Pedagogy and
Methodology
in Islamic Studies
UNC GRADUATE SEMINAR
FALL 2005
UNC
Reli 299/055
Subjects for Reports on Subfields of Islamic Studies. These
reports, of about 20 minutes each, should be half devoted to an outline
of the major topics and issues in the subfield, according to standard
academic reference works. The other half should be a discussion
of a couple of cutting-edge examples of recent scholarship on that
particular subfield. The goal of each report is to provide an
overview of the progress in this area of Islamic studies since the time
of Hodgson. By the last week of the semester, a select bibliography
with brief annotation, based on the presentation, should be sent to the
instructor for posting on the web site, as an attached file in
Microsoft Word or as a formatted web page (please include citations of
encyclopedia articles that have been helpful to you in reconnoitering
this topic). The goal is both to provide
presenters with the opportunity to familiarize themselves with a topic
of special interest to them, and to provide for colleagues and other
visitors to this web site a useful overview of recent scholarship on
this subject.
Oct. 26
Denison,
Brandi Islam in America
Duncan,
Carrie Islam
and gender
Gilson, Liz
Muslim-Christian
relations
White,
Ben
Islamic views of Christianity before the Crusades
Nov. 2
Ingram,
Brannon Islamic ethics
Moynihan,
Brian Anthropology of
Muslim Societies
Okawa, Aya
Shi`ism
Peterfeso,
Jill
Representations
of Islam in Media
and Popular Culture
Tareen,
SherAli Sufism
Nov. 9
Weiner, Isaac
Islam and
Judaism
Werlin,
Steven Architecture
and
material culture of early
Islamicate
civilization
Gregory,
Rabia The Crusades as
seen in Muslim Sources
Yuskaev,
Timur
Qur'anic studies
Syllabus presentations
Nov. 16
Denison,
Brandi Muslims
in the United States
Duncan,
Carrie Introduction to
Islam and Muslim Culture through Women
Gilson, Liz
Introduction
to Islamic Studies
Gregory,
Rabia Perspectives and
Perceptions: Islamic civilization and its permeable borders
Nov. 30
Ingram,
Brannon Introduction
to Islam
Okawa, Aya
Introduction
to Islam and Muslim Culture
Peterfeso,
Jill
Introduction to
Islam: Islam in the Liberal Arts
Tareen, SherAli Islamic
History as World History: Freshman Seminar
Dec. 7
Moynihan,
Brian Introduction to Islam
Weiner,
Isaac Muslims
in America, or American Muslims?
Werlin,
Steven Islamic Art
and Architecture: Religion, History and Symbols
White,
Ben Introduction to Islam
Yuskaev,
Timur The Qur'an -- Contexts,
Text(s), Interpretations: Introduction to
Islam through the Sacred Text
