| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Introduction and Dhimmi-tude | |
| 3–4 | Ottoman Basics | |
| 5 | Becoming and Maintaining Empire | |
| 6 | The Conquest of Arab Lands | |
| 7 | Legal Pluralism | |
| 8–9 | Early Modern Gender and Religion | |
| 10 | 19th Century Disruption | |
| 11 | Reform Era | |
| 12 | The Armenian Genocide and the Historical Background | Documentary: The Armenian Genocide Directed (Andrew Goldberg, 50 min.) |
| 13 | WWI, the Armenian Genocide, the Arab Lands | |
| 14 | Ethnic Pluralism in Early Turkish Republic I | Documentary: Mustapha Kemal Ataturk: The Birth of A Republic (52 min) |
| 15 | Ethnic Pluralism in Early Turkish Republic II | |
| 16–17 | The Question of Cosmopolitanism | Film selections: Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (Fatih Akin, 2005, 90 min.)
Final Paper draft due session 16. |
| 18 | Ethnic Pluralism in Egypt | Film selections: Four Women of Egypt (1997) by Tahani Rached. 89 min |
| 19–20 | Ethnic Pluralism in Israel I (Past) | Selections from the Film: Forbidden Marriages in the Holy Land by Michel Khleifi, 1995 (66 min) |
| 21–22 | Ethnic Pluralism in Israel II (Present) | Film selections: Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs- The Iraqi Connection by Samir. 2002, 111 min. (Session 22) |
| 23–24 | Conclusions and Discussions of Student Papers | The final paper is due ten days after the final class. |