Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Events
Upcoming Events
February 27th: Religion and Politics Speaker Series #3, Benjamin Gatling, “Being Sufi in Central Asia.”
April 8th and 9th: Day of the Badger! Save the date for Day of the Badger! More details coming soon about how you can make a difference for Religious Studies! Interested in supporting RS with a match or challenge gift? Reach out to Program Director Professor Susan Ridgely before March 21st!
April 24th: Religion and Politics Speaker Series #4, Tarek Masoud, “Is Religion an Impediment to Liberty? Investigations from the Muslim World”
Past Events from 2024 – 2025
September 9th: Ethnic Studies Mixer. Learn about Ethnic Studies associated classes, including ones offered by Religious Studies, meet professors and fellow students and grab a cup of coffee! More information here.
September 12th: Material Muses: Medieval Devotional Culture and Its Afterlives (co-curated by RS-affiliated graduate students) opening reception. Find out more here.
September 20th: Join Religious Studies for our first brownbag of the semester, featuring Assistant Professor of Art and RS Affiliate Michael Velliquette! More information here.
September 24th: Archipelago Exhibit Opening at the Allen Centennial Garden. Find out more about the event here.
September 24th & 25th: 2024 Kutler Lectures with Samira Mehta, organized by the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies. September 24th: “The Interracial, Interfaith Family in Today’s American Jewish World” and September 25th: “Debating Birth Control and Abortion in American-Jewish Life.” Find out more, including details about Zoom options, at the link.
October 10th: Religion and Politics Speaker Series #1 featuring Dana Lloyd, “Land as Kin: Religious Freedom and Indigenous Sovereignty in Yurok Country.” Find out more at the link.
October 18th: October Brownbag, featuring author Zara Chowdhary on her recent memoir The Lucky Ones, find out more here.
October 24th-25th: Save the date for Fill the Hill! More information about how you can support Religious Studies coming soon.
November 15th: November Brownbag. Professor Tom DuBois (Professor of GNS+, Religious Studies Affiliate) will discuss The Agency of Place: Helgafell and 13th-Century Icelandic Monastics.
December 5th: Religion and Politics Speaker Series #2, Vincent Lloyd, “Beyond Human: Audre Lorde, Spirituality, Judgment.” Find out more here.
You can find descriptions of all past Religious Studies events here.