Date: 18 November, 2010
Location: Woburn House, London
Event type: Workshop

Colleagues are invited to submit abstracts of no more than 200 words to [log in to unmask] by 15 October 2010.

Organised by the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, this workshop discusses teaching about Islam and Muslims in languages and area studies programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Possible themes for the workshop include, but are not limited to:

   * Teaching about Islam, Muslims and Islamic countries in languages and area studies outside of the middle East and North Africa, e.g. languages and area studies of Europe, the Americas, Africa, South and South-east Asia
   * Issues of interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity in teaching about Islam and Muslims in languages and area studies programmes
   * Teaching about the experiences of Muslims inside and outside the Islamic world;
   * Teaching about political, economic, social and cultural relations between 'the West' and the Islamic World
   * Teaching languages for Islamic Studies

This event will give lecturers, practitioners and postgraduate students an opportunity to share practice in their areas of interest and to discuss issues and potential developments in teaching Islam in languages and area studies courses.


It is anticipated that we are able to subsidise reasonable travel expenses to speakers of selected papers.

Fees

   * There is no charge to attend this event for employees and postgraduate students of publicly funded UK higher educational institutions and other institutions with a subscription to the Higher Education Academy.
   * There is a charge of £40 for employees and postgraduate students of private institutions/organisations and non-UK institutions to attend this event.
   * Please note that we reserve the right to charge a £50 cancellation fee if you do not notify us at least 48 hours beforehand that you are unable to attend.
   * Full details of our charging policy are available.
   * Lunch will be provided.