14230

SoSe 19: Configurations of Race, Religion and Language in Modern Knowledge (Vorlesungsreihe)

Schirin Amir-Moazami; Islam Dayeh

Zusätzl. Angaben / Voraussetzungen

Studierende im Masterstudiengang Arabistik können sich die LV 14230 (Vorlesungsreihe) als Hauptseminar und 14231 (Vorbesprechung) als Colloquium im Modul “Forschungsperspektiven der Arabistik” anrechnen lassen. Studierende der Judaistik wenden sich für die Anrechnung bitte an Ihre Studiengangsbeauftragten. Schließen

Kommentar

The course introduces recent debates and perspectives on the role of theories about race, religion and language in the formation and construction of disciplinary knowledge and modern institutions. Covering a broad range of fields, including literary and cultural studies, aesthetics, philosophy, theology, legal practices and political thought, we will examine cases that illustrate how academic discourses about race, religion and language have structured power relations and forged cultural and political hegemony. A further goal of the course is to reflect on the ethics of academic scholarship. By coupling the critical scholarship on race, religion and language with the question of epistemic (in)justices, we aim to reflect on the role of ethics in the pursuit of knowledge. How is our humanistic inquiry shaped by our present social and political concerns? To what extent are we guided in our pursuits by the drive to achieve justice, equality, and recognition? How do we approach scholarly pursuits that have led to epistemic injustice and violence? In addition to tracing the genealogies of epistemic injustices in regard to the three key concepts race, religion and language, the series will thus also explore ongoing projects of scholarly critique and investigation that seek to achieve epistemic justice. The course is designed for students of Arabic, Islamic, and Jewish Studies, and to anyone interested in the genealogies of epistemic disciplines and the ethics of scholarly inquiry. Format: This course consists of a seminar for graduate students and a public lecture series. The seminar will include close readings and discussions of core texts, which shall enable students to get acquainted with the guest lectures’ perspectives and to formulate well-founded questions during the lecture series. Students should be prepared to read and discuss in English. Confirmed guest speakers include: Emily Apter, Gil Hochberg, Brinkley Messick, Gil Anidjar, Ella Shohat, Theodore Vial, Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, and Heba Raouf Izzat Schließen