Splash Biography

This course will study the politics of intersectionality with a focus on queerness and Islam through the reading and analyses of academic and Islamic texts. Topics for study and examination will include but are not limited to identity politics, gender and queer theory in relation to Islam, Islamic law in relation to gender and sexuality, and the ways in which intersectionality affects the political landscape. By the end of this course, students are expected to have a better understanding of academia within Islam, intersectionality, gender and queer analyses, and progressivism in queer and Muslim political movements. Students are also expected to be able to analyze political action through the lens of identity politics and intersectionality.

This class focuses on the intersection of queerness and Islam in both the East and the West. It's a common misconception that these two groups, Muslims and queer people, cannot coexist. More than that, that there cannot be queer Muslims. This class dissects this misconception and introduces academic work that explains the identity politics of the two groups separately and together. We cover identity politics, gender and queer theory in relation to Islam, Islam in relation to gender and sexuality, and the ways in which intersectionality affects the political landscape. By the end of this course, students are expected to have a better understanding of academia within Islam, intersectionality, queer analysis, and progressivism in queer and Muslim political movements.