Epistemology

  • A Conversation with Miguel Gualdron Ramirez

    Season 1 Episode 3
    Published: 2020-11-13
    Length: 55:48
    Hosts: Ashley Bohrer, Justin de Leon

    Ashley and Justin talk with Miguel Guladron Ramirez, who will begin in 2021 as Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Texas. They discuss strategies for building more just syllabi, responsive teaching techniques, and developing "epistemologies of resistance."

    Topics: Epistemology, Intersectionality, Pedagogy

  • Understanding the Madrasa Discourses Project

    Episode 13
    Published: 2020-02-17
    Length: 44:24
    Hosts: Joshua Lupo

    Faculty members associated with the Madrasa Discourses project at the Kroc Institute discuss the program's unique efforts to engage madrasa scholars in conversations about religion, society and epistemology. Joshua Lupo, Madrasa Discourses classroom coordinator, moderates a conversation with Ebrahim Moosa, primary investigator for Madrasa Discourses, Mahan Mirza, Madrasa Discourses Advisor, Waris Mazhari, faculty member in India, and Ammar Khan Nasir, faculty member in Pakistan. The Madrasa Discourses project is part of the Contending Modernities initiative, which is a joint effort of the Kroc Institute and the Keough School of Global Affairs.

    Topics: Contending Modernities, Epistemology, Madrasa Discourses, Religion, Society