Muslims in the West
Fall & Spring
| 3 credits
| Elective
Majors:
Anthropology,
Minority Studies,
Religious Studies,
and
Sociology
As the Danish Muhammad cartoon controversy and European clashes over the Muslim female headscarf have shown, the question of Islam’s integration into the West is still a hotbed of cultural and political dispute. This course will introduce you to the nature and role of Islam in the West, and provide you with both hands-on and theoretical tools to analyze such disputes.
Field Studies
DIA Skolen: Visit a Muslim private school in Copenhagen’s neighborhood of Nørrebro and have the chance to interact with some of the older students.
DIT Mosque: Visit a mosque which played a central role in the Muhammad cartoon crisis.
Guest Lecture:
Danish Imam Abdul Wahid Petersen is a convert to Islam. He will talk about his way to Islam, his work for establishing Islam in Denmark, and his work for preventing radicalisation as well as facilitating co-existence.
Instructors
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Jakob Lindgaard
Ph.D. (Philosophy, University of Warwick, UK, 2007). Cand.mag. (Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Aarhus, Denmark, 2002). Visiting Scholar, University of Pittsburgh, and Junior Research Scholar, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany. External lecturer at the University of Copenhagen since 2007. With DIS since 2007.
