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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Geography of the Persian Gulf, territorial disputes, historical overview 2. Sunni-Shia regional rivalry 3. Sectarianism in the Middle East 4. Contemporary history of Iran 5. Contemporary history of Iraq 6. Contemporary history of Lebanon 7. Characteristics of rentier oil monarchies 8. Contemporary history of Saudi Arabia 9. Contemporary history of Qatar 10. Contemporary history of Bahrain 11. Contemporary history of Kuwait 12. Contemporary history of the United Arab Emirates 13. Contemporary history of Oman
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 8 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 57 hours per semester
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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 |
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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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| "- explain the essential processes and broader context of historical events and happenings, especially in the issue of Sunni-Shiite competition and the issue of the oil economy - discuss the history of the countries of the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula and Lebanon concerned, with a focus on the 21st century" |
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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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| 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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| 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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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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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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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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