Schedule, syllabus and examination date

Course content

Critical readings on modern and contemporary Persian (Iranian) society. This course focuses on Persian-language articles, book chapters, and websites from the humanities and social sciences that touch upon prominent themes and subjects from 20th-21st century Iran. Students will read, analyze, and translate texts on topics such as society, politics, economics, philosophy, and theology. The course introduces questions relevant to Middle Eastern Studies and prepares students for further studies in the Persian language and Iranian society.

Learning outcome

After taking the course you are expected to be able to:?

  • Translate Persian prose clearly and precisely.
  • Analyze and discuss given topics about modern and contemporary Iran in academic English writing and orally in Persian.
  • Integrate major theories and methods from the social sciences and humanities to illuminate these above themes from the Middle East.
  • Intertextuality as it relates to Persian text.

Admission to the course

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

This course is only open for programme students at the BA-program Midt?sten-studier med persisk.

Formal prerequisite knowledge

PER2010 – Persisk D or equivalent.

Overlapping courses

Teaching

In total 4 hours teaching a week over 12 weeks. The course re