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2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

THEO3355 Muslims, Multiculturalism and the State

20 creditsClass Size: 50

Module manager: Dr Sean McLoughlin
Email: S.McLoughlin@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2008/09

Pre-requisites

THEO2005Ethnology of Muslim Societies: The Anthropology of Islam

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

Concepts discussed include religion, ethnicity, identity, globalisation, multiculturalism and the nation, and topics studied include mosques, their function, funding and the Islamisation of public space; the state, multiculturalism and education, including Muslim schools; differences of gender and generation in Muslim communities; the Rushdie Affair, Islamophobia and the law; British-Muslim links to a global Islamic community; conversion to Islam.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- understand the variety of ways in which religious and ethnic identities are reimagined and reinvented in different social,
cultural, economic and political contexts.
- comprehend the unity and diversity in Islam and Muslim societies
- reflect on a variety of contemporary issues in the study of religion and social theory including identity, multiculturalism, eurocentrism, globalisation, 'fundamentalism' and postmodernity.
- identify the ways in which dimensions of power and authority operate within and across social groupings.
- interrogate the logic of exclusionary discourses.

Syllabus

This module explores the continuities and transformations that have taken place in Islamic beliefs, practices and identities now that Muslim minorities are permanently settled in Western multicultural states. While the main focus of attention is South Asian Muslims in Britain, the experiences of Muslims in other contexts - notably France, Germany and North America - are also considered, primarily as a basis for comparison. The module begins by theorising key concepts including: religion, ethnicity, identity, globalisation, multiculturalism and the nation. After an account of Muslim migration to Britain, the emphasis shifts to some of the ways in which Islam has been reconstructed and officially recognised in a new setting. Stress is laid on issues both within Muslim communities and in relation to the British state and wider society. The actual topics to be studied will include: mosques, their function, funding and the Islamisation of public space; the state, multiculturalism and education including the issue of Muslim schools; differences of gender and generation in Muslim communities; the Rushdie Affair, Islamophobia and the law; British-Muslim links to a global Islamic community.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Lecture111.0011.00
Seminar101.0010.00
Tutorial11.001.00
Private study hours178.00
Total Contact hours22.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)200.00

Private study

4 hours - Reading per lecture: 52 hours;
6 hours - Preparation per seminar: 48 hours;
78 hours - Essay and examination preparation

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Non-assessed Seminar Presentation;
Essay and Exam Tutorials

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Essay2-3,000 words40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)40.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated


Exams
Exam typeExam duration% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)2 hr 60.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)60.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 18/06/2009

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