CSP 65 Narratives By and About Muslims

How is Islam perceived, understood, and labeled by Muslims and non-Muslims?  How is it experienced, lived, and practiced or not by its followers?  The course examines diverse narratives associated with Islam in fiction, non-fiction, and films set in the 20th and 21st centuries in different parts of the world--Europe (the Balkans, France), the Middle East (Egypt, Lebanon, Irak) North and West Africa (Morocco, Senegal) and North America. Special attention is given to the cultural, political, and historical contexts of the works studied.