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| Semester | fall semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Elisio Macamo (elisio.macamo@unibas.ch)
Aline Schläpfer (aline.schlaepfer@unibas.ch, Assessor) Ralph Weber (ralph.weber@unibas.ch) |
| Content | In many non-European research contexts, scholars’ primary category of analysis is often the region itself, or more specifically an “area” defined by a set of historical factors – Orientalism, colonialism, Cold war studies, among others. The proposed research colloquium, however, engages in a critical reading of the concept of “area studies”, and brings together tropes and ongoing debates in our respective disciplines (African, Chinese & Middle Eastern studies). By doing this, the colloquium will question the limits of the “region” as an analytical frame, and discuss alternative approaches offered by various fields in social sciences and global studies. The research colloquium for doctoral students is co-offered by the programs of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, African Studies and European Global Studies (Elisio Macamo, Aline Schlaepfer and Ralph Weber) and takes place every two/three weeks. |
| Bibliography | Bonine, Michael E., Abbas Amanat, and Michael Ezekiel Gasper, eds. Is There a Middle East? The Evolution of a Geopolitical Concept, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2012. Culcasi, Karen, “Constructing and Naturalizing the Middle East,” Geographical Review 100, no. 4 (2010): 583 – 97. Elhalaby, Esmat, “America’s Areas,” American Quarterly 71, no. 1 (April 3, 2019): 233–46. El-Hibri, Hatim, “Media Studies, the Spatial Turn, and the Middle East,” Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication 10, No. 1 (2017): 24–48. Guillermo, Ramon, Houven, Vincent, Macamo Elisio, “New Area Studies as an Emerging Discipline. The Way Ahead for Southeast Asian Studies”, IQAS 50/3-4, 2020. Hammond, Timur, “The Middle East without Space?,” International Journal of Middle East Studies 49, no. 2, p. 319-322. |
| Comments | 21.09.2021 – Meeting 1 12.10.2021 – Meeting 2 02.11.2021 – Meeting 3 23.11.2021 – Meeting 4 14.12.2021 – Meeting 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 21.09.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 12.10.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 02.11.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Seminarraum 00.022 |
| Tuesday 23.11.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Seminarraum 00.022 |
| Tuesday 14.12.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Pharmaziemuseum, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Modules |
Doktorat Near & Middle Eastern Studies: Empfehlungen (PhD subject: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) European Studies: Recommendations (PhD subject: European Global Studies) Modul: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Modul: Soziologische Theorie MA (Master's degree subject: Sociology) Modul: Themen der Near & Middle Eastern Studies (Master's degree subject: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Nahost-Studien |