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Teaching Islamic Studies in the Age of ISIS, Islamophobia, and the Internet.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dorroll, Courtney M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam--Study and teaching (Higher).
- Islam.
- Islam--Study and teaching (Higher)--Social aspects.
- Islamic civilization--Study and teaching (Higher).
- Islamic civilization.
- Islamic civilization--Study and teaching (Higher)--Social aspects.
- Islamophobia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- How can teachers introduce Islam to students when daily media headlines can prejudice students' perception of the subject? What are strategies for discussing Islam and violence without perpetuating stereotypes? Teaching Islamic Studies in the Age of ISIS, Islamophobia, and the Internet provides clear, feasible suggestions and theoretical tools to address the challenges teachers of Islamic Studies face.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword: From Khomeini to Trump: A Reflection on Islamic Studies in America
- Introduction
- Part I. Approaches and Theories
- One: On Teaching Islam Across Cultures: Virtual Exchange Pedagogy
- Two: Questions of Taste: Critical Pedagogy and Aesthetics in Islamic Studies
- Three: Training Scholars to Study Non-Scholarly Life
- Four: Islamic Religious Education and Critical Thought in European Plural Societies
- Five: Studying Islam and the Ambivalence of the Concept "Religion"
- Six: Paradigm Shifts for Translation and Teaching
- Part II. Islamophobia and Violence
- Seven: Interdisciplinary Education for Teaching Challenging Subjects: The Case of Islam and Violence
- Eight: The Immanent Imminence of Violence: Comparing Legal Arguments in a Post-9/11 World
- Nine: Teaching Islamophobia in the Age of ISIS
- Part III. Applications
- Ten: From Medina to the Media: Engaging the Present in Historically Oriented Undergraduate Courses on Islam
- Eleven: Muslims Are People
- Islam Is Complicated
- Twelve: The Five Questions about Islam Your Students Didn't Know They Had: Teaching Islamic Studies to an American Audience
- Thirteen: Reflective Practice in Online Courses: Making Islamic Studies Interactive and Approachable
- Fourteen: Teaching Islam and Gender
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-233) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-253-03982-7
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