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Lecturer(s)
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Chroust Zdeněk, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Hautová Dana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Sunni-Shia regional rivalry 2. Relationships of Arab peninsula and African horn 3. Contemporary history of Iran 4. Contemporary history of Iraq 5. Contemporary history of Lebanon 6. Contemporary history of Saudi Arabia 7. Contemporary history of Bahrain and Oman 8. Contemporary history of Qatar, Kuwait, UAE 9. Contemporary history of Yemen 10. Contemporary history of Sudan 11. Contemporary history of Somalia and Ethiopia 12. Contemporary history of countries of Sahel
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 65 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 47 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to possess knowledge about the history of the Middle East and North Africa from the antiquity till the 21st century - to possess deep knowledge of the three most important monotheisms - to list and characterize the most important personalities of Islamic thoughts till the 21st century - to know related expert literature |
| Skills |
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| - to define and interpret all essential terms related to the religion of Islam, to describe essential development trends in Islamic history - to work individually with the professional literature, to grasp information from current information sources and critically interpret them - to use effectively modern information technologies - to use actively English, written and spoken |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to have knowledge about all essential processes, to think about historical events and phenomena in context, especially related to Sunni-Shia rivalry, issue of the oil industry and relationships of countries of Arab peninsula and African horn - to describe history of selected countries of the Persian Gulf, the Arab peninsula and North Eastern Africa with emphasis on the 21st century - to identify specifics of each country, its position in the region and wide international relationships - to interpret the role of religion in contemporary Middle Eastern societies, to analyse democratization of the region etc. - to have knowledge about different methods or approaches for research of contemporary Middle Eastern societies |
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| - to discuss the newest history of the Middle East - to find support for their opinions or conclusions in critically and analytically used expert sources and resources - to describe, explain and problematize information about historical trends, transformation processed in the Middle Eastern societies after World War II till present |
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| teaching methods |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Lecture with a video analysis |
| Discussion |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Students' portfolio |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Group discussion |
| Skills demonstration |
| Individual study |
| Self-study of literature |
| Textual studies |
| Lecture |
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| Students' portfolio |
| Textual studies |
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| Students' portfolio |
| Skills demonstration |
| Textual studies |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Oral exam |
| Seminar work |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Oral exam |
| Seminar work |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Recommended literature
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Abir, Mordechai. Ethiopia and the Red Sea..
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Axworthy, Michael; Kříhová, Zuzana. Dějiny Íránu : říše ducha - od Zarathuštry po současnost. Praha : NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7422-352-5.
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Farouk-Sluglett, Marion; Sluglett, Peter. Irák od roku 1958 : od revoluce k diktatuře. Praha : Volvox Globator, 2003. ISBN 80-7207-500-4.
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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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Mabon, Simon. Saudi Arabia and Iran: soft power rivalry in the Middle East. 2016. ISBN 978-1-78453-466-0.
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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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Young, Crawford. The postcolonial state in Africa fifty years of independence, 1960-2010. Madison : The University of Wisconsin Press, c2012, 2012. ISBN 978-0-299-29143-3.
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