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74250-01 - Colloquium: Futures Interrupted: Social Pluralism and Political Imaginaries in the Arab World (2 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Falestin Naïli (falestin.naili@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | During this colloquium, PhD students will have the opportunity to discuss some central readings and to exchange with colleagues around the question of social pluralism and coexistence in the Arab world and how they relate to political projects that did not materialize. They will also have the opportunity to present their own research questions. |
| Bibliography | Main references: Koselleck, Reinhart, Futures Past, On the Semantics of Historical Time, Columbia University Press, 2004 Makdisi, Ussama, The Age of Coexistence, The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern World, University of California Press, 2019 Mamdani, Mahmood, Neither Settler nor Native, The Making and Unmaking of Permanent Minorities, Harvard University Press, 2020 |
| Comments | Thursdays, 14h30-17h00 17. October, 7. November, 21. November, 5. December, 19. December, 16. January, 30. January room to be announced |
| Admission requirements | inscription in a Ph.D. programme |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, optional |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14-täglich | Thursday | 14.30-17.00 | Maiengasse, Raum 104 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 17.10.2024 | 14.30-17.00 | Maiengasse, Raum 104 |
| Thursday 07.11.2024 | 14.30-17.00 | Maiengasse, Raum 104 |
| Thursday 21.11.2024 | 14.30-17.00 | Maiengasse, Raum 104 |
| Thursday 12.12.2024 | 14.30-17.00 | Maiengasse, Raum 104 |
| Thursday 19.12.2024 | 14.30-17.00 | Maiengasse, Raum 104 |
| Thursday 16.01.2025 | 14.30-17.00 | Maiengasse, Raum 104 |
| Thursday 30.01.2025 | 14.30-17.00 | Maiengasse, Raum 104 |
| Modules |
Anthropology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Anthropology) Doktorat Near & Middle Eastern Studies: Empfehlungen (PhD subject: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | one in-class presentation |
| 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 |