| Course Title: Political Islam |
| Start Date: 03/18/2021 End Date: 05/11/2021 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2021 |
| Description: This course covers Islamic responses to European imperialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, particularly the emergence of Islamic modernism; the growth of Islamic movements in the Arab world and South Asia and their responses to secular nationalism and socialism; and a survey of the ends to which religion is applied in three types of regimes: patrimonial Saudi Arabia, revolutionary Iran, and military-authoritarian Pakistan. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     | Credits:4.00     |
| Faculty         | Phone         | Email address         |
| Sohail Hashmi   | 413-538-2693   | shashmi@mtholyoke.edu   |
| Meeting Dates         | Method         | Meeting days         | Meeting times         | Building name         | Room     | Frequency     |
| 03/18/2021 - 05/11/2021   | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   | Monday   | 12:45PM - 02:00PM   | TBA   | TBA   | Weekly |
| 03/18/2021 - 05/11/2021   | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   | Tuesday and Thursday   | 12:45PM - 01:45PM   |   |   | Weekly |
| 03/18/2021 - 05/11/2021   | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   | Wednesday and Friday   | 12:45PM - 02:30PM   |   |   | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses         | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits in Politics. | Take previously   | Required   |
| Comments         |
| Additional Comments         |
| Course Tags         | ||
| ASIAN0001   | ASIAN: Asian Studies minor   | This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor.   |
| MDEAS0001   | MDEAS: Middle Eastern Studies major   | This course has been approved to count towards the Middle Eastern Studies major.   |
| IR0001   | INTREL: International Relations major   | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major.   |
| MOD0002   | MOD-2: Courses meeting in Module 2   | This course meets in Module 2.   |
| MEET0003   | +MEET-3: Expects to meet 3 days per week, on average   | This class is expected to meet 3 days per week, on average   |
| POLIT-COMPAR   | POLIT-COMPAR: Politics - Comparative subfield   | This course has been approved to count towards the Comparative Politics subfield of the Politics major (100-200-level courses only) and minor (all courses).   |
| Cross-listed Sections         |
| None   |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open     | Capacity: 18     | Enrollment: 17     | Available: 1     | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List         | Required         | Publisher Full Price         |
| To be determined. |           |           |
| Additional Book Comments         |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class.   |