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Making European Muslims

International seminar on Islam and the struggle over beliefs, perceptions and identities among children and young people in Western Europe.

Oplysninger om arrangementet

Tidspunkt

fredag 28. oktober 2011, kl. 09:00 - lørdag 29. oktober 2011, kl. 16:30

Time and place

Copenhagen, Friday 28 to Saturday 29 October, 2011

Programme

Friday 28 October, 2011


9:00- 9:15
Welcome and introductions

9:15-12:30
Policies and curricula for religion.
Chair: Jørgen Nielsen

9:15-10:00
Niels Reeh (postdoc, University of Copenhagen):
“From the Cold War to the War on Terror: Teaching of religion in Denmark in the light of the changed international context.”

10:00-10:45
Mark Sedgwick (professor, Arab and Islamic Studies, Aarhus University):
“The National Church and Other Religions: Islam in the Danish school curriculum
and in Danish school texts.”

10:45-11:00
Break

11:00-11:45
Sidsel Vive Jensen (doctoral student, Study of Religion, Aarhus University):
“The governance of Muslim practices in Danish public schools: A display of secularism?”

11:45-12:30
Elif Medeni (research assistant, Department of Education, University of Vienna):
“Competence development in Islamic Religious Education: A contribution to Muslim integration in Europe.”

12:30-13:30
Lunch

13:30-16:50
Religion in the classroom 1
Chair: Michael Merry

13:30-14:15
Laura Gilliam (associate professor, Department of Education, Aarhus University):
“Muslim children in Danish schools: Ideals of diversity and sameness and children’s constructions of ethnic and religious identities.”

14:15-15:00
Laura Mijares (associate professor, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Universidad Complutense de Madrid):
“Socialization of Muslim girls in schools: Dealing with an ‘unfamiliar’ presence.”

15:00-15:20
Break

15:20-16:05
Inkeri Rissanen (doctoral student, Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki): “Negotiating identity, difference and citizenship in the classroom: A case study of Islamic Education in Finnish schools.”

16:05-16:50
Tom Wilson (doctoral student, Liverpool Hope University):
"It’s a bit cool and awesome’: Using Liverpool’s heritage to shape the Liverpool of today.”

19:00: Dinner

Saturday 29 October, 2011

9:00-9:15
Coffee

9:15-13:15
Religious socialization in schools and families
Chair: Michael Merry

9:15-10:00
Sophie Gilliat-Ray (Reader in Religious & Theological Studies, Cardiff University):
“Religious nurture in British Muslim families: Between home, school, and mosque.”

10:00-10:45: Marianne Holm Pedersen (researcher, Danish Folklore Archives, The Royal Library, Copenhagen):
 “Becoming Muslim in Slagelse: The religious socialization of children in a Danish provincial town.”

10:45-11:00
Break

11:00-11:45
Sadaf Rizvi (research officer, Institute of Education, University of London):
“Studying Muslim girls in England: Socialization, identity and integration.”

11:45-12:30
Iram Khawaja (postdoc, School of Education, Aarhus University):
"The construction of of Muslimness as an identity marker in Denmark."

12:30-13:30
Lunch

13:30-15:00:
Religion in the classroom 2
Chair: Jørgen Nielsen

13:30-14:15:
Pia Rose Böwadt & Ane Kirstine Brandt (lecturers, Blaagaard/KDAS Teacher Training Program, UCC University College, Copenhagen):
“‘We have only one Danish child’: Making ´culture´ and ´religion´ in preschool classes.”

14:15-15:00: Sally Anderson (associate professor, Department of Education, Aarhus
University):
““Me and Najela didn’t eat wine:” Pastor week in third grade at a small-town Danish school.”

15:00-15:20
Break

15:20-16:30:
Concluding discussions
Chair: Mark Sedgwick

15:20-16:00
Presentations by discussants Michael Merry (professor, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam) and Jørgen Nielsen (professor, Center for European Islamic Thought, University of Copenhagen)

16:00-16:20
General discussion

16:20-16:30
Publication plans

16:30
Departure

Note: Each presenter has 20-25 minutes to present, followed by 20-25 minutes discussion.