FYS 18 Islamophobia
This class explores the Islamophobic ramifications of racialized Islam and Muslim identities. We will consider "blackness," "brownness," and "whiteness" as experienced through Muslim life, as well as how minoritized race and religion combine in ways that lead to fear, opposition, and violence. We will study Islamophobia through a number of American and global cases, the racial and religious coding of various groups (such as Sikhs or Iranians in North America), perceptions of different sects of Islam (including the Nation of Islam or the Ahmadiyya), and the political ramifications of these identities (such as recent US elections and census taking). In addition to traditional readings, course materials will include a variety of media, such as long-form journalism, memoirs, ethnography, music, and film. Open only to first year frosh.