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Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This course broadly examines the historical, cultural and social processes which have formed and transformed Iranian and Persian culture and civilization. Students will be introduced to the history, language, literature, art and society in Iran, ranging from ancient Persia to the arrival of Islam and the spread of Persian civilisation to the Persianate World and moving to modern and contemporary Iran. The course will seek to analyse a range of topics, which includes the legacy of Pre-Islamic Iran as well as the formation of a Persianate Islamic culture and its impact on Iranian literature, and art. It will also provide an analysis of the various social and historical aspects that came to create modern Iran, emphasising the move towards the constitutional revolution in early twentieth century, the consequences of the fifty-year Pahlavi dynasty (1925-1979), the 1979 Iranian Revolution and their impacts on the culture of Iran.
Essay (3000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Final examination (two hours)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Tutorial assessment (based on attendance, reading and performance)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing. Other Information This course is listed in the following major and minors Advanced Persian Minor ANU Asian History Minor - ANU History Major - ANU History Minor - ANU India Studies Major - ANU International Communication Major - ANU International Communication Minor - ANU Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies Major - ANU Persian Major - ANU Persian Minor - ANU
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