Event Description
The School of Education at Drexel University presents Global Education Colloquium (GEC) Brown Bag Lunch Series:
A Return to God? Muslim Youth, Education, Politics, and Identity in a Post-Modern World
Across the world, we are witnessing a revival of religion, especially among Muslim youth, but what it means must be contextualized across different spaces, places and process of social incorporation. This research juxtaposes the growing role of religiosity among youth in the Muslim-majority context of Pakistan -- a country that defines itself as an Islamic republic -- with that of Muslim immigrant experiences in the US, a secular state where Islamic religiosity is less understood or welcomed. Drawing on ethnographic data collected in US public schools and textbook analysis of Pakistani school curriculum, this research examines the differential experiences of majority and minority Muslim youth in trans-national contexts. Findings indicate that youth sense of “belonging” intersects with educational experiences, political and religious identities, and notions of citizenship. Based on these findings, a re-reading of religiosity is needed by researchers and policy makers in order to better inform our understandings of politics, nationalism, citizenship, and education, particularly among Muslim communities.
About The Speaker
Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher is a Senior Lecturer in the Education, Culture and Society division at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education where she is also the Associate Director of the International Educational Development Program. Her research interests include immigrants and education, trans/nationalism and citizenship, educational policy, youth cultures, and religion in education. Her practitioner work has focused on school climate, teacher education, curriculum development and pedagogy.
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About the Global Education Colloquium:
Established
in November 2013, the Global Education Colloquium is a monthly Brown
Bag Lunch Series that features distinguished speakers and lively
discussion.
The topics presented will be the
result of research spanning the full range of learning, teaching and
training topics including international studies, higher education, peace
education, social justice, inequality, politics of knowledge, policy,
leadership and organizational change.
GEC
events are held the third Tuesday of every month on the main campus of
Drexel University, start promptly at 12 Noon. You are invited to bring
your lunch. Drinks and cookies will be served.
Learn more about the Global Education Colloquium Series.
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