Modern Iranian history from the 1906 Constitutional Revolution to the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the post- revolutionary years. Shi'i Islam, the rise of nationalism, the quest for modernization, democracy and authoritarianism, and imperialism and politics of oil.

No Prerequisites

5

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
AFARY J
Janet Afary
3.6
11 reviews

Lecture

CHEM 1171
T R
14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
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Sections

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17:00 PM - 17:50 PM
9 / 9 Full
ELLSN2816
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18:00 PM - 18:50 PM
0 / 9
ELLSN2816
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19:00 PM - 19:50 PM
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HSSB 2201
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09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
1 / 9
HSSB 2201
R
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
8 / 9
HSSB 2202
R
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
4 / 9
Winter 2024 . Afary J
CHEM 1171
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RGST81 . Afary J 3 Years Ago

Professor Afary is a very good pressor and I really like her. It is however a bit difficult to understand with no background context. It would be better if you have a family member who was born in Iran and was there during the time of the revolution and likes history. It is definitely not easy but doable.

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RGST81 . Afary J 5 Years Ago

Definitely dont be afraid of taking her. She is pretty cool but I feel like we got lucky because we had easy TAs. The class is really straightforward. If you go to lectures and take good notes, you're guaranteed an A. The names can be hard so if you're good at making flashcards for the test then you'll definitely pass. Tests were not cumulative

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RGST81 . Afary J 5 Years Ago

Professor Afary knows her stuff. If you go to lecture and pay attention for even half of it, you wouldn't need to read a page of the textbook (there's an online pdf btw). She made the paper optional. There are weekly quizzes in section based on the supplementary reading, which you WILL need to do. TAs were nice and made study guides for exams.

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RGST81 . Afary J 11 Years Ago

Quite a challenging class if you have no background information in the subject. The names were a bit difficult to memorize, but the topics themselves were clear.

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HIST46 . Afary J 8 Months Ago

Soft spoken professor and slide dependent lectures but if you want to learn about Iran its a great class to take that wasn't hard really. Two midterms that you have to study for but if you study they're super easy. Section attendance is mandatory but you go over a lot of topics that help with the midterms and final. Final is a paper and easy test

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HIST46MI . Afary J 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

Professor Afary is extremely knowledgable about the topic, but her lectures were often hard to pay attention to. The midterm and final are both a mixture of multiple choice and free response questions. Attendance was supposed to be mandatory, but she was very inconsistent about taking attendance. TAKE THIS CLASS WITH JANNA HAIDER IF YOU CAN

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