| Course Title: Political Anthropology of the Middle East |
| Start Date: 01/23/2024 End Date: 05/07/2024 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2024 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 01/23/2024 - 05/07/2024 | Seminar | Wednesday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | PORT - Porter Hall | 108 | 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: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 19 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| 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: Ungovernable Life : Mandatory Medicine and Statecraft in Iraq Author: Dewachi, Omar Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781503602694 Publisher: Stanford University Press |
Required | 26.00 |
| Title: Sacrificial limbs : masculinity, disability, and political violence in Turk Author: Aciksoz, Can Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780520305304 Publisher: University of California Press |
Required | 29.95 |
| Title: Sextarianism : sovereignty, secularism, and the state in Lebanon Author: Mikdashi, Maya Copyright: 2022 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781503631564 Publisher: Stanford University Press |
Required | 28.00 |
| Title: Fighting for dignity : migrant lives at Israel's margins Author: Willen, Sarah S. Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780812296259 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press |
Required | 34.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |