REL3031 Sp Top: God, Country, Nation

What do we mean when we catagorize individuals or groups with terms such as “citizenship,” “nationality,” “race,” and “religion”? And how do these categories help us to make sense of some of the complex, globally significant phenomena taking place throughout the world? These are the topics explored ion this class, adopting an intentionally global and international perspective. We will begin by developing an understanding of the four concepts of “state,” “nation,” “race,” and “religion,” the work they perform in the shaping of individual and group identity, and the ways in which the meaning of any one of these terms necessarily affects the meanings of the others. We will then use these categories as a means of critically examining a number of global phenomena of international significance, examples of which might include Hindu nationalism, global Islamism, the “Rohingya Crisis” in Myanmar, the American Religious Right, Israeli “Jewish Nationalism” legislation, the “reprogramming” of Muslim minorities in China. Students must have completed one 2000-level course in HIS, REL, PHI, or LIT. Credits: 3

WRT1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And LIT2001 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2013 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2014 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2015 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2016 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2017 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2018 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2019 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2022 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2023 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2024 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2025 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or LIT2711 Study Abroad Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2041 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2051 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2061 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2071 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2711 Study Abroad Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2721 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HUM2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HUM2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HUM2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2041 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or REL2000 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or REL2061 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C