HIST 535: Problems in Global History
HIST 535-DL1: Race & Slavery in Islam
(Spring 2027)
07:20 PM to 10:00 PM W
Online
Section Information for Spring 2027
We are finding ourselves in a historical moment, questioning not only racism but also its connection to slavery in our nation’s past. Both issues complicate the pasts and present of many other societies, including those of the Islamic world. This course will explore the issues of race and slavery in Islam. We will ask, is there a connection between race and the institution of slavery in the Islamic world? What legacies have both issues left today? We will consider instances of slave revolts in early Islam, the experience of elite slaves in the early modern period, the paradoxical role of female slaves, and case studies of Muslim slaves in the west, among other examples as we survey the issues of race and slavery in this global faith community, through primary, secondary, visual, literary and documentary sources.
This is an online live video section.
Course Information from the University Catalog
Credits: 3
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
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