L.292.10180 Religion in Pop Culture

Lehrende: Dr. Abdul Rahman Mustafa

Veranstaltungsart: Seminar

Orga-Einheit: Theologie islam.

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Semesterwochenstunden: 2

Unterrichtssprache: Englisch

Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 50

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This course examines religion in popular culture: online tv shows, movies, fashion, music, cartoons and other widely consumed cultural media. Through (i) studying the depiction of religion in popular culture (ii) subjectively responding to these depictions and (iii) considering commentaries on such depictions by academic and other sources, students are trained to:

- become more informed about the depiction of religion in popular media.
- understand how religion becomes a commodity within culture while also being an agent of cultural transformation.
- reflect critically on the distinctions between religion, popular culture and subcultural domains of practice.

Sample Media and Resources

TV Shows
Baig, Bilal & Fab Filippo (Creators). Sort Of [tv series]; (2021-2022). HBO Max. Youssef, Ramy (Executive Producer). Ramy [tv series]; (2019-2022). Netflix.

Movies
Beshir, Jessica (Dir.) Faya Dayi (2021). Janus Films.

Music
Mos Def (Various songs)
Juliana Huxtable; Aurora Halal; Dax J; Ancient Methods, Jazar Crew, Nur Jaber (techno sets available on youtube.com)

Texts
Arjana, Sophia Rose, Buying Buddha, Selling Rumi: Orientalism and the Mystical Marketplace (London: Oneworld Academic, 2020).
Tarlo, Emma & Annelies Moors (eds.), Islamic Fashion and Anti-Fashion: New Perspectives from Europe and North America (London and New York: Harvard, Bloomsbury Academic, 2013).

Wichtige Hinweise:
Die Kurssprache ist Englisch.