder”*

Soldiersof *Film:BahmanGhobadi,TurtlesCanFly*EXAM2–November27

WEEK14.PopularUprisingsDecember4&6Cleveland,537-556FatmaNaib,“Egypt:womenoftherevolution”*

Calligrafitti,NativeandZenTwO

WEEK15.ModernMiddleEastDiscussionDecember11PAPER3DUE–December11