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 …
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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 …
February 27: Rahul Rastogi, “At an Edgevantage: Listening for Lament from the Edge of Lucknow’s Muharram”
For our February Brownbag, Religious Studies is delighted to host Rahul Rastogi, currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Folklore! Rastogi will present the talk “At an Edgevantage: Listening for Lament from the Edge of Lucknow’s …
January 30: Carol Griggs, “Centeredness and Wellbeing: Rethinking What Drives Human Flourishing”
Join Religious Studies for our January Brownbag talk, featuring Dr. Carol Griggs! Griggs is Affiliate Faculty with Religious Studies and the Chief of Staff & Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation at the University of …
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 …
October 24: Brownbag #2 with Chase Castle, “Always Awakened: Gospel Hymns and the Spectacle of American Revivalism, 1875-1900”
For our 2nd brownbag talk of the semester, Religious Studies is excited to hear from Chase Castle, PhD on Friday, October 24th. Castle is the current Robert M. Kingdon Fellow at the Institute for Research …
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 …
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), …
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 …
October 18: Brownbag featuring Zara Chowdhary, author of The Lucky Ones
For our October 2024 Brownbag event, Religious Studies is excited to welcome Zara Chowdhary to read from and discuss her recently published memoir The Lucky Ones. Open to all! Date: Friday, October 18th Time: 12:15PM …