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53773-01 - Seminar: How to Understand "Islamism": The Relations of a Multi-Faceted Phenomenon to Social Change, Mobility and Political Conflict (3 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2019 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Manfred Sing (manfred.sing@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | The course deals with: - the problems of classifying and defining the relation between Islam and political ideas or movements: What is the meaning of “Islamism”, “Salafism”, “Fundamentalism”, and “political Islam”? - different socio-political explanations of the phenomena that are subsumed under the category of “Islamism”. - the main ideas, the diversity, and the actors of “Islamist” movements as well as the opponents of “Islamism”. - the social and political background of some selected “Islamist” movements and their intellectuals. - the transnational character of “Islamism” and its connection to mobility. |
| Lernziele | The students - learn about the importance and problems of scientific classifications. - are encouraged to critically reflect on biases inherent in the uses of the term “Islamism” and in the narratives that are offered to explain “Islamism”. - acquire an overview of the variety of movements subsumed under the category of “Islamism”. - acquire the ability to view the socio-political conflicts behind “Islamism”. - learn to take into account transnational contexts and mobility when trying to understand the phenomena that are subsumed under the category of “Islamism”. |
| Literatur | The course material is provided by the instructor. As an introduction, students can read: Abu Lughod, Lila. 2002. Do Muslim Women Need Saving? American Anthropologist 104 (3): 783–790. Mamdani, Mahmood. 2002. Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: A Political Perspective on Culture and Terrorism. American Anthropologist 104 (3): 766–775. Gould, Mark. 2014. Toward a Theory of “Islamist Movements.” Sociology of Islam 2 (1/2): 21–59. Seidensticker, Tilman. 2014. Islamismus. Geschichte, Vordenker, Organisationen, München: Beck. |
| Bemerkungen | The course begins with the two sessions on Friday, 22 February 2019 (14:15-17:45), and on Friday, 8 March 2019 (14:15-17:45). The two reaming dates for the block seminar on a Friday afternoon (14:15–17:45) and a following Saturday morning (9:30–13:30) take place in April and May and will be scheduled during the course. To facilitate the organization please indicate for each of the four available blocks (consisting of a Friday and a Saturday) the workshop dates that suit you best: https://doodle.com/poll/tptn8hai8wvtk5ma |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | English speaking and writing skills Bachelor |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul "Research Lab" Kulturanthropologie (Master Studienfach: Kulturanthropologie) Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Media and Imagination (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Methoden der Near & Middle Eastern Studies (Master Studienfach: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) Modul: Migration, Mobility and Transnationalism (Master Studiengang: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources ) Modul: Politik und Geschichte der Region (Neuzeit und Gegenwart) (Master Studienfach: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) Modul: Religion, Ökonomie und Recht (Master Studienfach: Religionswissenschaft) Modul: Transfer: Europa interdisziplinär (Master Studiengang: Europäische Geschichte in globaler Perspektive ) Modul: Ungleichheit, Konflikt, Kultur (Master Studienfach: Soziologie) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Arbeit, Migration und Gesellschaft (Masterstudium: European Global Studies) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (Masterstudium: European Global Studies) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | Permanent participation is obligatory. Oral and written contributions, as specified during the course. Participation in group work. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften |