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Semester | fall semester 2020 |
Course frequency | Once only |
Lecturers | Maurus Reinkowski (maurus.reinkowski@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
Content | Iran and Turkey show some remarkable similarities in their reform policy in the twenthieth century. Both countries were subordinated in the 1920s and 1930s by their respective rulers, Shah Reza Pahlavi (1878-1944) and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938), to a systematic policy of authoritarian reform policy that aimed to "modernize" and "secularize" their societies. We will discuss, after a set of introductory units into the historical background, the ambivalent outcomes of this venture. |
Learning objectives | Students will acquire a thorough understanding of the massive reform processes in both Iran and Turkey in the 1920s and 1930s, will be able to critically reflect on the concept of authoritarian modernization and to understand the effects of this policy up to the present in both countries. |
Bibliography | Introductory works are: Atabaki, Touraj / Zürcher, Erik Jan (edd.): Men of Order: Authoritarian Modernization under Atatürk and Reza Shah. London et al.: Tauris 2004. Vaner, Semih (ed): Modernisation autoritaire en Turquie et en Iran. Paris: Harmattan 1991. |
Comments | The class is taught as a EUCOR seminar in cooperation with Tim Epkenhans (Iranian and Islamic Studies, University of Freiburg ). We will meet mostly on Friday afternoons (alternatingly in Basel and Freiburg). We will announce the schedule and syllabus in late summer. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE PRESENT SITUATION OF PANDEMIA WINTER TERM AT FREIBURG UNIVERSITY WILL BEGIN ONLY WITH EARLY NOVEMBER. THIS COURSE WILL THERFORE BE TAUGHT IN INTENSIVE UNITS IN THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER! 28 AUGUST 2020: PLEASE NOTE: COURSE IS OVERBOOKED. FURTHER REGISTRATION IS NOT POSSIBLE! |
Admission requirements | English as an academic language with adequate skills in written and spoken English. |
Course application | 28 AUGUST 2020: PLEASE NOTE: COURSE IS OVERBOOKED. FURTHER REGISTRATION IS NOT POSSIBLE! |
Language of instruction | English |
Use of digital media | No specific media used |
Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
Modules |
Modul: Areas: aussereuropäisch (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Epochen der europäischen Geschichte: Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Epochen der europäischen Geschichte: Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Neuere / Neueste Geschichte (Master's degree subject: History) Modul: Profil: Moderne (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Vertiefung Near & Middle Eastern Studies (Master's degree subject: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) Module: Conflicts and Peacebuilding (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Staatlichkeit, Entwicklung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
Assessment format | continuous assessment |
Assessment details | Attentive reading of the literature given in the syllabus; active engagement and commitment to class discussions; further requirements will be given before our first full-length meeting. |
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 |