All Courses
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MUS 501 Muslim Societies
This course surveys key issues and various contexts of contemporary Muslim life in comparative perspective including demographic changes, shift in authority structures, emerging popular culture, trends in secularization.
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KRD 502 History and Literature of the Kurds
This course offers an interdisciplinary exploration of Kurdish history and literature, examining the socio-political context, cultural heritage, and literary traditions of the Kurdish people from the seventeenth to twentieth century.
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KRD 500 Approaches to Kurdish Studies
This course introduces students to various aspects of Kurdish society. Incorporating a variety of perspectives, including anthropology, sociology and cultural studies, it provides an overview of Kurdish society. The course pays special attention to questions of identity and history, introduces important literary and cultural texts and figures, and explores contemporary challenges associated with the issues of statelessness and diaspora. “Approaches to Kurdish Studies” presents a combination of disciplinary perspectives and cultural themes that open up windows onto Kurdish society.
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KRD 510/MUS 510 Religion in Kurdish Society
This course offers a survey of key religious traditions and their affiliated institutions within Kurdish society. Traditions to be studied include Sunni Islam, particularly the Shafii madhhab, Sufism, Alevism, Yezidism, reform movements and non-Muslim religions such as Christianity and Judaism.