Module manager: Professor Kamal Salhi
Email: k.salhi@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
ARAB2180
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module provides students with in-depth knowledge necessary for the understanding of the cultures of the Middle East and North Africa; an introduction to critical approaches to countering fixed ideas that this region is merely a place of antagonisms.
The module aims to introduce students to research in cultural studies and the critical study of a wide range of cultures and interconnected topics that are important to the anthropological literature on the Middle East and North Africa, including the functional structure of societies of the region, and the dynamics of their cultural production. Themes covered include ritual and celebration; policy and practice; family and gender relations; space and object resources; literary and artistic representations.
On completion of this module, students should have acquired:
1. A good understanding of the cultures of the Middle East and North Africa;
2. Such transferrable skills as independent research;
3. Critical thinking;
4. Communication and presentation skills;
5. Team working;
6. and academic writing.
Topics covered in the module include:
- Defining culture and understanding approaches to the cultures of the Middle East and North Africa;
- Rituals and Celebrations;
- Practices and Policies;
- Family and Gender Relations;
- Literary Culture and Artistic Representations.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutorials | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Class tests, exams and assessment | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lecture | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Seminar | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Private study hours | 176.5 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 23.5 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
176.5 hours of private student include reading of relevant texts and preparation for lectures, seminars, tutorials, student presentations and written assessment.
Students' progress will be monitored through the following:
- Written assignment;
- Oral presentation;
- Student handout;
- Individual Tutorial;
- Feedback session;
- Tutor's advice and feedback hour;
- Personal tutorial meeting;
- Students' mid-term and end of term surveys
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | 3000-word research essay | 60 |
| Presentation | Presentation supported by student-handout and audio-visuals | 40 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 29/04/2024
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