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 …
Guest Lecture
November 2: Dr. Quincy Newell Lecture: Black and American Indian Mormons and the Scripturalization of Mormon Texts
The Religious Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is excited to announce that Dr. Quincy Newell will be giving the lecture “Black and American Indian Mormons and the Scripturalization of Mormon Texts” on Thursday, …
September 25: Dr. Bridget Cooks Lecture, “Conjure: Art and the Black Supernatural”
Monday, September 25th, 2023: Special Lecture: “Conjure: Art and the Black Supernatural” by Dr. Bridget Cooks, University of California, Irvine Reception: 5:00–6:00pm | Lecture: 6:00–7:15pm Location: Chazen Museum of Art (750 University Ave. Madison, WI) …
Kathryn Lofton PBK Lecture Recording Now Available!
Were you unable to make it to Kathryn Lofton’s lecture “Celebrity, Politics, Power” earlier this semester? You can now watch the recording at the following link: Kathryn Lofton: Celebrity, Politics, Power Lecture Recording On March …
April 13: “The Dynamic Spread of Buddhist Print Culture: Mapping Book Roads under Mongol Rule” with Professor Susan Huang, Rice University
The Art History Department will host Professor Susan Huang, a leading scholar in Daoist and Buddhist studies in China and the silk road, for this year’s Gombar/Duychak Lecture. Dr. Huang will lecture on “The Dynamic …
March 11: World Water Day & Wisconsin Green Muslims at Allen Centennial Garden
The Allen Centennial Garden, directed by Religious Studies Faculty Affiliate Dr. Reba Luiken, welcomes Huda Alkaff, the founder and director of Wisconsin Green Muslims for an event at the garden (620 Babcock Ave) celebrating World …
March 2: Professor Jordan Rosenblum lecturing at Berkeley Center for Jewish Studies
Religious Studies Program Core Faculty Member Professor Jordan Rosenblum will lecture on his next book project at Berkeley’s Center for Jewish Studies on March 2! Planning on being in California then? Find out more about …
Dr. Kathryn Lofton, Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, to deliver lecture “Celebrity, Politics, Power” on March 23
The Religious Studies Program is excited to welcome Dr. Kathryn Lofton, currently the Lex Hixon Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies and Professor of History and Divinity at Yale University to campus this March …
Susan H. McFadden Lecture: Elders’ Pandemic Suffering and Resilience: Lessons Learned
This December, the Religious Studies Program, with the School of Nursing, the Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE), and the Center for Pre-Health Advising, welcomes Dr. Susan H. McFadden, Professor of Psychology emerita at …
Friday, October 28th: Lecture and Workshop by Professor Gregory Bryda (Barnard College, Columbia University)
Professor Gregory Bryda of Columbia University’s Barnard College will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Friday, October 28th to deliver a lecture and workshop for the Medieval Studies 2022 – 2023 series “In Sickness …