Congratulations to Professor KD Thompson on receiving a competitive, one-semester fellowship at the Institute for Research in the Humanities (IRH)! Thompson will spend the Spring 2026 semester working on their book project, tentatively titled Women, Voice, …
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Religious Studies Faculty Present at American Academy of Religion Meeting
Several Religious Studies Core Faculty Members and Faculty Affiliates presented research in November 2024 at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion. Read on for some highlights: K.D. Thompson, RS Core Faculty, presented …
Professor Rosenblum publishes book!
Congratulations to Professor Jordan Rosenblum on the publication of his most recent book Forbidden: A 3,000-Year History of Jews and the Pig, published this October by NYU Press! For more about the book and how …
Summer Field Note – Alex Pickett (Certificate ’05) publishes 2nd book!
Religious Studies alum Alex Pickett (Certificate, ’05) recently published his second book of fiction, a short story collection titled “Camera Lake” with UW Press. His first book, a novel The Restaurant Inspector, was also published …
Axell Boomer, RS Undergraduate, wins national Beinecke Award!
Axell Boomer recently received a nationally competitive Beinecke Award for future graduate study, one of twenty awardees nationwide. The Beinecke Scholarship Program provides $35,000 to students of exceptional promise for graduate study in the arts, …
Katrina Daly Thompson receives Library of Congress Research Residency!
Congratulations to Professor Katrina Daly Thompson for receiving a short term summer research residency to use the Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED) collections! Their residency is part of a larger project …
Congratulations 2023 – 2024 Graduates!
Congratulations to Religious Studies students graduating with the Religious Studies Major: Canaan Bracey, Hailey Kuhn, Lilah Pearson, John Ramthun, Mercedes Richards, Zoe Scrivener, Emily Rebella and Taylor Suterko and with the Religious Studies Certificate: Libby …
April 16 – 17, 2024: Day of the Badger!
Day of the Badger is almost here! Next Tuesday and Wednesday (April 16 -17th), DotB is an annual opportunity to show your Badger Pride and support students and programs on campus! Thanks to generous supporters, …
Religious Studies 600 moving to Spring semester in AY 2025-26
Note that RELIG ST 600 is moving to Spring terms beginning in AY 2025-2026. This means that anyone graduating before Spring 26 should take RELIG ST 600 THIS COMING FALL 24. You must be authorized …
April 4: Fadeke Castor Guest Lecture on Black Feminist Ethnographic Lessons From African Diasporic Religions
The Religious Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is delighted to welcome Dr. N. Fadeke Castor, Assistant Professor of Religion and Africana Studies at Northeastern University to campus. On April 4th, 2024, Dr. Castor …