Secularism is a key principle of Western modernity and an epistemic framework that shapes our understanding of the political legitimacy of bodies, spaces, nations, and borders in the contemporary …
Postsecular Political Thought: Religion, Radicalism, and the Limits of Liberalism
This seminar in theory examines the postsecular as a series of questions opened by the so-called return of religion to public debate, the rise of politicised religious movements, and the limits of …
Muslim Material Cultures
This course examines the role of things, practices, circulation, space, and embodiment have played a critical role in shaping material forms of religious culture to reveal the historically contingent …
The Islamic World
A broad introduction to Islam, including the history, culture, and religion of the people and places that came to be influenced by Islam and that constitute a world civilization. What makes something …
Family and Gender in the Middle East
In this course, students read and evaluate recent research related to the sociology of families and gender in the modern Middle East. The course explores the diversity of family forms and processes …
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Introduction to Middle Eastern History
An introduction to the history of Islamic culture from its beginnings to modern times. …
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