Confronting Anti-Muslim Racism
UNIV 3088, Special Topics: Confronting Anti-Muslim Racism
1-Credit Course
Course dates:
- Undergraduate and Graduate, Fall 2024: Monday, August 26th - Friday, December 6th, 2024
Despite Islam having almost 2 billion adherents across the globe, Muslims are subjected to damaging stereotypes, oppression, and violence simply because of their identities. Why and how is this the case? This 1-credit course offers an overview of responses to that question, with a specific emphasis on the diversity of Muslim identities, positionalities, and perspectives within the US in global context. This course introduces students to foundational concepts regarding the history, racialization, securitization, social movements, mental health, cultural production, and personal experiences of US Muslims, this course also connects students to resources at UConn through which they can continue their study and increase their understanding of Muslim communities, inviting the possibility of disrupting anti-Muslim hatred and racism for the benefit of all.
Registration
Students can enroll until September 9th using the special registration form. Students should consult the Office of Student Financial Aid Services prior to dropping if this class is used to meet full-time enrollment requirements.
Course: UNIV-3088
Section 001, Class #14049 (Undergrads only)
Section 002, Class #14050 (Graduate students only)
Instruction Mode: Online Asynchronous
Dates: August 26th – October 11th, 2024
For detailed course information, see the course syllabus.
Faculty and Staff Course Site Enrollments: Date TBD
Course Objectives
By the completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize the difference between anti-Muslim hatred (racism) and Islamophobia (fear of Muslims/Islam).
- Describe the early history of Islam, as well as the cultural, racial, and gendered ways that this history informs anti-Muslim racism today.
- Critique the US government's and the wider public's policing and racialization of Muslim communities, as well as your own assumptions about Muslims and their politics and perspectives.
- Analyze the global effects of the racialization of Muslims on health outcomes, cultural production, political agency, social movements, and college experiences.
- Further your support of Muslim communities through selecting UConn courses that address anti-Muslimness and identifying resources across the University that disrupt anti-Muslim racism.
Course Modules
The course is comprised of seven (7) modules which include the following topics:
- Module 1: Introduction to Anti-Muslim Racism Course
- Module 2: Race and Racialization of Muslims
- Module 3: Global Securitization and Social Movements
- Module 4: Culture and Gender
- Module 5: Activism and Cultural Production
- Module 6: Muslim Mental Health
- Module 7: Course Wrap-up and Reflection
Frequently Asked Questions
Additional Course Information
Review Frequently Asked Questions regarding the course
Additional Course Information
As cases of Islamophabia ris acress U.S., Muslim students at UConn are getting hate messages
Muslim students at University of Connecticut received threats over Israel-Gaza war
Muslim UConn students receiving hateful messages due to Israel-Hamas war
Diversity and Inclusion at UConn
Office for Diversity and Inclusion (ODI)
UConn Muslim Student Association
UConn Black Muslim Association
African American Cultural Center
Asian American Cultural Center
Puerto Rican Latin American Cultural Center
Native American Cultural Programs
More Questions?
Contact us at: CAMR@uconn.edu
Lead Faculty/Course Development Coordinators
Lead Faculty
Course Development Coordinator
Course Development Coordinator
Course Moderator and Student Engagement Facilitator
Student Engagement Facilitator: Asif Majid, PhD
Student Engagement Facilitator: David G. Embrick, PhD
Course Moderator: