Module ARA2150 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA2150: Muslims in Britain
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Lectures 1
Definition of 'British Muslims'. History and pattern of migration. Comparison with European Muslim migration.
Lecture 2
Demographic profile of British Muslim communities. Second and later generations. Specific studies.
Lecture 3
Social/linguistic/cultural/theological profile of British Muslim communities.
Lecture 4:
Historical perspective of contacts between Britain and the Islamic world.
Lecture 5:
Assimilation Integration and acculturation. The debate and factors that help or hinder the process. Muslims and the arts as examples of integration. Perceptions of Muslims in the media.
Lecture 6:
Obligations of migrant and receiving society. Comparison with practice in other countries.
Lecture 7:
Racism and islamophobia, origins and social factors in their genesis. Some examples in practice. Comparison with other types of xenophobia.
Lectures 8-9:
Terrorism and Islam. Definition, Islamic teaching on the use of military force. Suicide bombing.
Lecture 10:
The international dimension: links to the situation in Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine.
Lecture 11:
De-integration and ghettoisation. The prospects for the future.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 22 hours | The classes will be seminars focusing on specific translated texts, with classroom discussions and occasional background lectures. |
Guided Independent Study | 128 hours | A variety of independent study tasks directed by module leader |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).