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Dec 04, 2024
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CORE 003 SC - Islam versus the West? Unraveling the Terms of “Clashing Civilizations”
This course takes up the Core I theme “Histories of the Present” and applies it to the question: Where do the terms of the contemporary perceived conflict between “the Muslim world” and “the West” come from? It will examine how categories such as “Muslim,” “Christian,” “Eastern,” “Western,” “civilized,” “crusader,” “harem,” “oppressed woman,” “loose woman,” “sheikh,” and “terrorist” have been produced through a history of encounters between the U.S. and the Middle East. Students will then explore how these categories have been taken up in media and popular culture in the U.S. in relation to the histories of their construction.
Instructor: L. Deeb
Course Credit: 1.0
Please refer to the course schedule on the Scripps Portal for current course offerings and details.
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