Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Critically analyse a diverse range of source material
- Organise and structure material to write and present confidently
- Communicate a coherent and convincing argument in written formats
- Use a range of perspectives in problem-solving
Cognitive Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Structure your ideas and research findings into well-ordered essays
- Express your own view when engaged in scholarly debate
- Explain, and engage with, the different historiographical approaches, in writing
- Read primary and secondary sources critically
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The latest debates on the historical and socio-political factors behind the rise of Islamism
- Major sources including primary sources and recent scholarship that will equip you with an scholarly understanding of Islam and Islamism
- The key concepts in Islam on which the Islamist parties rely to justify their claims
- The historical and socio-political contexts within which Islamist movements took shape
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Revision | 24 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 100 |
Completion of assessment task | 40 |
Lecture | 24 |
Follow-up work | 100 |
Seminar | 12 |
Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
Journal Articles
M. Ayoob. Two faces of political Islam: Iran and Pakistan compared. Asian Survey, 19(6), pp. 535-547.
Aziz Ahmad. Sayyid Ahmad Khan, Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and Muslim India. Studia Islamica.
Michael E Salla (1997). Political Islam and the West: a new Cold War or convergence?. Third World Quarterly, 18(4), pp. 729-742.
Textbooks
Ignaz Goldziher (1981). Introduction to Islamic Theology and Law. Princeton University Press.
François Burgat (2008). Islamism in the shadow of al-Qaeda (translated by P. Hutchinson). Austin: University of Texas press.
John L. Esposito (1991). Islam: the straight path. New York: OUP.
Kingshuk Chatterjee (2011). ‘Ali Shari’ati and the Shaping of Political Islam in Iran. Palgrave.
John L. Esposito (2002). Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam. Oxford University Press.
Ali Rahnema (ed) (1994). Pioneers of Islamic Revival. London: New Jersey.
Asta Olesen (1995). Islam and Politics in Afghanistan. Surrey: Curzon Press.
Bernard Lewis (1982). The Muslim Discovery of Europe. New York: Norton.
Aziz al-Azmeh (2009). Islam and Modernities. London, New York: Verso.
Gilles Kepel (2003). Jihad, The Trail of Political Islam. MA: Harvard University Press.
John Rawls (1999). The Law of Peoples. Harvard University Press.
John L. Esposito (ed) (1980). Islam and development: religion and socio-political change. Syracuse University Press.
D. Springer, J. Regens, D. Edger (2008). Islamic radicalism and global Jihad. Washington D.C: Georgetown University Press.
Bernard Lewis (2003). The crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror. New York: Modern library.
Peter Mandaville (2007). Global Political Islam. New York: Routledge.
Lutz Kleveman (2003). The new Great game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press.
John L. Esposito (ed) (1997). Political Islam. London: Lynne Reinner Publishers.
John L. Esposito & John Donohue (eds) (1982). Islam in transition: Muslim perspectives. Oxford: OUP.
Gilles Kepel (2004). Muslim Extremism in Egypt: The Prophet and Pharaoh. Berkeley: UoC Press.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Assessments designed to provide informal, on-module feedback: - non-assessed oral presentations - tutorials to provide consultation on assessed essays - guidance and advice in class on preparation, completion and presentation of assignments - regular work with primary sources to prepare for the essays Link Between Assessment and Learning Outcomes. - The essays will be used to test your knowledge of Islamism, its historical development, its evolution through history, its different forms across the world (including in the Western countries), and various scholarly debates about the rise of Islamism by drawing on case studies. Throughout the module you will also engage in directed and self-directed study, for example through pre-seminar reading and through library research. The presentations (by you and your fellow students) and your reading will provide you with a broad overview of the secondary literature, using the bibliography provided at the start of the module. The discussion generated by these presentations will provide you with the opportunity to explore the relevant major historical debates on a weekly basis. In addition, you will study in depth a range of primary written sources. These sessions will allow you to prepare for the essay proposal in mid-semester (1500-2000 words) and final essay (3500-4000 words) at the end of the semester. Feedback on your progress and development will be given via seminars and group discussions. Responses from tutor and your fellow students to your presentation will also give you formative feedback.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 65% |
Essay proposal | 35% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Resubmit assessments | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External