ISLAM IN AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. 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. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. 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. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Write and speak across disciplinary boundaries with regard to existing research about Africa, the diaspora, and Islam in the humanities. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Access, appraise, and utilize a variety of resources and methods for research across disciplinary lines Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze and compare diverse systems of value and belief in a variety of contexts Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. 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 Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Articulate how the past has affected present day circumstances regarding race and racial inequalities in the US, Africa, and other African diasporic communities. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Recognize and question cultural assumptions and knowledge claims as they relate to race and ethnicity. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 9. Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 10. Apply course concepts to their lives outside the classroom by respectfully participating in our multicultural society. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 11. 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. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. 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. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. 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. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Write and speak across disciplinary boundaries with regard to existing research about Africa, the diaspora, and Islam in the humanities. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Access, appraise, and utilize a variety of resources and methods for research across disciplinary lines Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze and compare diverse systems of value and belief in a variety of contexts Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. 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 Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Articulate how the past has affected present day circumstances regarding race and racial inequalities in the US, Africa, and other African diasporic communities. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Recognize and question cultural assumptions and knowledge claims as they relate to race and ethnicity. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 9. Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 10. Apply course concepts to their lives outside the classroom by respectfully participating in our multicultural society. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 11. 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. Audience: Graduate