This course provides an historical overview of important and defining events for the Maghreb and the Arab World, including colonization, decolonization, periods of war, political strife, and the future outlook for these nations. The first part of the course will cover the Maghreb from 1830 to the present day, and the second part will focus on the Arab World in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Prerequisites:
Previous coursework in modern European history
Method of presentation:
Lecture, discussions, films, field study activities. Special class sessions may be held to review films or discuss special topics.
Required work and form of assessment:
Attendance and participation (10%); Commentary on assigned texts (20%); Mid-term exam (30%); Final exam (40%)
content:
Introduction
Course overview and review of course objectives
Part I: Le Maghreb from 1830 to Today
Session 2: Colonial Algeria: 1830-1954
Session 3: The experience of the protectorates in Tunisia and Morocco
Session 4: The Maghreb and decolonization: 1945-1956
Session 5: The Algerian war: 1954-1962
Session 6: Morocco and Tunisia: two political projects, two political leaders
Session 7: Algeria: between socialism and Islamism during the second Algerian war
Part II: Arab Worlds in the 19'" and 20'" Centuries
Session 8: The end of the Ottoman Empire and the birth of modern Turkey
Session 9: France and the Arab orient: 1914-1920
Session 10: The Egypt from Farouk to Nasser
Session 11: From the Shah of Iran to the Islamic Revolution
Session 12: The Lebanese war
Session 13: The outlook of contemporary Palestine
Session 14: Conclusion
Brief Biography of Instructor:
Christelle Taraud earned her DEA and PhD from the Universite Paris I- Pantheon Sorbonne. Her topic of research was<< Prostitution and Colonization. Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco. 1830-1960. » Since receiving her PhD, she has taught courses for Columbia University in Paris, the Institut des Medias - Paris (ISCPA Paris), the Vassar-Wesleyan program in Paris, and most recently for IES in Paris.
The Maghreb And The Arab World
This course provides an historical overview of important and defining events for the Maghreb and the Arab World, including colonization, decolonization, periods of war, political strife, and the future outlook for these nations. The first part of the course will cover the Maghreb from 1830 to the present day, and the second part will focus on the Arab World in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Previous coursework in modern European history
Lecture, discussions, films, field study activities. Special class sessions may be held to review films or discuss special topics.
Attendance and participation (10%); Commentary on assigned texts (20%); Mid-term exam (30%); Final exam (40%)
Introduction
Course overview and review of course objectives
Part I: Le Maghreb from 1830 to Today
Session 2: Colonial Algeria: 1830-1954
Session 3: The experience of the protectorates in Tunisia and Morocco
Session 4: The Maghreb and decolonization: 1945-1956
Session 5: The Algerian war: 1954-1962
Session 6: Morocco and Tunisia: two political projects, two political leaders
Session 7: Algeria: between socialism and Islamism during the second Algerian war
Part II: Arab Worlds in the 19'" and 20'" Centuries
Session 8: The end of the Ottoman Empire and the birth of modern Turkey
Session 9: France and the Arab orient: 1914-1920
Session 10: The Egypt from Farouk to Nasser
Session 11: From the Shah of Iran to the Islamic Revolution
Session 12: The Lebanese war
Session 13: The outlook of contemporary Palestine
Session 14: Conclusion
Christelle Taraud earned her DEA and PhD from the Universite Paris I- Pantheon Sorbonne. Her topic of research was<< Prostitution and Colonization. Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco. 1830-1960. » Since receiving her PhD, she has taught courses for Columbia University in Paris, the Institut des Medias - Paris (ISCPA Paris), the Vassar-Wesleyan program in Paris, and most recently for IES in Paris.