CSR-undergrads-list February 2012

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by Committee on the Study of Religion

Please join us for our first Study of Religion Tuesday Tea! We will gather in the Barker Center 4th floor lounge and room 403, from 4 –5 p.m. (immediately following Sophomore Tutorial). See you there! Courtney Bickel Lamberth Director of Undergraduate Studies Lecturer on the Study of Religion Study of Religion Barker Center, 3rd Floor Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138

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Plotinus' Study of Light, Speaker Gary M. Gurtler, March 1 at 7 p.m.

by Committee on the Study of Religion

You are invited to the Harvard Humanities Center to attend a meeting of the Philosophy, Poetry and Religion Seminar. Plotinus’ Study of Light: Metaphysical and Epistemological Implications Gary M. Gurtler, S.J. Boston College In examining the nature of light, Plotinus makes some rather startling and original claims. He uses light as the prime example of his theory of two acts, the act by which something is itself and the act which overflows from it. The sun in the sensible cosmos is the prime example of the first act and its light is the second act, caused by the sun alone and incorporeal in nature. This incorporeal nature needs careful analysis. My thesis is that Plotinus is assimilating light to the nature of the soul, an activity that is omnipresent, but also limited by what receives it. The question arises, then, of how far this assimilation goes: is light completely incorporeal, like soul, or is it, as from the corporeal sun, only minimally incorporeal? Answering this question moves from examining the metaphysical aspect of light, captured in its nature as second act, to its more epistemological role as source of intelligibility. This dual role allows Plotinus to differentiate sensible light from intelligible light, and perhaps also to understand how sensible light is in fact related to the corporeal nature of the sensible cosmos. Thursday, March 1, 2012 7:00 P.M. Room 133 Barker Center Harvard University 12 Quincy St. (where Quincy St, Harvard St and Mass Ave converge near the Harvard Book Store) Cambridge, MA. 02138 For information: 617-495-0738 Free parking available at the Broadway St. Garage. Enter from Felton St, off of Cambridge St.

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HDS Search Candidate Lecture, March 5th - Roman Loimeier, Associate Professor of Social Anthropology and Acting Director of the Institute for Ethnology

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Harvard Divinity School Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Chair in Contemporary Islamic Religion and Society Search Candidate Lecture Is There an African Islam?with Roman Loimeier, Associate Professor of Social Anthropology and Acting Director of the Institute for Ethnology, University of Göttingen Monday, March 5, 2012, 12:00-1:00 PM, Sperry Room, Andover Hall (45 Francis Ave, Cambridge) Student Reception with Prof. Loimeier: Monday, March 5 from 4:30 PM—6:00 PM, Rabinowitz Room, Third Floor, Andover-Harvard Theological Library.

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FW: MJW Workshop, Wednesday, 2/29: Prof. Natan Meir "A 'Russian Zion, ' or a Jewish Nightmare?: Jewish Life in Tsarist Kiev"

by Committee on the Study of Religion

The Modern Jewish Worlds Workshop is pleased to welcome its next speaker in the Jews in East European Cities Series, Professor Natan Meir, Lorry I. Lokey Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies at Portland State University Professor Meir will present his paper: "A 'Russian Zion,' or a Jewish Nightmare?: Jewish Life in Tsarist Kiev" this Wednesday, February 29 at 6:15pm in CGIS South, S450 Light dinner will be served. The event is co-sponsored by Co-sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies; Russian and East European Jewish Studies Seminar at the Davis Center; Study Group on Jews in Modern Europe at the Center for European Studies; and the Ukrainian Research Center Upcoming Events: Wednesday, March 21st: Sophia Grachova (History), Title TBA Wednesday, March 28th: Alexander Groce (Slavic Languages and Literature), Julius Zeyer and Decadent Patriotism: Wandering Tropes and the Jewish Experience in A Toledan Legend Wednesday, April 11th: Adam Stern (Committee on the Study of Religion), Title TBA Questions? Email Mihaly Kalman (mkalman@fas) or Sunny Yudkoff (yudkoff@fas) ************************************************* The Modern Jewish Worlds Workshop brings together professors and graduate students from multiple disciplines engaged in the field of modern Jewish studies. If you are interested in presenting works in progress or participating, please feel free to email Mihály Kálmán (mkalman@fas) or Sunny Yudkoff (yudkoff@fas). Subjects of interest include, but are not limited to: Jewish history, literature, philosophy, linguistics and studies of Jewish culture from anthropological and sociological perspectives.

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Fwd: A Message from Prof. Eck: "Spiritual Landscapes: A Life in Film"

by Committee on the Study of Religion

From: Eck, Diana Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 10:40 AM To: Boles, Barbara Subject: A Message from Diana: "Spiritual Landscapes: A Life in Film" Dear Religion Scholars! Helen Whitney is one of the great documentary film makers of our time. She is a producer and director who has steered into topics of faith and spirituality. Her subjects have stretched across a broad spectrum of topics including youth gangs, a Trappist monastery in Massachusetts, Pope John Paul II, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Among her best known films are PBS Frontline specials Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero, The Mormons, and most recently Forgiveness. In the Noble Lectures at The Memorial Church next week, she will be using her films to illustrate and delineate the spiritual landscapes, which have come to define and enliven her life in film. In my own teaching, I have used selections from several of her films in class. I also chaired an unforgettable session of the AAR a few years ago in which she presented some of her work. This series of lectures --February 27, 28, and 29 (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday) -- at 7:00 in The Memorial Church provides an extraordinary chance to hear her and see a selection of her films. Don't miss her! All the best, Diana Eck Diana L. Eck Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies Fredric Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society Barker Center 307 Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 Master of Lowell House 50 Holyoke Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Director, The Pluralism Project http://www.pluralism.org Kate Bowen *Mon-Thur, 9-2 p.m. The Committee on the Study of Religion Harvard University 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138 617-495-5781 csrel(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:csrel@fas.harvard.edu>

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FW: Opportunities - CFP & Lang. Prog.

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Please find 2 attachments (2 CFPs and 1 Language Program) The Society of Jewish Ethics 2013 Call for Papers The next meeting of the Society of Jewish Ethics will be held at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, IL, January 3-6, 2013. Paper proposals dealing with any aspect of Jewish ethics—theoretical or applied, classical or contemporary—are welcome. Special attention will be given to papers related to the theme of this year’s meeting, “Social Ethics on the Margins.” Submitters should explore the various ways in which “social ethics” is enacted, challenged, or ignored on the “margins” and the relationship of Jewish ethics to this conversation. As such we encourage members to consider: (1) individuals on the margins and our Jewish ethical responses to them; (2) theories or methods that have been marginalized from the study of Jewish ethics; (3) Jewish ethics in marginalized geographical areas; (4) whether Jewish ethics itself is marginalized; (5) the effect of marginalization on the shaping of ethics. Papers on contemporary issues such as labor justice, environmental ethics and animal studies are especially welcome. We are also eager to read proposals that relate to the 50th anniversary of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s first meeting in Chicago, IL in 1963. Submitters are invited to reflect on the status of race relations in the Jewish community today and Jewish social justice. The SJE's Bioethics affinity group will meet in the afternoon of January 3rd. It is possible to participate in that meeting alone (though all presenters must be members of the SJE). If submitting a paper on Jewish Bioethics, please indicate whether you want it considered only for the affinity group (Thursday) session, or also for the general SJE program (Friday through Sunday). Proposals should include: tentative title, abstract (700-1000 words), selected bibliography, and contact information of the presenter (name, institutional affiliation, phone numbers, and e-mail address). Proposals should be sent by e-mail to: Kristina Johnson Email: admin(a)societyofjewishethics.org<mailto:admin@societyofjewishethics.org> The deadline for submission of proposals is March 5, 2012. ____________________________________ The Society of Jewish Ethics is an academic organization dedicated to the promotion of scholarly work in the field of Jewish ethics, including the relation of Jewish ethics to other traditions of ethics and to social, economic, political and cultural problems. The Society also aims to encourage and improve the teaching of Jewish ethics in colleges, universities and theological schools, to promote an understanding of Jewish ethics within the Jewish community and society as a whole, and to provide a community of discourse and debate for those engaged professionally in Jewish ethics. All participants in the Annual Meeting of the Society of Jewish Ethics must be members of the Society. For membership forms and other information, please consult the website: http://societyofjewishethics.org. The Society of Jewish Ethics annual conference runs concurrently with that of the Society of Christian Ethics and the Society for the Study of Muslim Ethics. Presented papers may be eligible for publication in the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics.

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FW: Professor Kathryn Hellerstein, MJW Workshop this Wednesday!

by Committee on the Study of Religion

The Modern Jewish Worlds Workshop is pleased to welcome Professor Kathryn Hellerstein. Professor Hellerstein will present her paper: "China in New York's Yiddish Translations: Modernist Adaptation and Appropriation" this Wednesday, February 22nd at 6:15pm in Boylston 403. Refreshments will be served. Upcoming Events: Wednesday, February 29th: Professor Natan Meir (Portland State University), A “Russian Zion,” or a Jewish Nightmare?: Jewish Life in Tsarist Kiev (**Special location: CGIS S450**). Dinner will be served. Co-sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard and the Harvard Center for Jewish Studies. Wednesday, March 21st: Sophia Grachova (History), Title TBA Wednesday, March 28th: Alexander Groce (Slavic Languages and Literature), Julius Zeyer and Decadent Patriotism: Wandering Tropes and the Jewish Experience in A Toledan Legend Wednesday, April 11th: Adam Stern (Committee on the Study of Religion), Title TBA Questions? Email Mihaly Kalman (mkalman@fas) or Sunny Yudkoff (yudkoff@fas) ************************************************* The Modern Jewish Worlds Workshop brings together professors and graduate students from multiple disciplines engaged in the field of modern Jewish studies. If you are interested in presenting works in progress or participating, please feel free to email Mihály Kálmán (mkalman@fas) or Sunny Yudkoff (yudkoff@fas). Subjects of interest include, but are not limited to: Jewish history, literature, philosophy, linguistics and studies of Jewish culture from anthropological and sociological perspectives. -- Sunny Yudkoff Ph.D. Candidate Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Harvard University syudkoff(a)gmail.com<mailto:syudkoff@gmail.com> -- Sunny Yudkoff Ph.D. Candidate Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Harvard University syudkoff(a)gmail.com<mailto:syudkoff@gmail.com>

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Undergraduate Opportunity

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Hello all, I'm writing to see if one of you would be interested in serving as a liaison between the undergraduate program and the Center for the Study of World Religions. As many of you know, we are working to build a stronger bridge between the wonderful programs offered by the CSWR and the concentration. We are hoping a student representative could help us think of an events that would facilitate this. I anticipate this would involve a meeting or two this spring to brainstorm and plan, and then an event, perhaps in April. Please let me know if you are interested. Thanks! Best, Courtney -- Courtney Bickel Lamberth Director of Undergraduate Studies Lecturer on the Study of Religion Study of Religion Barker Center, 3rd Floor Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 Kate Bowen *Mon-Thur, 9-2 p.m. The Committee on the Study of Religion Harvard University 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138 617-495-5781 csrel(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:csrel@fas.harvard.edu>

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Fwd: Funding for Thesis Research - Feb 17 Deadline

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Dear honors junior, Greetings from the Warren Center, Harvard's American history research center. If you are planning a thesis in American history broadly defined, please consider applying for a Warren Center Senior Thesis Research Grant for summer 2012. We have recently been pleased to support students from a diversity of concentrations and writing on a wide variety of subjects in American history. We welcome your applications. More information is at:http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cwc/grantsundergradapp.html<http://warrencenter.fas.harvard.edu/grantsundergradapp.html>. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, or my co-worker Larissa Kennedy (lkennedy(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:lkennedy@fas.harvard.edu> and 617-495-3591). My best wishes for the spring term. Arthur Patton-Hock, Warren Center administrator 617-495-3325 apattonh(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:apattonh@fas.harvard.edu> Kate Bowen *Mon-Thur, 9-2 p.m. The Committee on the Study of Religion Harvard University 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138 617-495-5781 csrel(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:csrel@fas.harvard.edu>

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FW: Religious Violence Summer Program at Columbia University

by Committee on the Study of Religion

On 2/7/12 3:02 PM, "Nicole K. Ferraiolo" <n.ferraiolo(a)columbia.edu<mailto:n.ferraiolo@columbia.edu>> wrote: Dear Colleague: On behalf of the Hertog Global Strategy Initiative summer research program at Columbia University, I would appreciate if you could help our program connect with undergraduate and graduate students in your department. Would you please forward the following Call for Applications and poster (attached) to your current students, or include them in your upcoming listserv digest? I appreciate your help with this and look forward to the prospect of engaging with your students. Sincerely, Nicole Ferraiolo -- Nicole K. Ferraiolo Program Coordinator The Hertog Global Strategy Initiative 515A Fayerweather Hall Columbia University New York, NY 10027 212-854-9854 Call for Applications: Religious Violence summer program at Columbia University The Hertog Global Strategy Initiative seeks talented undergraduate and graduate students for its 2012 seminar on the History and Future of Religious Violence and Apocalyptic Movements. The seminar will take place over ten weeks, from May 29 through August 2 2012, at Columbia University. It begins with two weeks of “total immersion” training on global religious violence. Following, there are seven weeks during which students conduct original research and collaborate on team projects. The class reconvenes in the first week of August for students to present their research and participate in a crisis simulation exercise. Participants then have four weeks to write an article-length paper based on their summer research. Students taking the course for credit will receive eight points, the equivalent of two semester-long courses at Columbia. The 2012 Hertog Global Strategy Initiative will be taught by Matthew Connelly, Professor of History at Columbia University, and Monica Toft, director of the Belfer Center’s Initiative on Religion in International Affairs at Harvard University. They will be assisted in the classroom by a number of experts in the field, including world-class scholars, journalists and top government officials. For more information about the program, scholarships, and summer housing in New York City, visit http://globalstrategy.columbia.edu. Please direct any further questions to globalstrategy(a)columbia.edu<mailto:globalstrategy@columbia.edu> or 212-854-9854<tel:212-854-9854> Application Deadline: March 16, 2012

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CSR-undergrads-list February 2012