Researching Videos about Islam and Science: A Methodology for Finding and Cataloguing Cultural Elements on the Web
Start Date
7-10-2017 1:45 PM
End Date
7-10-2017 3:15 PM
Description
Internet videos sometimes present slices of highly coded information, including views that the curator wants to be normative. Videos that present science narratives combined with representations of Islam or Muslims often construct what Muslims believe about science. The prior literature examining videos discussing Islam use only YouTube videos, although there has been censorship of this video platform from Muslim-dominated countries like Turkey and Pakistan. Thus in order to survey all Muslims’ views, one must also examine other video platforms as well. To gain a better understanding of videos on science and Islam, we catalogued videos on any platform that address natural science and Islam. This presentation discusses the methodologies we used and the rationales behind the choices we made, including important terms that we found needed to be defined. The data collected formed the basis for the Science and Islam Video Portal, www.scienceandislamvideos.com, which presents videos with academic evaluations addressing religion, science and history.
Type
Presentation
Session
#s2b: Beyond Text: Digital Approaches to Pedagogy and Scholarship, moderator Brianna Derr
Language
eng
Location
Elaine Langone Center, Center Room
Researching Videos about Islam and Science: A Methodology for Finding and Cataloguing Cultural Elements on the Web
Elaine Langone Center, Center Room
Internet videos sometimes present slices of highly coded information, including views that the curator wants to be normative. Videos that present science narratives combined with representations of Islam or Muslims often construct what Muslims believe about science. The prior literature examining videos discussing Islam use only YouTube videos, although there has been censorship of this video platform from Muslim-dominated countries like Turkey and Pakistan. Thus in order to survey all Muslims’ views, one must also examine other video platforms as well. To gain a better understanding of videos on science and Islam, we catalogued videos on any platform that address natural science and Islam. This presentation discusses the methodologies we used and the rationales behind the choices we made, including important terms that we found needed to be defined. The data collected formed the basis for the Science and Islam Video Portal, www.scienceandislamvideos.com, which presents videos with academic evaluations addressing religion, science and history.