The Yezidis
Masteremne
- Studiepoeng
- 5
- Undervisningssemester
- Haust, Vår
- Emnekode
- RELMIN637
- Talet på semester
- 1
- Undervisningsspråk
- English
- Ressursar
- Timeplan
Emnebeskrivelse
Mål og innhald
Læringsutbyte
The student shall by the end of the course have gained the following learning outcome defined in knowledge, skills, and general competence:
Knowledge:
The student
- can give an outline of the history of the Yezidis from their origins to the present
- can describe the basic Yezidi religious beliefs and traditions of oral poetry
- can describe the most important Yezidi religious practices and places
Skills:
The student
- can critically reflect sensitive issues in the history of a religious minority
- can critically engage with the challenges of a religious minority in different societal, cultural, and legal contexts
- can analyze oral poetry as a medium of religious discourse and transmission
General competence:
- can critically deal with representations of a minority religion between exoticism, Orientalism, and stereotypes of all sorts
Studiepoeng, omfang
Studienivå (studiesyklus)
Undervisningssemester
Undervisningsstad
Krav til forkunnskapar
Tilrådde forkunnskapar
Studiepoengsreduksjon
Krav til studierett
Arbeids- og undervisningsformer
The teaching and student activities in this course will entirely take place online.
Examples
- short introductory videos
- assigned reading and quizzes related to the reading
- researching background information
- individual feedback on submitted materials from the instructor
- participation in online discussions
Obligatorisk undervisningsaktivitet
In this course the following compulsory requirements have to be approved in order to sit for the examination:
- Two writing assignments on given topics
- Two peer review comments on assignments delivered by other students
Compulsory requirements are evaluated with "approved/not approved."
Vurderingsformer
Karakterskala
Vurderingssemester
Litteraturliste
The reading list consists of approximately 400 pages.
The reading list is published by June 1st. for the autumn semester and by December 1st. for the spring semester.