Final call for case studies on teaching Islam in the social sciences
- Date: 22-03-2011
The Centre for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics (C-SAP) invite you to submit a case study describing teaching you currently do which is related to the study of Islam in sociology, anthropology, politics and criminology. A fee of £250.00 will be paid to those whose proposal for a case study is successful in being commissioned and accepted for inclusion in the final portfolio.
The case studies will contribute to a resource base that C-SAP are developing as part of their contribution to the Islamic Studies Network, for academic staff who are considering teaching about Islam within the social science curriculum.
We are keen to capture existing good learning and teaching practices related to Islam in sociology, anthropology, politics and criminology so that existing practice can be shared with other colleagues in these discipline areas. This may take the form of a module that you have devised and teach upon or it may be one element within a module or course design. This could be at undergraduate or postgraduate level. Possible themes for the case studies include, but are not limited to:
• in sociology, you might be teaching on racism or multiculturalism and the question of Islamophobia might be examined;
• in anthropology you might be discussing the meanings attached to different forms of religious observance;
• in politics the government's drive to 'prevent violent extremism' might be under the spotlight.
We are seeking 12 to 15 case studies, which will be collated in a report to be published on the C-SAP and Islamic Studies Network websites in June 2011. The report will provide staff teaching in the social sciences with a series of case studies and ideas for incorporating the teaching of Islam within the curriculum. The case studies will also be showcased at a C-SAP symposium to be held on 24 June 2011.
The report on the first set of case studies from 2009-10, entitled 'The study of Islam within Social Science curricula in UK universities', is available from C-SAP's online publication store.
If you are interested in submitting a case study, please contact Dr Malcolm Todd, Senior Associate at C-SAP, at m.j.todd@shu.ac.uk, to discuss your proposal. When proposals are accepted, the deadline for submitting case studies is 1 May 2011.