PSC 358, 359 - Islamist Radicalism as Ideology & Political Praxis

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): Meets general academic requirements SL and DE.
Meets requirement: W when offered as 359.
This course explores how Islamist radicalism informs political praxis. In other words, the course is interested in how religious doctrines function as political ideology in order to shape political subjectivities and justify political practices. Particular attention will be paid to analyzing and understanding specific examples of, and changes in Islamist ideology. Students will read both primary source documents, including speeches, letters, and statements of Islamist radicalism, as well as political science analyses of Islamist radicalism in order to offer informed interpretations of texts, and understand how Islamist radicalism is similar to and differs from other radical political ideologies.