Spring 2024


Splash Biography



CAITLIN ALADHAM, ESP Teacher




Major: Political Science

College/Employer: UC Berkeley

Year of Graduation: 2021

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Past Classes

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O590: The Politics of Intersectionality: Queer Islam in Splash Fall 2020 (Oct. 31, 2020)
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.