The Religious Studies Program is delighted to introduce our newest Core Faculty member, Dr. Suzanne van Geuns! This year she holds an Anna Julia Cooper Fellowship and will join the Program as Assistant Professor of Religious Studies starting in Fall 2026. Get to …
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April 25: Student Lunch with Tarek Masoud
Students, both undergraduate and graduate, are invited to a lunch with Professor Tarek Masoud on Friday, April 25th at 12 noon in Room 332 of the Bradley Memorial Building (1225 Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706). …
March 21 Brownbag: Adam Stern, “The Logic of Protection”
For the Religious Studies Program March Brownbag, Affiliate Professor Adam Stern (German and Jewish Studies) will present the talk “The Logic of Protection.” This talk will introduce the life and work of Ilan Halevi (1943-2013), …
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 …
December 5th – Vincent Lloyd Lecture, Beyond Human: Audre Lorde, Spirituality, Judgment
For our second Religion and Politics Series lecture, the Religious Studies Program welcomes Dr. Vincent Lloyd who will speak on “Beyond Human: Audre Lorde, Spirituality, Judgment.” This talk is funded with support from the Anonymous …
November 15: Brownbag with Professor Tom DuBois (GNS+): The Agency of Place: Helgafell and 13th-century Icelandic Monastics
Join Religious Studies for our November Brownbag featuring Professor Tom DuBois (GNS+ and Religious Studies Affiliate). He will discuss The Agency of Place: Helgafell and 13th-century Icelandic Monastics. This event will take place in Room …
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 …
November 10: Professor Langston Collin Wilkins moderating panel, “Roots to Fruits” as part of HIP HOP MIDWEST: HEALING CIRCLE.
November 10, 2023, 4:00 – 5:30 pm | 4028 Vilas Hall Panel: Roots to the Fruits of Hip Hop featuring Kamau Rashid & Lacouir Yancey Moderated by Langston Collin Wilkins On November 10 , 4-5:30 …
November 8: “Dramatizing Architectural Space: The Case of a 14th Century Chinese Temple” featuring Wei-Cheng Lin, University of Chicago
Interested in religious architecture? Join the Center for East Asian Studies and the Department of Art History on Wednesday, November 8th at 5:30PM for the lecture “Dramatizing Architectural Space: The Case of a 14th Century …
November 6-7: the 2023 Kutler Lectures with Riv-Ellen Prell
The Religious Studies Program is excited to be a co-sponsor for the 2023 Kutler Lectures hosted by the Center for Jewish Studies (CJS) featuring Riv-Ellen Prell, Professor Emerita of American Studies at the University of …