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JCTC2300: Israel-Palestine: A People's History
2025 unit information
This unit covers the modern history of Palestine and Israel, from the late Ottoman period until today. It includes the experience of Jews, Christians and Muslims that predated the emergence of modern nationalisms, the emergence of Zionism(s), Palestinian nationalism, colonial intervention, and the consequent conflicts over the land. Specific attention is given to multiple and conflicting narratives by both Israeli and Palestinian scholars in Israel-Palestine and their Diasporas, including literary texts, films and visual arts. Intersecting political, social, cultural and gender history, it takes account not only of the official narratives but also of the voices from below.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000-level from Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture or Modern Hebrew or Arabic Language and Cultures or History |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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JCTC2008 or JCTC3601 or GOVT2772 or HSTY2607 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Contextualise the history the Jews, Palestinians and Israelis in relation to their local, regional and global experiences
- LO2. Analyse primary documents and place them in their historical context
- LO3. Identify the central issues in the various genres of chosen material and critically assess an author's argument and interpretative schema
- LO4. Articulate their knowledge and understanding on the history of Israel and Palestine in verbal and written form
- LO5. Identify, define, investigate, and think critically and independently about problems in world history
- LO6. Develop the capacity to understand and respectfully discuss in a safe space different world-views about critical issues
- LO7. Be independent learners who take responsibility for their own learning
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