The Emergence of the Modern Middle East [Adjunct Instructor]
New York University
Summer 2017 (July 3 – August 13)
This course surveys the emergence of the modern Middle East from the 19th century to the contemporary period. We will examine specific historical trends and events involving the people and governments of the region, including the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, colonization and imperialism, the emergence of nation-states, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and major uprisings. For the purposes of this course, the Middle East and North Africa is defined as the Arabic speaking world, Israel, Turkey, and Iran. The course will introduce you to the main events in the modern Middle East through the joint approaches of history and cultural studies. Class discussions will combine analyses of scholarly and historical writings with cultural products such as film, literature, photography and graphic novels. The broader objective of the course is to encourage you to develop analytical skills through engagement in comparative analysis, prevailing theoretical approaches across disciplines, and critical readings of diverse sources.
Politics of the Middle East [teaching assistant]
New York University
Fall 2016
The goal of this course is to offer students an overview of the politics of the modern Middle East and North Africa and enable them to make sense of contemporary events such as the "Arab Spring," the Arab-Israeli conflict, and domestic struggles and transnational movements. The course is designed around specific historical trends and contemporary issues facing the people and governments of the region and the world. As such we will be concerned with comparing and tracing particular forms of governance, economic policies,and modes of political expression, exclusion, cooperation and conflict. In particular we will examine: state
and regime formation, strategies for “development,” and attempts by citizens to challenge the authoritarian
status quo and economic inequalities. Note that although the course will help you to analyze and
contextualize current situations in the region, it is not designed around current events. Also, the course is not
centered on international relations (i.e. relations between states) or U.S. foreign policy towards the region.
Finally, for the purposes of this course, the Middle East and North Africa is defined as the Arabic speaking
world, Israel, Turkey, and Iran.
New York University
Summer 2017 (July 3 – August 13)
This course surveys the emergence of the modern Middle East from the 19th century to the contemporary period. We will examine specific historical trends and events involving the people and governments of the region, including the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, colonization and imperialism, the emergence of nation-states, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and major uprisings. For the purposes of this course, the Middle East and North Africa is defined as the Arabic speaking world, Israel, Turkey, and Iran. The course will introduce you to the main events in the modern Middle East through the joint approaches of history and cultural studies. Class discussions will combine analyses of scholarly and historical writings with cultural products such as film, literature, photography and graphic novels. The broader objective of the course is to encourage you to develop analytical skills through engagement in comparative analysis, prevailing theoretical approaches across disciplines, and critical readings of diverse sources.
Politics of the Middle East [teaching assistant]
New York University
Fall 2016
The goal of this course is to offer students an overview of the politics of the modern Middle East and North Africa and enable them to make sense of contemporary events such as the "Arab Spring," the Arab-Israeli conflict, and domestic struggles and transnational movements. The course is designed around specific historical trends and contemporary issues facing the people and governments of the region and the world. As such we will be concerned with comparing and tracing particular forms of governance, economic policies,and modes of political expression, exclusion, cooperation and conflict. In particular we will examine: state
and regime formation, strategies for “development,” and attempts by citizens to challenge the authoritarian
status quo and economic inequalities. Note that although the course will help you to analyze and
contextualize current situations in the region, it is not designed around current events. Also, the course is not
centered on international relations (i.e. relations between states) or U.S. foreign policy towards the region.
Finally, for the purposes of this course, the Middle East and North Africa is defined as the Arabic speaking
world, Israel, Turkey, and Iran.