| Course Title: Special Topics in Anthropology: 'Political Anthropology of the Middle East' |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: This seminar focuses on anthropological studies of how power -- both in its open and hidden forms -- manifests itself and shapes everyday life in the contemporary Middle East. It explores how authority is established and contested in various domains including bureaucracy and the state; sexuality and the family; religion and civil society; markets and the media. We will trace how experiences of colonization, imperialism, modernization, nationalism, capitalism, occupation, war and revolt mold the conditions of living for peoples of the Middle East. We will also examine how specific forms of knowledge production attribute coherence to the region, allowing its imagination as an object of intervention in the name of development and security. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Elif Babul | ebabul@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Seminar | Wednesday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 126 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 Credits in Anthropology. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| MDEAS0001 | MDEAS: Middle Eastern Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Middle Eastern Studies major. |
| ASIAN0001 | ASIAN: Asian Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| ANTHR-316ME-01 Political Anthr Middle East |
| ASIAN-362-01 Political Anthr Middle East |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 13 | Available: 5 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria Author: Wedeen, Lisa Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: University of Chicago Press |
Required | 27.25 |
| Title: Queer in Translation: Sexual Politics Under Neoliberal Islam Author: Savci, Evren Copyright: 2021 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Duke University Press |
Required | 25.95 |
| Title: Waste Siege The Life of Infrastructure in Palestine Author: Stamatopoulou-Robbins, Sophia Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Stanford University Press |
Required | 28.00 |
| Title: Conscientious Objectors in Israel: Citizenship, Sacrifice, Trials of Fealty Author: Weiss, Erica Copyright: 2014 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780812245929 Publisher: Universiry of Pennsylvania Press |
Required | 49.95 |
| Title: Iran Reframed: Anxieties of Power in the Islamic Republic Author: Bajoghli, Narges Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Stanford University Press |
Required | 22.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |