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This year's been a hell scape but with the help of so many of y'all, I got a piece out (today in fact!).
"Job Ads Don’t Add Up: Arabic + Middle East + Texts ≠ Islam"
https://academic.oup.com/jaar/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jaarel/lfaa058/5984472#.X7Qn3fDsAOM.twitter
"Job Ads Don’t Add Up: Arabic + Middle East + Texts ≠ Islam"
https://academic.oup.com/jaar/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jaarel/lfaa058/5984472#.X7Qn3fDsAOM.twitter
In the article, I track job ads and argue that "quantitative and qualitative data demonstrate how religious studies colleagues craft job calls that replicate stereotypes about Islam and Muslims, how the study of Islam functions, and an Arab and Arabic-centric emphasis."
I also claim: "hiring preferences, incl teaching, entrench an “essence” of Islam or Islamic studies at odds with scholarly discourse about Islam, Islamic studies, and religious studies that may be summarized as a simple, troubling equation: Islam = Middle East + Arabic + texts."
Give it a read, please!
Also, all work happens in community. Many thanks to @mpgPhD @FoodyK @ostadjaan @kecia_ali @ZahraAyubi @chiaraformichi & @andrearjain + reviewers & editorial staff. Y'all's comments, provocations, & edits made this possible.
Also, all work happens in community. Many thanks to @mpgPhD @FoodyK @ostadjaan @kecia_ali @ZahraAyubi @chiaraformichi & @andrearjain + reviewers & editorial staff. Y'all's comments, provocations, & edits made this possible.
