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Lecturer(s)
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Záhořík Jan, Doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Baumanová Monika, Doc. M.A., Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Antiquity and Middle Ages In the first series of lectures, first relations between both regions will be examined, primarily on the basis of the study of written sources coming from Greek, Roman, Arab, and Persian intellectual background(s). 2) Sahara At least since 1000 AD to the end of the 16th century, Sahara became a connecting point between Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. In these lectures, students will be introduced to main features of this historical period as well as common cultural, intellectual, and religious interactions. 3) Islam One of the most significant common features of both the Middle East and Africa is Islam. In these series of lectures, we will analyze processes of Africanization of Islam, or penetration of pre-Islamic traditions to the Middle East, as well as making of cosmopolitan, plural Islamic societies in both regions. 4) Africa and the Middle East in social sciences In these series of lectures, we will analyze a space occupied by the Middle East and Africa, or the so-called orient, in Western social sciences and public discourse in past and present. Thus, the way in which Africa and the Middle East were portrayed in the changing 20th century (colonialism, cold war) will be discussed. 5) Contemporary Europe and regions of close neighborhood (Africa and ME) In the last phase of the course, students will be introduced to the way in which Africa and the Middle East are covered in contemporary Europe (including the Czech Republic), primarily in the media and intellectual sphere, not so much in politics/international relations.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Discussion, Lecture
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 52 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
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| Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills. |
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| Student will gain knowledge of historical, religious and cultural interaction between Africa and the Middle East. |
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| Oral exam |
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Recommended literature
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Abir, Mordechai. Ethiopia and the Red Sea..
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Clapham, Graham. Changing Geography of the Middle East and Africa.. New York: Routledge., 1992.
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Leichtman, Mara A. Shi'i Cosmopolitanisms in Africa: Lebanese Migration and Religious Conversion in Senegal.. Bloomington: Indiana University Press., 2015.
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Nugent, Paul. Africa since Independence. New York, 2004.
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Phillipson, D. W. An African civilization: Aksum and the Northern Horn: 1000BC-AD1300.. Woodbridge: James Currey., 2013.
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Said, Edward W. Orientalism. New York : Vintage Books, 1979. ISBN 0-394-74067-X.
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