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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Štěpán Kabeš (08.01.2024)
The course is primarily intended for Erasmus (+) international students, but is also open to other interested students - in case of free capacity. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Štěpán Kabeš (03.01.2024)
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: – Acquire fundamental knowledge of contemporary societies in North Africa through an approach that emphasizes anthropological themes as the main focus of analysis and ethnography as the key way of knowing. – To think critically and reflectively about the texts they read. Take significant responsibility for his own work and learning, including critically reviewing his own presentations and that of peers in a manner that allows them to improve. – Get to know essential anthropologists and their works related to the topic of North Africa. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Štěpán Kabeš (01.03.2024)
Regular attendance (max. 3 absences - counted from the date of registration), further absences due to external circumstances can be alternatively compensated by an essay (on the agreed topic – 1.500 words) or one more, extended class presentation. Marks will be composed of active participation (30%), class presentation (30%) and final examination (40%). |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Štěpán Kabeš (04.03.2024)
Literatura: (one of the bold ones is mandatory - agreed chapters) Abun-Nasr Jamil M. 1987. A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Cesari Jocelyne. 2014. The Awakening of Muslim Democracy : Religion Modernity and the State. New York: Cambridge University Press. Crapanzano Vincent. 2010. Tuhami : Portrait of a Moroccan Pbk. ed. [Nachdr.] ed. Chicago Ill: University of Chicago Press. El Hamel Chouki. 2014. Black Morocco : A History of Slavery Race and Islam. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Hafez Sherine and Susan Slyomovics. 2013. Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa : Into the New Millennium. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Ibrāhīm Ṣunʻ Allāh and Robyn Cresswell. 2013. That Smell and : Notes from Prison. New York: New Directions Pub. (fiction/memoirs) Leonard Douglas W. 2020. Anthropology Colonial Policy and the Decline of French Empire in Africa. London UK: Bloomsbury Academic. Lewis Bernard. 1993. The Arabs in History Sixth edition [New edition] ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Mazrui Ali AlʻAmin. 1977. The Warrior Tradition in Modern Africa. Leiden: Brill. Mernissi Fatima. 1987. Beyond the Veil : Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society Revised ed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Mernissi Fatima. 1995. Dreams of Trespass : Tales of a Harem Girlhood. Cambridge Mass: Perseus Books. (fiction/memoirs) Naylor Phillip Chiviges. 2015. North Africa : A History from Antiquity to the Present (version Revised edition) Revised ed. Austin TX: University Of Texas Press. Sattouf Riad. 2016. The Arab of the Future : A Graphic Memoir. Volume 1 a Childhood in the Middle East 1978-1984. London: Two Roads. (comic book/memoirs) Shukrī Muḥammad and Paul Bowles. 1973. For Bread Alone. London: P. Owen. (fiction/memoirs) Films: The Battle of Algiers (1968)
Berbers: Ancient Origins of North African Civilization The History of North Africa Explained (Morocco,Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria) The Life of Muhammad (2011) – 3 Vols. How Muhammad became prophet of Islam | Early Islamic History Spread of Islam (animated map) Muslim Schism: How Islam Split into the Sunni and Shia Branches History of Islam, Branches and Schools of Islam (animated map) The Islamic World: 1000 Years in 18 Minutes History Summarized: Medieval Spain & Al-Andalus Berber Empires: Zirids, Almoravids and Almohads History of Africa from the 16th to the 20th Century Map of the distribution of the predominant Islamic madhhab Why did the Fatimid Caliphate collapse? Why did the Ayyubid Empire Collapse? Rags to Riches — The Rise and Fall of Mamluk Egypt The History Of The Ottoman Empire The Greatest Moroccan Sultan Moulay Ismail The 1881 French Conquest of Tunisia How France And Spain Stole Morocco Islam in Africa - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi North Africa - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Slavery and Suffering - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Kongo and the Scramble for Africa - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi Resistance and Liberation - History Of Africa with Zeinab Badawi |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Štěpán Kabeš (13.03.2024)
Lecture 1 (20 .2. 2024) Introduction to the course and its rules. Including a debate on students' awareness of the topic. I ask you to write two paragraphs of any length and to send it to my email - presenting your level of knowledge, relationship to the topic and your motivation to participate in the course. (it helps me to adjust the introduction to the topic and the selection of texts you will present) Self-study - in addition to the literature recommended in SIS, Wikipedia or another more classical encyclopedias can of course be used for a basic overview - by the 2nd lecture, the student should have a basic understanding of Islam, its origins and historical spread - with an emphasis on North Africa. In addition, the student should have a basic knowledge of the current geographic distribution of state entities in North Africa, the Sahel, and the Middle East. It is not mandatory, but it will help you in understanding the lecture. If you're hungry (as I hope) for further knowledge, you'll find a list of films below the reading list - this is followed by a list of (more or less chronologically listed) documentaries and (animated) maps. 2. Historical and geographical grand tour through pre-modern North Africa. Key points: General history of the region. The expansion of Islam. How Islam Split into the Sunni and Shia Branches? Medieval Spain and Al-Andalus. Berber Empires: Zirids, Almoravids and Almohads. Why did the Fatimid Caliphate collapse? Why did the Ayyubid Empire Collapse? The Rise and Fall of Mamluk Egypt. The Greatest Moroccan Sultan Moulay Ismail. 3. From Napoleon's campaign in Egypt to the WWII: A colonial story Key points: The clash of civilizations. Enlightened modernisation. The Berlin Conference and the slicing up of Africa. The World Wars and their impact on North Africa. 4. The decline and fall of the European Empire in North Africa. Key points: The collapse of colonial empires. The difficult search for a form of independence. Suez conflict, Algerian war, etc. 5. Searching for new paths: socialism, secularism, totalitarianism or monarchy? Key points: A comparative view on post-colonial development in Egypt, Tunis, Libya, Algeria and Morocco. Postcolonialism. Neocolonialism. 6. North Africa's ethnic and religious diversity. Key points: The position of religious and ethnic minorities in the North African region – Christians, Jews or "pagan" Africans. A legacy of slavery's past. 7. The old "Oriental" masters: Maimonides, Ibn Battuta, Ibn Khaldun, Leo Africanus et al. Key points: Portraits of medieval travellers and thinkers. An emic view of North African society. 8. The old "Occidental" masters: Edward Lane, Edvard Westermarck, Alois Musil et al. Key points: A traditional Western view of North African societies through the eyes of prominent scholars of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 9. The North African Connection: Gellner, Geertz, Crapanzano, Rabinow et al. Key points: The changing perspective of Western anthropologists on North African society in the second half of the 20th century. 10. Beyond the Veil: Fatema Mernissi, Janice Boddy et al. Key points: Male-Female Dynamics in a Muslim Society. Polygamy, female circumcision. 11. About jinn and men: concept of genies and possession in Islam. Key points: A description of the concept of jinn in Islamic society. Scripturalist, Sufi and popular conceptions of jinn possession. 12. Possession rituals in Morocco, Egypt and Sudan Key points: A comparison of four possession healing rituals. During the course will be presented video material collected by the presenter during field research in Morocco. Students will also have the opportunity to touch several ritual artifacts. 13. Final debate on selected topics |