HUMN 3056 Islam in the West

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 101822

Coordinator Jan Ali Opens in new window

Description The subject focuses on the question of Muslim presence in the West with reference to the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion. Its aim is to enable students to look at the question of Muslim presence in terms of an action-reaction phenomenon in which different outlooks, ideas, institutions and nodes of information and authenticity interact to create an environment in which identities are developed. These identities then go on to shape the cooperative and conflictual relationships between different subsections of Muslim minorities and the majority non-Muslim Western states and societies. While focusing on the contemporaneity of the question, the subject looks at the study of Muslim presence in the West in a socio-historical context by providing an understanding of how Muslim-Western contacts shaped the nature of their relationship in the past. Then, the subject looks to contrasting the changes before and after 9/11 with reference to a set of ideas, institutions and contexts.

School Humanities & Comm Arts

Discipline Studies in Human Society, Not Elsewhere Classified.

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 4 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 3 subject

Restrictions

Successful completion of 60 credit points of study in currently enrolled program.

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Type Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Essay 1000 words 30 N Individual
Multiple Choice 2 x 500 words 30 N Individual
Essay 2000 words 40 N Individual

Prescribed Texts

  • Abe Ata & Jan Ali (Eds.) (2018) Islam in the West: Perceptions and Reactions. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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