“We’re excited to announce that Wayne Valliere and several students from Lac du Flambeau Public School will be joining us in Madison on Friday, February 1, at 1:00pm to host the 2019 Ojibwe Winter Games @ UW-Madison! …
Events
Aretha and Religion: Reflections on the Queen of Soul
“Aretha and Religion: Reflections on the Queen of Soul, Religion, and Culture” is a faculty panel featuring Craig Werner, Alexander Shashko, Susan Ridgely, and Corrie Norman, and will take place in the H.F. DeLuca Forum. …
OMG: Religion and Communication Management in Social Networks
Kathryn Lofton Professor of Religious Studies, American Studies, and History; Chair of Religious Studies; and Deputy Dean for Diversity and Faculty Development at Yale University gave a talk on campus on October, 16th, 2018. Professor …
Catherine Wessinger on the Cult Narrative and the Branch Davidians
Catherine Wessinger, Rev. H. James Yamauchi, S.J. Professor of the History of Religions at Loyola University New Orleans, will speak on “The Cult Narrative and the Branch Davidians” on May 3rd at Grainger Hall. Wessinger will …
2018 Religious Studies Graduates and Awards Winners
Thanks to generous donations to the Religious Studies Program Fund, RS presents annual awards to recognize the extraordinary work of graduating majors. 2018 Awards for Academic Excellence and Citizenship: Alexia “Lexie” Gianitsos and Morgan Mahnke Lexie …
Forging Interdisciplinary Research in Religious Studies and Mass Communication
This session of the ACLS/Luce Center-funded project “Interactive Skill Building to Improve Religious and International Affairs Coverage in Local Journalism” will focus on searching for research topics, questions, potential hypotheses and potential modes of analysis …
Religious Freedom & Minorities: The Consequences of Media Focus
This talk is intended to open discussion on the issue of media representations of religious minorities in journalism. It draws upon the contrastive examples of representations of Muslims in Vietnamese and English language media. The …
Building Relationships with Journalists
Kathleen Culver, the Director of The Center For Journalism Ethics, will lead an interactive presentation meant to stimulate collaboration between Religious Studies scholars and Journalists.
Religious Studies Program Open House
Come help us celebrate our new space in the Bradley Memorial Building! Light refreshments will be served.
Why Should a Journalist Call a Religious Studies Scholar?
Religious Studies Program Director Jordan Rosenblum will be giving a talk entitled “Why Should a Journalist Call a Religious Studies Scholar?” on Friday, October 13. This talk is a part of a series of events made …