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.