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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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Priesol Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Klor Zdeněk, Mgr.
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Hrušková Jana, doc. M.A., Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to the situation at the beginning of the 20th century 2. Colonialism in the Middle East and North Africa 3. World War I 4. World War II 5. Postcolonialism, Suez Crisis and Arab Cold War 6. Israeli-Arab conflicts 1947 - 1973 7. Middle East and North Africa since 1973 8. Middle East and North Africa in the 21st century 9. History of Turkey 10. History of Lebanon 11. History of Syria 12. History of Israel and State of Palestine 13. History of Jordan
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Lecture with a video analysis, Discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, One-to-One tutorial, Group discussion, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 20 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 78 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| - to know the history of the Middle East and North Africa from Antiquity to the early 20th century - to list and describe the most important historical events, milestones, transformation trends or processes, dynasties, cultures etc. - to describe main elements of religious traditions in the region - to characterize development of three monotheisms |
| Skills |
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| - to work individually and critically with academic sources - to study independently selected problem - to put into context selected events and phenomena |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to identify and describe main events, processes, phenomena and context of the history of the region in the 20th and 21st centuries - to characterize colonialism in the Middle East and North Africa - to identify the specifics of concrete countries and the causes of the differences - to identify key historical milestones and describe the main social processes - to describe the internal political events of selected countries of Mashriq, Israel and Turkey in the 20th and 21st century |
| Skills |
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| - to interpret key events, processes and trends in given countries - to study individually available relevant academic sources - to be familiar with the latest history of the Middle East and North Africa - to use relevant on-line sources - to evaluate reliability or agenda of available on-line sources |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Lecture with a video analysis |
| Discussion |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Group discussion |
| Individual study |
| Self-study of literature |
| Lecture |
| Skills |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Competences |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Discussion |
| Individual study |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Written exam |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Skills |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Written exam |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Cleveland, William; Bunton, Martin. A History of the Modern Middle East. Boulder: Westview Press, 2009.
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Durman, K. Blízký východ ve světové politice 1918 - 1959. 1918.
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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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Gombár, Eduard. Kmeny a klany v arabské politice. Praha : Karolinum, 2004. ISBN 80-246-0895-2.
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Halliday, Fred. The Middle East in International Relations: Power, Politics and Ideology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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Kamrava, Mehran. The Modern Middle East: A Political History Since the First World War. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011.
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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, Bernadr. Děliny Blízkého východu. Praha, 1996.
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Schulze, R. Dějiny islámského světa ve 20. století. Atlantis, Brno, 2007.
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Soliman, Mounira. Popular Culture in the Middle East and North Africa: A Postcolonial Outlook. London: Routledge, 2012.
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