ATS3582 Arab-Israeli conflict
Faculty of Arts
ATS3582 Arab-Israeli conflict is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3582
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3582
No unit lists ATS3582 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS2582
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units.
Overview
This unit will provide an historical analysis of the changing dimensions of the Arab-Israeli conflict from its origins to the present day. Themes to be studied include Jewish-Arab relations under the Ottoman Empire and British Mandate, the emergence of Jewish and Palestinian nationalism, Zionist ideology, the impact of the Holocaust, the birth of Israel in 1948 and the Palestinian refugee crisis, war, the status of the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem, the rise of the PLO, the Intifadas, terrorism and counterterrorism. In tutorials, students will simulate the politics of negotiation by engaging with documents that have attempted to forge a peaceful end to the conflict.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Attendance and participation10%
- Reading Quizzes10%
- Research Paper Proposal20%
- Research Essay40%
- Take-Home Test20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Understand the competing narratives and claims of all parties to the conflict and how the past informs current perceptions of the conflict
- 2
Be able to describe the historiographical debates about the history of the conflict
- 3
Have a knowledge of the broader regional and global implications of the Arab-Israeli conflict
- 4
Be able to analyse how key documents framing the conflict have been contested by different parties and political streams
- 5
Have the ability to interpret the role of the media in shaping perceptions of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
- 6
To distinguish between different schools of thought in current historiographical debates about the conflict.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures24 hours
- Tutorials12 hours
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS3582 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Daniel Heller
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Daniel Heller
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3582?
ATS3582 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3582 offered?
In 2020, ATS3582 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3582?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3582 have an exam?
No. ATS3582 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3582?
ATS3582 is part of History and Jewish studies.