The Islamicate Working group brings together faculty, graduate students, and staff from across the university whose work relates to the study of Islam and/or Muslims. The term “Islamicate” was coined by historian Marshall Hodgson to describe the study of anything related to Islam and Muslims, which can include cultural complexes loosely associated with or influenced by Islam, and non-Muslim minorities living in Muslim majority areas. The term Islamicate captures a multifaceted approach to Islamic Studies, which this group seeks to embody by bringing together a variety of methodologies including ethnographic, historical, and material studies-based approaches. We will meet several times a semester and workshop works-in-progress, providing one another feedback. We look forward to opportunities for inter-department collaboration, including inviting speakers and hosting workshops. (image: All the Flowers are for Me by Anila Quayyum Agha)
Participants
Anthropology
Tanzeen Rashed Doha, Visiting Assistant Professor
Zachary Sheldon, Visiting Assistant Professor
Stephanie Love, Assistant Professor
Center for Governance and Markets
Mohamad Machine-Chian, Senior Research Scholar
School of Education
Najeeb Shafiq, Professor
English
RA Judy, Professor
Briana Wipf, PhD Candidate
Film & Media Studies
Raed El Rafei
Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies
Naima Mohammadi, Visiting Teaching Assistant Professor
Global Studies Center
Elaine Linn, Global Studies Center advisor; Executive Director of the Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS)
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Müge Kökten Finkel
History
James Pickett, Associate Professor
Peng Hai, Assistant Professor
Raja Adal, Associate Professor
Ana Sekulic, UCIS Postdoctoral Fellow in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
History of Art and Architecture
Sahar Hosseini, Assistant Professor, Acting Director of Architectural Studies
Mrinalini Rajagopalan, Assistant Professor
Shirin Fozi, Assistant Professor
Library System
Arif Jamal, Liaison Librarian African Studies, Africana Studies & Social Work
Linguistics
Amani Attia, Teaching Professor; Arabic Language Program director
Abdesalam Soudi, Teaching Associate Professor
Political Science
Aala Abdelgadir, Assistant Professor
Religious Studies
Yasmine Flodin-Ali, Assistant Professor
School of Law
SpearIt, Professor
Sociology
Mohammed Bamyeh, Professor
Studio Arts
Omid Shekari, Assistant Professor