CSR-undergrads-list March 2012

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FW: Michael D. Jackson talk, March 30 at 5 p.m. in Barker Center 133

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. The Other Shore: Reflections on the Impossibility and Possibility of Literature Michael D. Jackson, Distinguished Visiting Professor of World Religions Harvard Divinity School Friday, March 30, 2012 - 5:00pm Room 133, Barker Center Although Maurice Blanchot wrote of the impossibility of literature, and Walter Ong dismissed the writer’s audience as “always a fiction”, the passion and paradox of writing lies in its attempt to achieve the impossible – a leap of faith that bears comparison with the mystic’s dark night of the soul, unrequited love, nostalgic or utopian longing, or an ethnographer’s attempt to know the world from the standpoint of others, to put himself or herself in their place. For every writer – whether of ethnography or fiction – presumes that his or her own experiences echo the experiences of others, and that despite the need for isolation and silence his or her work consummates a relationship with them. 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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Shahab Ahmed, "What is 'Islam'? or: The Importance of Being Islamic", April 5th at 5 p.m. Harvard University

by Committee on the Study of Religion

The Committee Study of Religion, Harvard University Colloquium: “What is ‘Islam’? or: The Importance of Being Islamic” Professor Shahab Ahmed, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, The Study of Religion and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University April 5, 2012 5 p.m. Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall [cid:CD3ED35B-0A76-41BA-BB06-CF995D895525@fas.harvard.edu] The Committee on the Study of Religion www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu<http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k70796> 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: Advising Fortnight Kick-off TONIGHT at Annenberg

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Hello all, Many, many thanks to those of you who have agreed to come tonight to the Advising Fortnight Kick-off event at Annenberg, and talk to first-year students interested in the Comparative Study of Religion! We couldn't do this event successfully without your presence and your willingness to share your experience in and excitement about the concentration. We'd love see more of you there, too, all are welcome! So if you find yourself with some time between 6 and 8 pm tonight, please stop by our table and share your perspective with students. Chip and I will be there, along with some kind of chocolate-- Thanks!! 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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*Request for Volunteers - Advising Fortnight Kick-off Monday Night

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Dear Concentrators, Courtney and Chip would like to have volunteers to represent the concentration at the kick-off event on Monday, March 26th. I know some of you have already expressed interest to Courtney, more are welcome!! The event is in Annenberg, from 6 to 8 p.m. We would ask that you spend at least 1/2 an hour, though an hour would be great. The times to sign up are 6, 6:30, 7 and 7:30. Please email us your time commitment and we will send a reminder to everyone on Monday morning. Thank you! Kate 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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Request for updated & new statements from concentrators

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Dear Concentrators, With Advising Fortnight beginning on Monday, March 26, we would love to receive any corrections to your current 'blurb' on our website and any new ones that we could add. It is very helpful for students to learn a bit about the variety of topics you all are pursuing within the concentration, and/or as a secondary field. We do also print a handful of these descriptions to pass out to the prospective students. Updates received by tomorrow noon will be added to the print-out, all others can be received by Monday morning to be posted on the website, here<http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k70796&pageid=icb.page340496>. Thank you for contributing your voice! Best, Kate

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FW: [Gen-Ed-Announce-list] CB 12 Student Islamic Calligraphic Art (Tues 3/20)

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Good afternoon, The teaching staff and students of Culture and Belief 12, “For the Love of God and His Prophet: Religion, Literature, and the Arts in Muslim Cultures,”<http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/7027> invite you to the opening reception for their calligraphic art exhibit. The Word as Sacred Design: Islamic Calligraphic Art by Students of Culture & Belief 12, “For the Love of God and His Prophet: Religion, Literature and the Arts in Muslim Cultures”<http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/7027> Reception and Exhibition Tuesday, March 20th 5:30-7:30 p.m. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University<http://www.islamicstudies.harvard.edu/> 8 Story Street<http://map.harvard.edu/mapserver/campusmap.htm?ctrx=758259&ctry=2961501&lev…>, First Floor [cid:image003.jpg@01CCFC76.D91AE260] -- Program in General Education Holyoke Center Suite 470 1350 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02138 617-495-2563 generaleducation.fas.harvard.edu<http://www.generaleducation.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do> twitter.com/harvardgened<http://twitter.com/#!/HarvardGenEd>

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FW: *Tonight* R. Kalonymus Shapiro, Rebbe Warsaw Ghetto

by Committee on the Study of Religion

On 3/15/12 2:42 PM, "Martin Cohen" <martin.cohen(a)bc.edu<mailto:martin.cohen@bc.edu>> wrote: please forward to faculty and students You are invited to the Harvard Humanities Center to attend a meeting of the Philosophy, Poetry and Religion Seminar. A Conversation about Kalonymus Shapiro Rebbe of the Warsaw Ghetto Catherine Chalier Professor of Moral Theology and Jewish Thought University of Paris Monday, March 19, 2012 7:30 pm Barker 211 Dr Chalier will answer questions, and engage in informal conversation, about her book R.Kalonymus Shapiro, Rabbin au Ghetto de Varsovie. R. Shapiro was a Hassidic Rebbe who is most known for the sermons he wrote while the Warsaw Ghetto was under siege. Dr. Chalier's book addresses R. Shapiro's interpretations of what is happening around him, the new meanings he finds in the Torah, and the evolution of his theology of evil. When it became apparent to him that the end of the ghetto and all its inhabitants was near, he buried his discourses in a container. This container was found by a construction worker after the end of the war. The book compiled from these writings was published in Israel in 1960 under the title Esh Kodesh. Before the war, R. Shapiro founded a hassidic yeshiva, and wrote books, mainly for his pupils. Jewish education was a key word for him, especially in a secular society. 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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FW: Modern Jewish Worlds Workshop--This Wednesday!

by Committee on the Study of Religion

The Modern Jewish Worlds Workshop is pleased to welcome Sofia Grachova (History) who will present her paper: "Physicians and the Jewish Community in the Russian Empire and the USSR, 1900-1930: A Study in Professional Politics" this Wednesday, March 21st at 6:15pm in Boylston 403. Refreshments will be served. Upcoming Events: 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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Opportunity: Harvard Inst. for Social Theory seeking submission from undergraduates

by Bowen, Catherine

Interested in Publishing your Research in Social Thought? The Harvard Institute for Social Theory, an undergraduate student group committed to building a platform for undergraduates to share their work in social theory, is seeking submissions for its first symposium in May. If you are interested in publishing or receiving feedback about a social theory paper you've written -- in political or social thought, intellectual history or related fields -- please contact Anchal Lochan, anchal.lochan(a)college.harvard.edu<mailto:anchal.lochan@college.harvard.edu>. All papers are welcome. Submissions are due by Wednesday, March 21st. 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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Reminder: Study of Religion Tuesday Tea! - Today, March 6th

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Please join us this afternoon 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). Hope to 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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CSR-undergrads-list March 2012