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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Introduction to the Modern Middle East
The emergence of modern states in the Middle East, against a background of empire, world wars, and national and religious movements. Students will learn why the modern map looks the way it does, and …
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Master’s Level Anti-Islamophobia Education as Transformative Pedagogy: Implications for Teaching
This courses examines Islamophobia through a historical and educational lens. The course begins by tracing Islamophobia’s genealogy and ‘othering’ of Muslims in five main periods: (1) Crusades and …
Literatures of Immigration and Exile
In this course we will study literary and non-literary texts in English from the nineteenth century to the present day that come from colonial and postcolonial contexts and that speak to the …
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