This interdisciplinary course with Q-scores of 4.6, 4.6 and 4.8, explores five key controversies – suicide bombings, Islamism, Muslim minorities, gender, blasphemy – to understand Muslim cultures & societies, and as a tool for self-reflection.
First meeting: Wed 5 Sept, 3pm (note: no prior familiarity with Islam required; open to all years/concentrations.)
Credit + Gen Ed: in addition to Anthro, NELC, and Hist&Lit credit, this course meets the Social Science distribution requirement (new GenEd, applicable to classes of ’20, ’21, ’22) and can potentially offset the following old Gen Ed requirement: Societies of the World / US in the World (applicable to class of ‘19) — check course website for details.