This subject explores the political phenomenon of violence committed in the name of culture and religion. It begins with an examination of how different forms of cultural expression can either reinforce or subvert established political hierarchies. Drawing on case studies of religiously motivated terrorism, the subject then moves on to investigate the political and social conditions that appear most likely to nurture to growth of violent forms of cultural resistance. The subject concludes with a study into the likely implications that different forms of cultural violence have for both domestic and global politics. -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Irfan Ahmad
