Lecturer in Islamic Studies, King's College London
United Kingdom
- Current
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- Lecturer in Islamic Studies at King's College London (KCL)
- Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Arts (part-time) at Open University
- Past
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- Faculty Member at Payap University, Chiang Mai (Thailand)
- Academic Director (Thailand) at Lexia International
- Consultant at Ballast Nedam International (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
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- Education
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- School of Oriental and African Studies, U. of London
- Payap University (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
- Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
- Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
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Carool Kersten’s Summary
Seven years in higher education (course instruction, programme administration); eight years as scholarly researcher, writer, and translator; more than ten years in middle management positions in an international corporate environment (human resources, government relations/public affairs, general administration; quality assurance); twenty years in translation and intercultural communication (English, Arabic, Dutch).
Carool Kersten’s Specialties:
Higher education (teaching, program administration, academic research)
Carool Kersten’s Experience
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Lecturer in Islamic Studies
King's College London (KCL)
(Educational Institution; Research industry)
September 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Permanent (tenured) teaching and research position within the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, also associated with the Middle East and Mediterranean Studies Programme. Responsible for coursework in Islamic Studies, curriculum development, research in Islamic studies, with a concentration on the contemporary Muslim world
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Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Arts (part-time)
Open University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)
Leading a tutor group for the course AD252 (Islam in the West: The Politics of Co-existence).
Carool Kersten’s Education
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School of Oriental and African Studies, U. of London
PhD , Study of Religions , 2005 — 2009
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Payap University (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
Certificate , Southeast Asian Studies , January 2001 — December 2001
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Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
--- , Philosophy , 1995 — 1996
Credits earned: epistemology, philosophy of science, philosophy of language, ethics, philosophical anthropology, social & political philosophy, history of ancient philosophy
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Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
MA (cum laude) , Arabic Studies , 1982 — 1987
Major in Modern Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic Studies. Minors in International Law, International Relations, Law of International Organisations, Indonesian Langua
- Activities and Societies:
- Council Member, Department of Middle Eastern Studies (1983-86), Council Member, Faculty of Arts (1983-86)
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Carool Kersten’s Interests:
Islamic Studies (contemporary Muslim thought); Study of Religions (theory and method; philosophy of religion; Islamic Studies as an academic discipline); History of Religions (intellectual history of the modern Muslim world; Islam in Southeast Asia); Southeast Asian History (Transregional contacts between Southeast and West Asia; European expansion in Asia); translation & cultural studies; travel writing.
Carool Kersten’s Honors:
Cum Laude distinction, Master of Arts Degree in Arabic Language and Culture
