March 27th, 12pm: Religious Studies Brownbag with Claire Kilgore, “Advertising Ritual at Mariazell: Finding Lived Religion at an Early Sixteenth Century Austrian Pilgrimage Shrine.”

For our March Brownbag, Religious Studies is delighted to host Claire Kilgore, currently a PhD Candidate in Art History. Claire will present the talk “Advertising Ritual at Mariazell: Finding Lived Religion at an Early Sixteenth …

April 24, 12pm: Religious Studies Brownbag with Dr. Maya Soifer Irish, “The Politics of Antisemitism in Medieval Castile before the Anti-Jewish Riots of 1391.”

For our April Brownbag, Religious Studies is delighted to host Dr. Maya Soifer Irish, Associate Professor of History at Rice University. Dr. Irish will present the talk “The Politics of Antisemitism in Medieval Castile before …

November 7: Jennifer Pruitt Brownbag, “Inheriting Islamic Art History: I.M. Pei’s Museum of Islamic Art, Doha”

For our third brownbag of the semester, Religious Studies welcomes Jennifer Pruitt, Religious Studies Affiliate from Art History and the Howard and Ellen Louise Schwartz Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture! Pruitt will present her …

September 26 Brownbag: Karen Britland, “Women’s piety and coded writing: the case of Anne Halkett (c. 1623-1699)”

Please join the Religious Studies Program for our first brownbag event of the 2025-2026 academic year, “Women’s Piety and Coded Writing: The Case of Anne Halkett (c. 1623 – 1699)”! In this talk, Professor Karen …

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 …