Antisemitism & Islamophobia

Spring 2025

Description

This course traces the interrelated historical development of anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim persecution. It explores accusations against Jews arising in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome as well as under Christian and Muslim rule, together with the development of modern racial theories about Jews, political forms of anti-Jewish hatred, the Holocaust, and enduring myths of Jewish conspiracies. It also investigates the idea of a "clash of civilizations," the impact of the Crusades, colonialism, and Islamic resurgence, and the treatment and persecution of Muslim minorities in Western Europe, Russia, Bosnia, China, Israel, Myanmar, India, and the United States.

Class Notes

Class Details

Instructor
Instructor Name (static text): 
Wyrick, Jed D
Location

WWW ONLINE

Class Registration Information

Class #
4423
Course
RELS 205 -
SECT 72
Units
3
Fees
Price TBA:
  • $ / unit
Class Meeting Dates

01/21/2025 - 05/16/2025

Days

MW

Times

4:00pm5:15pm

RELS 205 - SECT 72

Antisemitism & Islamophobia

Class: 4423 Units: 3

M-F 01/21/2025 - 05/16/2025 MW 4:00pm5:15pm

This course traces the interrelated historical development of anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim persecution. It explores accusations against Jews arising in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome as well as under Christian and Muslim rule, together with the development of modern racial theories about Jews, political forms of anti-Jewish hatred, the Holocaust, and enduring myths of Jewish conspiracies. It also investigates the idea of a "clash of civilizations," the impact of the Crusades, colonialism, and Islamic resurgence, and the treatment and persecution of Muslim minorities in Western Europe, Russia, Bosnia, China, Israel, Myanmar, India, and the United States.

Class Notes

This course traces the interrelated historical development of anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim persecution. It explores accusations against Jews arising in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome as well as under Christian and Muslim rule, together with the development of modern racial theories about Jews, political forms of anti-Jewish hatred, the Holocaust, and enduring myths of Jewish conspiracies. It also investigates the idea of a "clash of civilizations," the impact of the Crusades, colonialism, and Islamic resurgence, and the treatment and persecution of Muslim minorities in Western Europe, Russia, Bosnia, China, Israel, Myanmar, India, and the United States.

Instructor
Instructor Name (static text): 
Wyrick, Jed D
Location
WWW ONLINE