Fall 2017  |  HIST 3512 Section 001: History of Modern Israel/Palestine: Society, Culture, and Politics (35255)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
RELS 3113 Section 001
GLOS 3942 Section 001
JWST 3512 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 235
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
History of Zionism/Israel. Arab-Jewish conflict, tensions between religious/secular Jews. Relationships between Mizrahi, Ashkenazi, Russian, Ethiopian, Arab citizens. Israeli cultural imagery. Newsreels, political posters, television shows, films, popular music.
Class Description:
Beginning with a survey of Palestine in the nineteenth century, this course examines the origins of Zionism and Arab Nationalism, Arab-Jewish conflict in Palestine, the development of Jewish and Arab national cultures in the British Mandate, the formation of the Israeli nation after 1948, the Arab-Israeli wars, and the development of the Palestinian movement. Particular attention will be paid to the diversity of Israeli and Palestinian society and culture, and the relations between the diverse communities in Israel/Palestine in the 20th century. As one of the most controversial subjects of the modern world, students will confront many contested accounts and interpretations of history that often serve the political aims of one of the many sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet in understanding these opposing viewpoints and competing versions of history, students will be better equipped to analyze why the conflict in Israel/Palestine has remained so difficult to resolve.
Grading:
25% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
30% Reports/Papers
15% Class Participation
Class Format:
70% Lecture
15% Discussion
15% Small Group Activities
Workload:
50-80 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35255/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
15 November 2013

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