HIST 111C
Topics in Middle Eastern History: Modern
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Middle East underwent widespread social, economic, and cultural changes during 19th century that propelled society, at least portions of society and aspects of its social/cultural life, in entirely new direction. Examination of those changes to understand exactly what modernity meant for region. May be repeated for maximum of 16 units with topic and/or instructor change. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
1 of 1
AD
Most Helpful Review
Winter 2025 - Ms. Momdjian covered Ottoman history by providing a summary of Ottoman history, then studying minorities within the Empire in depth. I enjoyed her lectures, and they were very informative about religious groups and peoples I've never heard of before. Attendance in class is mandatory and is taken through an attendance sheet. There were two group projects, two individual short essays and weekly blog post responses required. The weekly blog posts were one-page reports on the week's readings and were graded for completion. The individual essays were primary source analysis for two pages on a topic of your choosing related to the class. The first group project is the blog post, which is just an analysis of an article from the readings in a group of ten. The final project is organized with ten people in your group and has to be based off of the class. Although this class was more similar to an anthropology or ethnic studies class, I would recommend it to anyone looking for an easy A. Professor Momdjian is delightful and an expert in her field.
Winter 2025 - Ms. Momdjian covered Ottoman history by providing a summary of Ottoman history, then studying minorities within the Empire in depth. I enjoyed her lectures, and they were very informative about religious groups and peoples I've never heard of before. Attendance in class is mandatory and is taken through an attendance sheet. There were two group projects, two individual short essays and weekly blog post responses required. The weekly blog posts were one-page reports on the week's readings and were graded for completion. The individual essays were primary source analysis for two pages on a topic of your choosing related to the class. The first group project is the blog post, which is just an analysis of an article from the readings in a group of ten. The final project is organized with ten people in your group and has to be based off of the class. Although this class was more similar to an anthropology or ethnic studies class, I would recommend it to anyone looking for an easy A. Professor Momdjian is delightful and an expert in her field.
1 of 1
