Islam in Africa and the Diaspora
Explores African and Black Muslim communities in the US as archives of Islamic authenticity, examining cultural expressions, representation, and diversity within the diaspora.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.83 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Demonstrate understanding of major theories, approaches, concepts, and current and classical research findings in African and diaspora literary, cultural studies, and religious studies related to Islam and Muslims.
Communicate effectively through close reading, essays, oral presentations, and discussion about Islam and Muslims, to share knowledge, wisdom, and values with others across social and professional settings.
Write and speak across disciplinary boundaries with regard to existing research about Africa, the diaspora, and Islam in the humanities.
Access, appraise, and utilize a variety of resources and methods for research across disciplinary lines
Analyze and compare diverse systems of value and belief in a variety of contexts
Demonstrate global and local religious literacy by identifying, evaluating, and interpreting the interrelationships and impact of religious worldviews and communities in the United States and globally
Articulate how the past has affected present day circumstances regarding race and racial inequalities in the US, Africa, and other African diasporic communities.
Recognize and question cultural assumptions and knowledge claims as they relate to race and ethnicity.
Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others.
Apply course concepts to their lives outside the classroom by respectfully participating in our multicultural society.
Demonstrate command of the terminology and methodology of cultural studies and religious studies, construct complex arguments, and use primary and secondary sources to support arguments about Islam and Muslims.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.83 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
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Topics
- African and Black Muslim communities in the US
- Practice of Islam and representation of Muslims
- Authenticity, authority, representation, and otherness
- Race, racial inequalities, and historical context
Skills
- Close reading of ethnographies, fiction, films, and cultural expressions
- Constructing complex arguments using primary and secondary sources
- Evaluating and interpreting religious worldviews and communities
- Cross-disciplinary research methods and resource utilization
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