Why the West Doesn’t ‘Get’ Islam
Discussion, news coverage, and debate over recent events in Iran only reinforce my conviction that tensions between Islam and the West are not problems of traditional geography or politics (or even geo-politics) but of fundamental issues of thought, ideas and knowledge – that is, of epistemology. This Web site will detail my work – writing, teaching, and speaking – as I apply this idea to the history of science, to the so-called war on terrorism, and to the broader Western discourse of Islam.
Reading the News with Michel Foucault: Jonathan’s blog on philosophy, media, and more. Even baseball, and the Blues.
The late French philosopher Michel Foucault is often associated with maddeningly elliptical writings, outrageous statements, and a colorful lifestyle. But he also gave us powerful tools in his techniques of "discourse analysis," tools that can be applied with great effect to the intersection of media and current affairs.
This blog, "Reading the News with Michel Foucault," will attempt to do just that, with a special emphasis on topics that have interested me over the years, in particular the relationship between the notions of Islam and the West.
The late French philosopher Michel Foucault is often associated with maddeningly elliptical writings, outrageous statements, and a colorful lifestyle. But he also gave us powerful tools in his techniques of "discourse analysis," tools that can be applied with great effect to the intersection of media and current affairs.
This blog, "Reading the News with Michel Foucault," will attempt to do just that, with a special emphasis on topics that have interested me over the years, in particular the relationship between the notions of Islam and the West.
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Current works include:
Khamenei's Past Power Play against the Clerics May Weaken him Now in Confronting the Reformers, Op-Ed, June 19.
“Islam and Science: Reclaiming a Lost Legacy,” upcoming talk at the Vision of Gulen conference, July 15-16, Melbourne, Australia.
“War without End: One Thousand Years of anti-Islam Discourse,” upcoming talk at the Islamophobia conference, July 18, Melbourne, Australia.
Khamenei's Past Power Play against the Clerics May Weaken him Now in Confronting the Reformers, Op-Ed, June 19.
“Islam and Science: Reclaiming a Lost Legacy,” upcoming talk at the Vision of Gulen conference, July 15-16, Melbourne, Australia.
“War without End: One Thousand Years of anti-Islam Discourse,” upcoming talk at the Islamophobia conference, July 18, Melbourne, Australia.