Area 2: Political, social and economic history
This area focuses on the history of the Middle East and North Africa from the rise of Islam up to the contemporary period, with a focus on political, social and economic aspects. For example, we look in this area in a historical perspective at political events and at the relation between political elites. This includes for example introductory courses to Islamic history, but also courses on specific countries or courses on global phenomena, like nationalism, colonialism or orientalism. In this area we also look at the “lived experience” of the past, offering for example courses on gender history, history of sexuality or labour history, and we focus on the interaction between gender, class and race in a historical perspective.
