KHURRAM HUSSAIN

KHURRAM HUSSAIN

244 Edwards St., Apt. 7, New Haven, CT 06511

khurram.hussain@yale.edu
DISSERTATION: My dissertation will focus on developing a critical genealogy of the concept and practice of “toleration” in western thought and politics. There is considerable literature on the birth of the modern concept of tolerance in the Protestant Reformation in Europe and its subsequent development through the enlightenment critique of religion and the rise of the modern nation-state. In recent times, post-colonial literature has focused on the ways in which the experience of empire constituted and shaped basic liberal paradigms that undergird the modern conception of toleration and freedom. While each of these literatures has expanded our understanding of the concept of toleration, there has not been sufficient work done in putting them into conversation with each other and to develop a more comprehensive account of the nature and function of toleration as a fundamental liberal virtue in modern societies. It is my hope that my dissertation will constitute just such a conversation and will yield valuable insights both into the functional relevance of tolerance to modern multi-cultural/religious societies as well as the limitations of using this concept as a means to solve the problems of pluralism and conflict in the modern period.
EDUCATION: Yale University, New Haven, CT (2004- )

Candidate for a PhD in Religious Studies. Concentration in Ethics & Politics

Yale University Divinity School, New Haven, CT (2002-2004)

Masters of Arts in Religion, May 2004. Concentration in Ethics.

Honors: William H. Fog Scholarship, McDougal Fellowship.

Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME (1993-1997)

A.B. in Religion and Physics. Additional course work in History & Anthropology.

Honors: Magna cum laude, International Scholarship recipient, James Bowdoin Scholar.

PUBLICATIONS: “Religious Nationalism(s) and the Problem of being ‘Christian’ in the Palestinian Context” in Koinonia, XVII (2005),

http://www.ptsem.edu/koinonia/current/3_Hussein_KJ_17_2005.pdf
INDEPENDENT Secularism

RESEARCH: (Directed Reading – Fall 2005)

Advisor: Gene Outka, Religious Studies Dept., Yale University

“Writing” Violence & the Language of Intervention

(Directed Reading - Fall 2003)

Advisor: Arjun Appadurai, Political Science Dept., Yale University

Religious Discourse in a Post-Colonial Context

(Directed Reading – Fall 2002)

Advisor: Ludger Viefhues, Religious Studies Dept., Yale University
TEACHING: Yale College, Department of Political Science

(Teaching Fellow – Spring 2007)

Bioethics, Religion & the Limits of Freedom

Assisted in lecture preparation and presentation, held regular office hours to address student concerns and questions, and graded all papers and exams associated with class on the social and political arguments about the way in which healthcare should be paid for and distributed.

Yale University Divinity School

(Teaching Fellow - Fall 2006)

Theological Ethics

Led two bi-monthly two hour sections, graded papers and exams for a course offering a comprehensive framework for critical reflection in contemporary theological ethics.

Yale College, Women’s Studies Program

(Teaching Fellow - Spring 2003)

Introduction to Women’s Studies & Feminist Thought, Professor

Led weekly section discussions, graded exams and papers, and organized student presentations for an introductory level survey class on feminist theory. Held weekly office hours and assisted students with paper drafts.

Yale College, Department of Sociology

(Teaching Fellow - Fall 2002)

Popular Culture, Media & Identity

Led biweekly section discussions, graded and helped write exams for intermediate level class on the role of media, globalization, race and gender issues on contemporary processes of identity formation.

LANGUAGES: Fluent in Urdu, Punjabi & Hindi. Reading knowledge of German.
ACTIVITIES: Ethics Colloquium

Organized a monthly colloquium for graduate students in the Religious Studies department at Yale to present their work to peers and faculty.

Religion & Politics

Involved in the development and co-ordination of a new interdisciplinary program in the study of Religion and Politics at Yale through funding from the Yale Center for International and Area Studies. The program will include weekly colloquia, program specific classes and a yearly major conference.

McDougal Fellow Program

Awarded a McDougal Fellowship for 2004-2005 and assisted graduate school staff in organizing social and scholarly events for the graduate student community in 2003-2004.
WORK Blue Dog Cafe, McDougal Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT

EXPERIENCE: Manager (2002 – 2003)

Managed staffing and training at the student-run graduate school café. Handled all inventory and financial issues with support from the administration Held regular office hours to manage and supervise day-to-day activities at the Café

Wisdom Publication, Inc, Somerville, MA

Business Manager (2000 - 2002)

Supervised and managed all financial matters for the non-profit company. Evaluated different aspects of Wisdom’s relationship with its international customers/authors to improve business operations. Conducted surveys to identify possible areas of growth.

Bentley College, Waltham, MA


Graduate Research Assistant (1998 - 1999)

Assisted the MBA Program Director in the development of a new MBA

program in Ethics. Participated in research projects involving issues of

ethics & social justice in business.

The Coca Cola Bottling Company of New York, New York City, NY


Co-Op/Marketing Intern (1997 - 1998)


Directed programs to assist the day to day operations at the Maspeth facility.

Assisted the managers with assembling & organizing schematic data to streamline

production. Acted as liaison between the Maspeth office and the main office in Manhattan.





RELEVANT Empire and Modern Political Thought (Spring 2007)

GRADUATE Instructor: Karuna Mantena, Political Science

COURSEWORK Philosophy of Religion and Politics (Spring 2007)

IN POLITICS: Instructor: Paulina Espejo, Political Science

Ethics and the Economy (Fall 2007)

Instructor: Thomas Ogletree, Religious Studies

Philosophy and Politics of Hannah Arendt (Spring 2006)

Instructor: Seyla Benhabib, Political Science

Comm. Ethics in MultiCultural Democracy (Spring 2006)

Instructor: Thomas Ogletree, Religious Studies

Contemporary Critical Theory (Fall 2005)

Instructor: Seyla Benhabib, Political Science

Iran: From Great Game to Great Satan (Spring 2005)

Instructor: Abbas Amanat, History

Islam Today: Jihad and Fundamentalism (Spring 2005)

Instructor: Frank Griffel, Religious Studies

Jerusalem: Holy City & Defeated Daughter (Spring 2004)

Instructor: Christl Maier, Religious Studies

Ethnic Violence in South Asia (Fall 2003)

Instructor: Arjun Appadurai, Political Science

Modernity & its Others (Spring 2003)

Instructor: Paul Gilroy, Sociology

Modern Moral Issues: Just War Theory (Spring 2003)

Instructor: Gene Outka, Religious Studies

Globalization & Violence (Fall 2002)

Instructor: Arjun Appadurai, Political Science

Visions of Self and Other (Spring 2002)

Instructor: Ludger Viefhues, Religious Studies