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), …
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Rosenblum wins National Jewish Book Award for Forbidden!
Congratulations to Professor Jordan Rosenblum! His most recent book, Forbidden: A 3000-Year History of Jews and the Pig published in 2024 by NYU Press, won a National Jewish Book Award in the category of Jewish Food …
February 23: Jordan Rosenblum Book Talk on Forbidden: A 3,000-Year History of Jews and the Pig
Please join the Religious Studies Program for our Spring 2024 Brown-Bag Lunch Book Talk. We are excited to hear from Professor Jordan Rosenblum on a topic from his forthcoming book. This event will take place …
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 …
Riv-Ellen Prell to deliver annual Kutler Lectures at Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies, Co-Sponsored by Religious Studies
Update (10/24/2022): Unfortunately, the 2022 Kutler Lectures featuring Riv-Ellen Prell need to be postponed. Be on the lookout for an announcement with the rescheduled dates and times. The Religious Studies Program is excited to co-sponsor …
Professor Cara Rock-Singer Participating in Panel Discussion on 1/27/2022 Hosted by Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies
Religious Studies Assistant Professor Cara Rock-Singer will participate in a virtual panel discussion on Thursday, January 27th at 4:00PM CST on “COVID in Context: Health Culture among Yiddish and Pennsylvania Dutch Speakers” hosted by the …
RS Affiliate Professor Katrina Daly Thompson (African Cultural Studies) participating in Middle East Studies Program Monday Lecture Series
This online talk is being held over Zoom at 2pm (Central Time) on Monday, December 6, 2021. Registration is required. Like normative conceptions of binary sex and gender, scholars and laypeople alike often treat religious …