Dr Gurdofarid Miskinzoda
Head of Shi‘i Studies Unit
Teaching
- 2017- PresentConvenor for the Module: Key Moments in Shiʿi History, Thought and Society - Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH).
- 2017-2018
- Convenor for the Module: Muslims in History III: Modern and Contemporary - Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH).
- July 2017: Academic Director and course developer for Shiʿi Islam: Thought, Beliefs and Practices, IIS, London
- July 2016: Academic Director for The IIS Summer Programme on Islam, IIS, London
- 2010-2016: Convenor for the Module: Shiʿi Islam: History and Doctrines - Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH).
- 2013 & 2014: Convenor Spain under Muslim Rule (including during fieldtrip to Andalusia – part of MA Muslim Societies and Civilisations, validated by SOAS University of London and offered on the Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP).
- 2008-2009: Co-convenor Cultural Encounters, Material Culture and Narratives – part of MA Muslim Societies and Civilisations, validated by SOAS University of London and offered on the Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP).
Modules
Key Moments in Shiʿi History, Thought and Society; Muslims in History III: Modern and Contemporary; Shiʿi Islam: History and Doctrines; Spain under Muslim Rule; Cultural Encounters, Material Culture and Narratives
- 2008-2009: Teaching Fellow - Department of History, SOAS, London
- Origins and Early Development of Islam: Problems and Perspectives, an MA course convened by Professor Gerald R. Hawting
- 2004-2008: Academic Skills Tutor - Learning and Teaching Unit, SOAS, London
- Tutored undergraduate and postgraduate students in essay and dissertation writing skills on a one-to-one basis
- 2006-2007: Course Convenor and Lecturer - Department of the Study of Religions, SOAS, London.
- Course title: Shiʿa Islam: Religious Authority and Community Identity, an advanced level BA course
- 2004-2006: Teaching Assistant - Department of History, SOAS, London
- BA course Introduction to the History of the Near and Middle East (lecturers: Professor Gerald R. Hawting, Dr Heidi Walcher, Dr Ben Fortna and Dr Nelida Fuccaro)
- BA course Origins and Early Development of Islam (convened by Professor Gerald R. Hawting)
