AMST272

This course traces the history andsociology of Islam in North and South America, from West Africantraditions in Brazil and Syrian immigration via Ellis Island and BuenosAires, to the story of Malcolm X during the civil rights era, to the 2000s and the rise of millennial pop culture. Students explore the stories of Muslims in the Americas as a lens for understanding larger research questions in American cultural studies, political science, sociology, and comparative law.