K Chitwood
Biographic Data
| ID | 41731 |
|---|---|
| NAME | K Chitwood |
| GIVEN NAMES | K |
| FAMILY NAME | Chitwood |
| SIGNATURE | CHITWOOD K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3499-140X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Global Landscapes of Muslim Lives: Latin American and Caribbean Intersections
A new collaborative research project, co-led by Dr. Kholoud Al-Ajarma (
The Importance of Inventory: Fernanda Pereira Mendes on Manuscript Sources in Arabic Script Produced by Black Muslims in 19th-century Brazil
Ethnographic Journalism and the Public Understanding of Religion
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Halāl Habichuelas: Food, Belonging, and the Conundrums of Being a Puerto Rican Muslim
Based on multiple years of ethnographic fieldwork alongside Puerto Rican Muslims in Puerto Rico and the United States, this article explores issues of identification and belonging among Puerto Rican converts to Islam, as expressed in their food practices. As "quadruple minorities"-Muslim among Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican among Muslims, and both Puerto Rican and Muslim in the shadow of American empire-I suggest that Puerto Rican converts seek ways…
An Ethnographic Turn in Comparative Theology
This review essay analyses three books of comparative theology between Christian and Hindu traditions in South Asia in order to address two interrelated questions: 1) do they hint at an ‘ethnographic turn’ in comparative theology? And 2) if so, what might that mean for both ethnographic theology and comparative theology as they continue to develop as disciplines? Through an interpretive, exegetical review of these works, the article observes how …
Khan, Aliyah: Far From Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean
The Global “War on Terror” and the Tenuous Public Space of Muslims in Latin America and the Caribbean
Surveying several conflicts, conversations, and the convergence of prejudices and fears in the Americas, this essay explores the linkages between Latin America and the Caribbean and the U.S. led global "War on Terror." Examining the parallels in politics, media, and rhetoric in places such as Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, and the U.S., this essay examines how Muslims occupy a tenuous space in Latin American and Caribbean public spheres. Overall…
Muslim AmeRícans: Puerto Rican Muslims in the USA and the Need for More Cosmopolitan Frames of Analysis in the Study of Islam and Muslim Communities in the Americas
Somalis as Samaritans: A Glimpse into Christian–Muslim Relations in Eastern Africa from the Perspective of Evangelical Kenyan Christians
Long considered – perhaps naïvely – a relative oasis of Christian–Muslim calm, Kenya is seeing increased tension and conflict, mainly exacerbated by al-Shabaab militants, Kenyan military and Christian mobs. Concomitantly, the media and popular sentiment often vilify Somalis. This goes back to government agitprop during the ‘Shifta War’ of the 1960s. Among evangelical Christians, however, attitudes towards Somalis can prove more ambivalent. Drawin…
The Study of Islam and Muslim Communities in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Americas: The State of the Field
Regarding Muslims: From Slavery to Post-Apartheid, written by Gabeba Baderoon
Regarding Muslims: From Slavery to Post-Apartheid, written by Gabeba Baderoon
Somalis as Samaritans: A Glimpse into Christian–Muslim Relations in Eastern Africa from the Perspective of Evangelical Kenyan Christians
Long considered – perhaps naïvely – a relative oasis of Christian–Muslim calm, Kenya is seeing increased tension and conflict, mainly exacerbated by al-Shabaab militants, Kenyan military and Christian mobs. Concomitantly, the media and popular sentiment often vilify Somalis. This goes back to government agitprop during the ‘Shifta War’ of the 1960s. Among evangelical Christians, however, attitudes towards Somalis can prove more ambivalent. Drawin…
The Study of Islam and Muslim Communities in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Americas: The State of the Field
The Global “War on Terror” and the Tenuous Public Space of Muslims in Latin America and the Caribbean
Surveying several conflicts, conversations, and the convergence of prejudices and fears in the Americas, this essay explores the linkages between Latin America and the Caribbean and the U.S. led global "War on Terror." Examining the parallels in politics, media, and rhetoric in places such as Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, and the U.S., this essay examines how Muslims occupy a tenuous space in Latin American and Caribbean public spheres. Overall…
Muslim AmeRícans: Puerto Rican Muslims in the USA and the Need for More Cosmopolitan Frames of Analysis in the Study of Islam and Muslim Communities in the Americas
Khan, Aliyah: Far From Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean
An Ethnographic Turn in Comparative Theology
This review essay analyses three books of comparative theology between Christian and Hindu traditions in South Asia in order to address two interrelated questions: 1) do they hint at an ‘ethnographic turn’ in comparative theology? And 2) if so, what might that mean for both ethnographic theology and comparative theology as they continue to develop as disciplines? Through an interpretive, exegetical review of these works, the article observes how …
Halāl Habichuelas: Food, Belonging, and the Conundrums of Being a Puerto Rican Muslim
Based on multiple years of ethnographic fieldwork alongside Puerto Rican Muslims in Puerto Rico and the United States, this article explores issues of identification and belonging among Puerto Rican converts to Islam, as expressed in their food practices. As "quadruple minorities"-Muslim among Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican among Muslims, and both Puerto Rican and Muslim in the shadow of American empire-I suggest that Puerto Rican converts seek ways…
Ethnographic Journalism and the Public Understanding of Religion
.
The Global Landscapes of Muslim Lives: Latin American and Caribbean Intersections
A new collaborative research project, co-led by Dr. Kholoud Al-Ajarma (
The Importance of Inventory: Fernanda Pereira Mendes on Manuscript Sources in Arabic Script Produced by Black Muslims in 19th-century Brazil
Hispanic-African Historical Relations (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Islam (5 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Latin Americans (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works)