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History of Israel and Palestine Survey Syllabus History of Israel and Palestine HIST 306L / JS 311 / MES 310 Prof. Jason Lustig The modern state of Israel was founded in a land known in modern times as Palestine, and this course examines the origins and history of modern Israel and the Zionist project to create a state for the Jews within the context of the land and the people who haVe liVed there, of diverse faiths and ethnic backgrounds. The class brings together the history of Palestine and the land of Israel, the Zionist moVement, Palestinian and Arab nationalism, modern Jewish history, and the history of Israel’s state and cultures. Students will gain a historical context to understand the complex movement of ideas, peoples, and polities across a small stretch of land which since ancient times has been a site of political and religious conflict. The course proceeds chronologically from the nineteenth century to the present, focusing on political, intellectual, and cultural history so that we can consider how one land has had so many histories but all those who liVe there haVe an intertwined destiny. Readings will consist of two textbooks and a course reader compiling primary source material from a range of source books. In addition, some videos will be assigned. In-class time will primarily consist of lectures, and most Fridays will be dedicated to examining primary sources as a class. The idea is that the lectures will provide basic historical frameworks alongside intellectual and conceptual tools to analyze historical documents directly and discuss the core issues of the course. Students, over the course of the semester, work to achieve the following goals: 1. Historical Literacy: Be familiar with major eVents, places, and personalities that shaped Israel/Palestine prior to Israeli statehood and since. Identify key turning points in history. 2. Critical Thinking: Apply historical methods to eValuate critically the record of the past and how historians and others have interpreted it, and why this all matters in terms of the present-day issues. Students will try to view disputed historical events from a variety of angles. 3. Understanding Global Contexts: Be able to situate the histories of Israel and Palestine within their local, regional, and global contexts: world systems including 19th and 20th c. imperialism, colonization, and decolonialization; nationalism; the global economy; geopolitical strategy and the Cold War; modern Jewish history. 4. Grasp the complexity of the Arab-Israeli conflict, its origins, and ongoing history. 5. Understand the internal complexities of Jewish and Arab politics and describe major ideological divisions within the Jewish and Zionist community and the Palestinian Arab community. 6. Learn how to discuss eVents or ideas about which many people disagree and which may be subject to multiple interpretations. This means taking a step back from one’s own beliefs or assumptions and describing other people’s views coherently and fairly. 7. Become comfortable reading, watching, analyzing, and utilizing primary sources in order to gain first-hand perspectives on historical events: identifying the writer and his or her point of view; finding points and phrases indicating the argument; connecting individual opinions and perspectives with wider historical trends we are studying in class. Prof. Lustig – History of Israel and Palestine Page 2 of 15 University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2019 Required Books, available at the COOP and through online retailers and local book shops. Readings from these books are starred on the syllabus. You should expect about 100 pages of reading per week, usually a combination of secondary readings (scholarly articles and textbooks), and primary sources (historical materials from the time period). - Anita Shapira, Israel: A History (on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/1611686180/) - Ilan Pappe, A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples [2nd ed.] (on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/0521683157/) - Course packet, aVailable from Paradigm Books at https://squareup.com/store/paradigmbooks/item/js-lustig. The course reader will include most of the primary sources as well as some secondary articles some maps we will read and discuss in class. These sources will not be available online. You are expected to bring the course packet to class each session. Expect the total cost of books to be about $80. Course Requirements: Students are expected to attend lectures and prepare reading assignments in a timely and careful fashion. Active class participation is encouraged. Formal requirements and grade breakdown are as follows: map exercise (5 points), pre- and post-course quiz (4 points total), short paper (20 points), take-home final exam (60 points), reading quizzes (34 points), notes summaries/responses (14 points), lecture attendance and participation (15 points). There is also an extra-credit opportunity of up to 6 additional points. I encourage you to speak with me about course requirements and policies if they are not clear. Please communicate with me clearly if you are having any problems with the course or if a simple change could go a long way. Email is the best way. I am more than willing to work with you if you take the initiative to be in touch when appropriate. I am much less flexible when I hear about problems at the last minute or after the fact. 1. ReadinG AssiGnments Please complete the assigned readings before the beginning of the assigned week. Read actively, prepare questions, and note when readings offer conflicting interpretations and descriptions, or where lectures present points of view that differ from the readings. 2. Written and Graded Work - Map exercise: An in-class exercise at the beginning of Week 2 (Mon. 9/9). This will cover material from the first week of class, and will test you on basic familiarity with dates, locations, and historical maps. Having this straight will be helpful so you don’t get confused in the rest of the semester. The map exercise will count for 5 points in your total grade. - Pre- and post-course knowledge quiz. As part of this course, we are doing research on knowledge gained about Israel/Palestine. Consequently we have designed a short “quiz” to assess general knowledge, which will be administered at the beginning of the course and at its end. Your individual responses will not be Graded in any way, but you will get 2 “free” course points for doing the survey at the beginning and end of the class (for a total of 4 points in your total grade). So you are essentially getting 4 points for free! - Short paper, an analysis of Israel’s Declaration of Independence. Identify two sections, one from each part of the document, and analyze why the writers would have presented it that way also identify and analyze omissions or oVersights in the document, which either misrepresent or selectively represent the past, or ambiguities that could pose problems in the future. The short Prof. Lustig – History of Israel and Palestine Page 3 of 15 University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2019 paper will be due at the beginning of class on Mon. 10/21 (at the beginning of week 8). The short paper will count for 20 points. - Final exam: There will be a take-home final exam during the final exam period. The final exam will be proVided in class on the final day of class (Mon. 12/9), and due on Monday 12/16. The exam will consist of essay questions, and will encompass the full scope of the course. The syllabus includes seVeral possible essay questions that will be asked on the final exam. It is intended to help you to prepare for the final exam, and proVide a series of guidelines for the learning objectives of this course. The final exam will count for 60 points. - Reading quizzes (in class): There will be at least one quiz question in each class session. They are open notes (so you are encouraged to take notes). Reading quizzes count for 34 points. Each quiz is 1 point, and the lowest 4 will be dropped. There will not be a quiz on the first and last day of class, but there will be one in every other session. - Notes summaries/responses (approximately eVery other week—weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14). You will reView and reflect on (not transcribe) your notes and observations from that week’s lecture and readings. In approximately 300 words (less than 1 page), summarize the following: What are the most important specific things you learned? What are key new terms or information you will remember? What was confusing? This assignment will be due Fridays via Canvas at 11:00am, and should synthesize what we have done since your last set of notes. Notes summaries will count for 14 points (2 points per assignment). - Lecture Attendance and Participation: Attendance at lecture is essential to success in this course. We are coVering a large sweep of history in a Very short time, and absences will seriously impede your understanding of the material. Attendance will be taken each session, and it will be reflected in your grade. Attendance constitutes 15 points. o IMPORTANT NOTE: Students with 8 or more absences will get a 0 on participation (you can’t be a meaningful participant if you are missing so many classes—see attendance policy.) Further, students with 10 or more absences (1/4 of our sessions over the course of the semester) will automatically fail the course. You get full credit for attendance and participation by being a well-prepared, conscientious, regular, and helpful contributor to class discussions who consistently raises points that help push the discussion forward and remains open and receptive to others’ contributions. Participation includes raising your hand when the class is asked a question, and participating actively in group and partner activities.
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