RELS 3631 is also offered in Fall 2022
RELS 3631 is also offered in Spring 2022
Fall 2019 | RELS 3631 Section 001: Islam in America: A History of the Present (33937)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Meets With:
ANTH 3631 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, East Bank
Blegen Hall 260
- Enrollment Status:
Open (7 of 25 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- From the "Age of Discovery" and the African slave trade, to Malcolm X and the War on Terror, Islam has long been an integral part of the American landscape. In this course students will examine the history of Islam and social formation of Muslim communities in the United States. We will approach this history in the plural: as histories of Islam in America, paying particular attention to the different local and global dynamics that led to the migration of this racially, ethnically, and class variegated community. This course will explore how racial, national, cultural, and sectarian differences within and between Muslim communities shape and challenge the notion of a singular Islam or Muslim community. We will ask how and why Islam and Muslims have been characterized - both historically and today - as a "problem" in/for America. What does the emergence of terminology like "American Muslim" and "American Islam" tell us about these historical tensions, conceptions of good/bad citizenship, and identity politics more broadly, in the United States today?
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?RELS3631+Fall2019
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Students interested in learning about: 1) the historical development of Islam and Muslim communities in America, 2) the variety and range in Islamic beliefs and practices in the U.S., and 3) how religious minority communities shape and are shaped by American conceptions of religion and secularity.
- Grading:
Participation: 25%
Leading Discussion:10%
Journals: 20%
Midterm: 20%
Final Project: 25%- Exam Format:
Final Project: choice of working in a small group or individually.
- Class Format:
- Seminar/Discussion
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33937/1199
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/aghani_ANTH3631_Fall2019.docx
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 June 2019
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