Question 1
choose just one of the concepts of
- Double-Consciousness
- Orientalism
- Marked Identity
- Othering/Other
- Stereotypes/representation
- Discourse
- Context
- Moral Politics
- Youth
- Structure/Agency
Read a story from this book How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America
by Moustafa Bayoumi, Penguin Books
Question 2
What accounts for the rather late emergence of African countries as independent nation-states? Is there something peculiar about Africa that delayed its drive for independence? Why has the Arab-Israeli conflict been so persistent? What religious and cultural factors have contributed to the persistent state of unrest in the Middle East and, in particular, in what some people refer to as the Holy Land?
300 word count. 2 references.