Course Synopsis
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Identity, Colonialism, Nationalisms, and Islamisms in the Middle East
July 24, 2017 @ 9:00 am - July 28, 2017 @ 4:30 pm
This Summer Institute for k12 educators will focus on the themes of identity, colonialism, nationalisms, and Islam in the Middle East. We will be introduced to the modern history and political thought behind various strands of nationalisms and Islamisms starting from the demise of the Ottoman Empire up to the present day. The Institute will explore these themes from many angles, including through art, music, poetry, and cinema, diaries and autobiographical accounts. By doing so, this Summer Institute will suggest that imperialism, colonialism, nationalism and Islamism look differently depending upon the angle from which they are viewed and the ways they are framed.
This Summer Institute is offered for 30 Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Hours approved by New York State Education Department
Lead Instructor
Peter C. Valenti has been teaching in the field of Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies since 1999, over ten of those years here at NYU, including graduate courses on how to teach the Middle East in high school for the Social Studies Education program in NYU Steinhardt. He has specialized in the socioeconomic and political history of Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf, as well as pursuing research in state-building in Iraq, Islamist movements, and Islamic and Arabic literature. As part of his professional career he has lived and conducted research in a variety of countries throughout the Middle East, including Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. In addition to his academic work, Valenti has worked in a variety of editorial and media positions, contributing to the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR and World Press Review.