There are innumerable contexts in which religion and politics come into contact and conflict. From the violence wielded against Uighur Muslims by the Chinese State to the issues around gender and religion in Indias temples, any state must come to terms with the religious composition of its population and the challenges it can pose secular society. Rather than a final exam, this class will conclude with the creation and display of a research poster or video presentation; you can either create a poster that concisely summarizes information gleaned from research in a way that is understandable and attractive to a wider audience, or you can create a short (~5 minute) documentary-esque style of video that looks into your chosen issue. Either way, you will present information on the relationship between religion and politics in a time and place which you will select midway through the semester. I will provide a list of topics for you to choose from, but you are invited to investigate a topic of your own choosing (in consultation with me). As mentioned, if you find yourself drawn to a topic early on I encourage you to use the News Report assignments as a means to build your research over the entire semester. The class following Spring Break will be the time for you to commit to a topic. At the least, projects must a) briefly consider the historical moments that led to the state of affairs, b) identify the main players in the issue, c) analyze what was at stake in the issue (the s
o what question), and d) give your own assessment of the scenario, including possible solutions or outcomes. For those examining a situation from the past, you should consider what happened and why. You are expected to use at least 3 scholarly sources and whatever number of news sources you feel appropriate. All cases I will provide have been thoroughly analyzed by scholars, so there should be no shortage of material to use. You are expected to use academic databases (available through Montclair States library website: ) to identify scholarly articles to use in research. Reference librarians are available online to assist you, and Im happy to help however I can if youre unsure on how to go about researching. The design, layout, information contained and overall aesthetic will be up to you, but I will also show you a model poster to give you some ideas on how to proceed, and we will spend time discussing what makes a good poster and what elements might be useful to include in either format (images, charts, timelines, etc.). On our last meeting day, you will display your project and engage with others in a discussion of your findings. Your peers will be completing their own grading sheer evaluating your poster itself and your ability to elaborate on the display and respond to their questions. Peer grading will account for 10% of the presentation grade. More details will be available as the semester progresses. : Purchase the answer to view it Purchase the answer to view it