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Lecturer(s)
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Schäferling Bohuslav, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Chroust Zdeněk, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Priesol Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Colonialism and post-colonialism in the Middle East and North Africa 1 2. Colonialism and post-colonialism in the Middle East and North Africa 2 3. History and theory of Zionism 4. Israeli-Palestinian conflict 5. Contemporary history of Israel 6. Contemporary history of Turkey 7. Contemporary history of Syria and Lebanon 8. Contemporary history of Egypt 9. Contemporary history of Libya 10. Contemporary history of Tunisia 11. Contemporary history of Algeria 12. Contemporary history of Morocco 13. Contemporary history of Jordan
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 57 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 8 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to describe the history of the Middle East and North Africa from antiquity till the 21st century - to characterize most important monotheisms - to list important personalities of Islamic thoughts in 21st century - to identify related literature |
| Skills |
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| - to interpret all essential terms related to the religion of Islam - to grasp essential development trends in Islamic history - to work individually with the professional literature, to gather information from current information sources and critically interpret them - to use effectively modern information technology - to know available professional literature and can critically evaluate and use it - to use actively English language, spoken and written. |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to explain specific historical epochs and distinguish causes and consequences of colonialism in historical context and wider perspective of social sciences - to describe all important processes related to relation especially Islam and working of Middle Eastern societies - to name important personalities, movements, events, concepts etc. and characterize their meaning and importance - to identify important related works and sources - to know the history of countries of the Arab East and North Africa with an emphasis on the 21st century - to identify specifics of particular countries, their position in the region as well as wider international relations - to identify different methods or approaches for research on contemporary Middle Eastern societies. |
| Skills |
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| - to discuss the newest history of the Middle East and North Africa, to find support in critically and analytically used sources for given opinions or conclusions - to grasp, explain or problematize knowledge about historical trends, transformation processes in Middle Eastern societies after World War II till the present time - to explain and use specific theoretical frameworks for the interpretation of current Middle Eastern social phenomena - to analyze and critically use related sources and expert literature - to argue about given topics in discussion - to compare usefulness or adequacy of different theoretical approaches |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Lecture with a video analysis |
| Discussion |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Students' portfolio |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Group discussion |
| Skills demonstration |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Textual studies |
| Skills |
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| Students' portfolio |
| Textual studies |
| Competences |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Oral exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills |
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| Oral exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Oral exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Čejka, Marek. Izrael a Palestina : minulost, současnost a směřování blízkovýchodního konfliktu. Brno : Centrum strategických studií, 2005. ISBN 80-903333-9-7.
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Gombár, Eduard. Dramatický půlměsíc : Sýrie, Libye a Irán v procesu transformace. Praha : Karolinum, 2001. ISBN 80-246-0370-5.
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Kropáček, L. Islámský fundamentalismus. Praha, Vyšehrad, 1996.
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Kropáček, Luboš. Blízký východ na přelomu tisíciletí : dynamika přeměn v muslimském sousedství Evropy. Praha : Vyšehrad, 1999. ISBN 80-7021-298-5.
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Křížek, Daniel; Tarant, Zbyněk. Arabské jaro - příčiny, průběh, důsledky. II. díl, Sýrie a Arabský poloostrov. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, 2014. ISBN 978-80-261-0441-4.
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Lewis, Bernard. Dějiny Blízkého východu. Praha : Lidové noviny, 1997. ISBN 80-7106-191-3.
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Schulze, Reinhard. Dějiny islámského světa ve 20. století. Brno : Atlantis, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7108-284-2.
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Záhořík, J. a kol. Africké století. .
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