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SOS6.5.2 Transnational Anthropology - Transnational Islam in the West 5 ECTS
Periods
Period I Period II Period III Period IV
Language of instruction
English
Type or level of studies
Intermediate studies
Course unit descriptions in the curriculum
Degree Programme in Social Sciences
School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Learning outcomes

Opiskelija tuntee sosiaaliantropologisen tavan käsitteellistää valtioiden rajat ylittäviä sosiaalisia ja kulttuurisia prosesseja. Opiskelija ymmärtää monipuolisesti muuttoliikkeen tuloksena syntyviä uudenlaisia sosiaalisia kenttiä ja liikkuvuuden muotoja niin empiirisesti kuin teoreettisestikin. Hän osaa tarkastella analyyttisesti ja kriittisesti ajankohtaisia ilmiöitä tästä näkökulmasta ja osaa esittää siihen liittyen mielekkäitä tutkimuskysymyksiä.

General description

Transnational Islam in the West

Globalization of Islam and the growth of transnational Muslim communities in the West have become heated political issues with consequences that challenge in multiple ways Western societies. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and the Western states feel increasing challenges as they attempt to monitor and direct the construction of Islam in the transnational minority contexts.

The course is constructed around the following questions: what kinds of social and political developments explain the increasing public debate on Islam in the West? What kinds of perceptions on Islam dominate this debate? What can be said of the historical developments that explain Islam’s increasing presence in the West  from the cold war to the cyber age?

Enrolment for University Studies

Before the beginning of the course the selected students are expected to view a BBC documentary on the life of Prophet Muhammad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8kQw1gtyQQ
and answer the following question (approximately 400 words in English or Finnish)
How did the documentary shape your perception on the early history of Islam?
The assignments should be handed in via e-mail to marko.juntunen@uta.fi before the first lecture.

Enrolment time has expired

Teachers

Marko Juntunen, Teacher responsible
marko.juntunen[ät]uta.fi

Teaching

14-Apr-2015 – 19-May-2015
Lectures
Tue 14-Apr-2015 - 19-May-2015 weekly at 12-15, Main building C8
Exceptions:
5-May-2015 at 12 –15 , Main building A32

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.