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This innovative study uses rich new evidence from the UK to explore university life and examine how ideas about Islam and Muslim identities are produced on campus.
List of contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Introduction
- 1: Muslims in the Twenty-First-Century University: Higher Education and its Cultural 'Other'
- 2: Ethical Agency: Researching Islam on Campus
- 3: Diversity in the Muslim Student Experience: Individual and Institutional Dimensions
- 4: How is Islam Known and Not Known on Campus?
- 5: Islam and Gender on Campus
- 6: Islam and Religious Diversity on campus: Negotiating Different Lives Together
- 7: 'Radicalisation': Anxiety And Stigma In Campus Contexts
- 8: Multiple Hierarchies: The Politics of Knowledge in Islamic Studies
- 9: Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom
- 10: Conclusion
- Appendix 1: What is the Religious Profile of Students in the UK's Higher Education sector?
- Appendix 2: The Demographic Constituency of the Survey Sample
- Bibliography
About the author
Dr Alison Scott-Baumann is Professor of Society and Belief and Associate Director of Research (Impact and Public Engagement) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London, UK.
Dr Mathew Guest is Professor in the Sociology of Religion in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University, UK, where he has taught since 2004.
Dr Shuruq Naguib is a Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Lancaster University, UK and Associate Editor of the Encyclopaedia of the Qur’?n Online (Brill).
Dr Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor is a Feminist Sociologist of Religion. She is Assistant Professor and Research Group Lead for Faith and Peaceful Relations at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, UK.
Dr Aisha Phoenix was the postdoctoral researcher on the Re/presenting Islam on Campus research project based at SOAS University of London. Her current research is on colourism.
Summary
This innovative study uses rich new evidence from the UK to explore university life and examine how ideas about Islam and Muslim identities are produced on campus.
Additional text
Islam on Campus brings much-needed empirical study to bear on debates about religion, discrimination, and securitization. It casts light on the unexamined secularism of British universities and the costs that are disproportionately borne by Muslim students.
