Colonialism and Nationalism in the Middle East

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This course provides a thorough grounding in the relationship between colonialism and nationalism in the Middle East, as well as in the emergence of modern nation-states and national identities. Topics will include but are not limited to: Visions of Middle Eastern modernities and the role of colonialism in shaping them; the place of religion and secularization as sites of colonial hegemony or national resistance; popular culture as contested terrain in the colonial era; the various ways the colonial encounter shaped social norms and patterns related to gender and sexuality; and the nature and effects of colonial violence.