Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Current debates and frictions inside of the Israeli society (along the lines of Jewish/Arab, secular/religious, European/Oriental divisions).
- The main political developments since 1948 and their reflection in historical writing.
- The geo-political situation of the State of Israel between “Europe” and the “Orient”.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Explore key debates that have informed historians discussion of Modern Israel
- Analyse, interpret and use historical evidence
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Critically assess large amounts of complex material
- Display effective time management in preparation of class and coursework assignments
- Work independently preparing for class work and written assignments
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Preparation for scheduled sessions | 72 |
Wider reading or practice | 80 |
Completion of assessment task | 100 |
Seminar | 48 |
Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
Journal Articles
Amnon Raz-Krakotzkin (2001). History Textbooks and the Limits of Israeli Consciousness. Journal of Israeli History 20, 2/3, pp. 155-72.
Textbooks
Ron Kuzar (2001). Hebrew and Zionism: A Discourse Analytic Cultural Study. Berlin and New York: de Gruyter.
Tom Segev (1986). 1949: The First Israelis. New York: Free Press.
Gil Anidjar (2003). The Jew, the Arab. A History of the Enemy. Stanford UP.
Oz Almog (2000). The Sabra: The Creation of the New Jew. University of California Press.
Derek J. Penslar (2007). Israel in History. The Jewish State in Comparative Perspective. London and New York: Routledge.
Raja Shehadeh (2007). Palestinian Walks: Notes on a Vanishing Landscape.
Shmuel Eisenstadt (1985). The Transformation of Israeli Society: An Essay in Interpretation. London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson.
Miron Benvenisti (2000). Sacred Landscape. The buried history of the Holy Land since 1948. Berkeley/London.
Eric Stephen Zakim (2005). To build and be built: landscape, literature and the construction of Zionist identity. University of Pennsylvania Press.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Written assignment | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
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
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Written assignment | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External