Representing Islam: What is the future of the study of Islam?

This workshop will address how Islam is represented within different disciplinary fields. The topic has been raised by Varisco (2005), Marranci (2008) and Hughes (2007). The workshop will on this basis discuss the topic,  from different disciplinary approaches with questions like:

What kind of knowledge about Islam and Muslims do we as researchers produce?

What are the prevalent perspectives and approaches to Islam and Muslims in use by the various disciplinary fields?

Is the knowledge we produce about Islam and Muslims changing, and if so what is the future of the study of Islam?

Program:

Torsdag 3 november 9:30-17:30

9:30 Velkommen

9:45- 10:45: Hege Iren Markussen

10:45 – 11:45: Marianne Bøe, Universitetet i Bergen

"What constitutes an alternative approach towards the contemporary study of Islam and Muslim religiosity?"

11:45 – 12:00: Kaffe

12:00 – 13:00: Marianne Holm Pedersen, Dansk Folkemindesamling

"Muslim i Slagelse: Islam blandt forældre og børn i en dansk provinsby"

13:00 – 14:00 Lunsj.  (Kroa Thai i Allegaten)

14:15 – 15:15: Simon Stjernholm, Lund Universitet

"Approaching Male Islamic Dress"

15:15 -16:15: Richard Johan Natvig, Universitetet i Bergen

"Commemorating and Venerating the Prophet Visually: Figural Representations of the Prophet Muhammad in Contemporary Shi'i and Alevi Devotional Pictures"

16:15 – 16:30: Kaffe

16:30 - 17:30: Ingvild Flaskerud, Universitetet i Bergen

"Popular Visual Art, Aesthetic Performance and Devotion in Iranian Shiism"

Fredag 4 november 9:15-13:00

9:15- 10:15: Catharina Raudvere, Universitetet i København

10:15 – 11:15: Birte Brekketo, Høgskolen i Oslo

"Visualisering av Mohammed: Mentale forestillinger versus visuelle formuleringer. Ti unge sunni-muslimer forteller om sine oppfatninger"

11:15 – 11:30 Kaffe

11:30 - 12:15: Diskusjon: "Representing Islam: What is the future of the study of Islam?"

12:15 – 13:00 Forskningsprosjekt, veien videre