Community and Identity in the Middle East
What is a nation? Does it come from a map, a language, a race or a religion? The nineteenth and twentieth centuries have been periods of intense change, as Middle Eastern nations have emerged and states have been broken down by internal and external forces. We will explore the racial, religious, and political beliefs that bring people together and break them apart both in the Middle East as well as worldwide. Reading historical nationalist works alongside critical theory will allow us to reconsider ideas of communal identity from the nineteenth century through the present day. In keeping with the goals of MCWP 50, students will examine arguments about this topic in an effort to understand their structures while researching and writing a research-based argument about an issue relevant to the course topic.
SECTION ID
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SECTION
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DAY/TIME
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ROOM
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INSTRUCTOR
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954396
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034
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T/TH 11:00-12:20
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1128B
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Nur Duru
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954398
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036
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T/TH 2:00-3:20
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1128B
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Nur Duru
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954399
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037
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T/TH 3:30-4:50
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1128B
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Nur Duru
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954367
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005
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MW 2:00-3:20
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2333B
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Ted Falk
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954368
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006
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MW 3:30-4:50
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2333B
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Ted Falk
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954369
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007
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MW 5:00-6:20
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2346A
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Ted Falk
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