Foundation to Islamic Studies and Muslim Societies

Islamic Culture Studies GR5000
Kathryn Spellman Poots
Tues 10:10am-12:00pm
Knox 207

This seminar provides students with an introduction to key concepts, theories and debates in Islamic Studies, broadly conceived. Required for students in the Islamic Studies Master of Arts program, this course is also suitable for graduate students in other departments who study the Middle East, South Asia and Africa or are interested in Islam. With weekly guest visits by faculty, Foundation offers students a unique opportunity to learn directly from scholars from across disciplines and schools at Columbia. Qualified undergraduates may register with permission of Kathryn Spellman.

Kathryn Spellman is Visiting Associate Professor at the Middle East Institute and the Academic Program Director of the Islamic Studies Master of Arts (ISMA) program at Columbia. She is Associate Professor at the Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies at the Aga Khan University.