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Course Info for RELG - 220 - 01, Fall 2023
Class number: 3021 Title: Islamophobia Department: Religious Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 25 Current enrollment: 12 Available seats: 13
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM, LSC - 135 Instructor(s): Koertner, Mareike
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements
Course Description:
This seminar explores the historical roots and contemporary forms of mostly Western anxieties toward Muslims and Islam by critically engaging the following questions: What are the theological, historical, political, and cultural forces that have given rise to negative perceptions of Islam. Based on examples from the U.S., Western Europe, and Asia we will study how the fear of Islam has translated into concrete acts of exclusion and discrimination.