CSR-undergrads-list February 2013

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Upcoming Events in the Study of Religion

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Mark your calendar! You may also visit our News & Events<http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k70796&pageid=icb.page340498> page to see these events. Study of Religion Talk and Tea Thurs, 7 March, 4 to 6 pm, Barker 403 For current Harvard students and faculty in the Study of Religion: please join us for an informal talk and tea. Presenter tba. "Ethnography and the Study of Religion" Tues, 9 April, 5 to 7 pm, Thompson Room (room 110), Barker Center A panel of faculty, undergraduates and doctoral students will discuss their field work, research and the importance of ethnographic methodologies in the study of religion. Come and enjoy delicious tapas, and an engaging discussion! Panelists will include Malika Zeghal, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life, Michael Jackson, Distinguished Visiting Professor of World Religions (HDS), Devaka Premawardhana, Doctoral Candidate in Religion & Society, Kirsten Wesselhoeft, Doctoral Candidate in Ethics & Islam, and Courtney Lamberth, Lecturer in the Study of Religion, Director of Undergraduate Studies, and guest undergraduate students tba. This event is held in conjuntion with Advising Fortnight. This event is open to members of the Harvard University community. This event is not open to the general public. "Locating the Study of Religion" Wed, 17 April, 5 to 7 pm, Plimpton Room (room 133), Barker Center A panel of faculty from different subfields within the study of religion (Buddhism, Christianity, Islam) discussing the place of the study of religion within the academy as well as similarities and differences across subfields in the study of religion. Enjoy delicious tapas and a fantastic discussion! Panelists will include M. Shahab Ahmed, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies (FAS), Charles Hallisey, Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer in Buddhist Literatures (HDS), Mayra Rivera, Associate Professor of Theology and Latina/o Studies (HDS) and Charles Lockwood, Ph.D. Candidate in the Study of Religion (GSAS). This event is open to members of the Harvard University community. This event is not open to the general public. "Religion and the Rest of your Life": Tea and Conversation" Thurs, 18 April, 4 to 6 pm, Barker Center room 403 An opportunity to discuss the concentration with our recent alumni and with current students in the program. Bring your questions about the "practicality" of studying religion, and how graduates and current students think about their studies in relation to life after Harvard. Enjoy tea and very special cookies! This event is held in conjunction with Advising Fortnight. This event is open to currently enrolled Harvard College students. This event is not open to the public. Study of Religion Talk and Tea Thurs, 2 May, 4 to 6 pm, Barker 403 For current Harvard students and faculty in the Study of Religion: please join us for an informal talk and tea. Presenter tba.

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FW: Opportunities and Events

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa<http://www.asmeascholars.org/>(ASMEA) will offer travel stipends of up to $500 to professors and students who wish to attend our upcoming 6th Annual Conference. Titled "Tides of Change: Looking Back and Forging Ahead in the Middle East & Africa," the conference will take place on November 21-23, 2013 in Washington, D.C. The conference is an excellent opportunity for scholars and students to present original research, hear from leading thinkers, and engage in vigorous debate on many of the critical issues affecting the Middle East and Africa. Past conferences have featured presentations by acclaimed scholars Prof. Bernard Lewis,Prof. Bassam Tibi, Dr. Leslie Gelb, Dr. Gérard Prunier and eminent politicians such as the Prime Minister of Kurdistan, H.E. Barham Salih. We have hosted roundtables on diverse topics such as “Turkey’s Future as a Democratic Ally,” “The Saddam Tapes, 1978-2001: The Inner Workings of a Tyrant's Regime,” and “The Arab Spring and the Fate of Middle East Minorities,” to name just a few. To apply for the ASMEA Travel Grant: • Applicants must be engaged in ongoing study of the Middle East or Africa and enrolled in a Ph.D. program (preferably with M.A. complete), or serve in a post-doc capacity, or serve as a visiting/ adjunct/ assistant professor teaching a minimum of two courses per semester • Each grant may be used to cover hotel, conference registration, transportation, and related costs. • Applications must be accompanied by a paper proposal for the conference<http://www.asmeascholars.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1…>. Paper proposals must be relevant to the regions of study and represent new and un-published research. Students may submit research poster proposals. • Professors/post-docs must submit a brief letter of reference from their department chair. Students must submit proof of enrollment. • Applicants must be members of ASMEA at the time the award is made. • The application deadline is April 30. Attached to this e-mail is a PDF of the grant flyer and application. The flyer<http://www.asmeascholars.org/images/stories/web%20travel%20grant%20flyer.pdf> andapplication<http://www.asmeascholars.org/images/stories/2013%20conference%20grant%20app…> can also be accessed online. If you have any further questions about ASMEA, the travel grants, or the Annual Conference, please do not hesitate to contact David Silverstein at 202-429-8860<tel:202-429-8860> or info(a)asmeascholars.org<mailto:info@asmeascholars.org>. Events/Opps at HDS: Fully-Funded Summer Opportunity at Vanderbilt University July 21-26, Vanderbilt Divinity School - Nashville, TN Application link: www.hrc.org/ReligionScholars Application Deadline: April 15, 2013 Consider applying for an exciting academic and professional mentorship opportunity provided by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Religion and Faith Program and the Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality at Vanderbilt University. This is a fully funded, intensive 5-day seminar for up to 12 participants pursuing LGBTIQ theological and religious studies at the master's and doctoral level. Students will explore how their scholarship can fuel a new dialogue around LGBTIQ equality and religion in their schools, seminaries, congregations, and communities. Students with all levels of expertise in queer studies are welcome. iEngage Summer Internship Applications Due March 8 The Shalom Hartman Institute has opened application for its second iEngage Summer Internship. Talented and involved advanced undergraduate students and recent graduates from top universities are invited to apply for this six-week internship at the SHI campus in Jerusalem. Those chosen for the program will prepare background materials for books and articles, factcheck footnotes, proofread texts and provide feedback on various materials. Interns will have the opportunity to engage in high-level academic research with the Institute's expert faculty and grapple with some of the key questions facing Jews around the world alongside rabbis and lay leaders. During the summer the interns will become familiar with the Institute and the iEngage Project and will become part of a network of committed, educated and gifted young adults who will join a cadre of Hartman-educated leaders who are change agents in their communities. For more information, click here. Documentary Screening: Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America, A Documentary Screening Monday, February 25, 7-9pm, CSWR Common Room Join HDS Catholic RENEWAL for a screening and discussion of a documentary created by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. Women & Spirit narrates the virtually untold story of women who exercised leadership at a time when few women enjoyed such possibilities. Theirs is a story of quiet courage during many dramatic moments in U.S. history. Discover the mystery behind this small community of innovative women who helped shape the nation's social, cultural, and spiritual landscape. A Buddhist Tradition on the Edge: The Migration and Marginalization of the Jonangpa in Tibet Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 4:15 - 6pm, Common Room, CSWR Please join us for this lecture delivered by Michael Sheehy, head of research at the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center (TBRC) and founder and director of the Jonang Foundation. For more information, click here. Rethinking Medicalization and Social Control through an Eleventh-century Chinese Lens Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 6 - 7:30pm, Plimpton Room, Barker Center 133, 12 Quincy St. TJ Hinrichs, Associate Professor of History at Cornell University, will present the central thread of his research and teaching in the investigation of connections between intimate experiences such as illness and personal transformation; communal practices such as medical training and religious rites; and broader historical shifts such as the consolidation of the civil service examination system, commercialization and urbanization, the spread of printing, and the development of landscape painting. For more information, click here. Women's Rights in a Man's World: Adjudicating, Interpreting, and Enforcing Sharia Law in Islam Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 5 - 6:30pm, Braun Room, Andover Hall A conversation with Judge Kholoud Al-Faqih, Hauwa Ibrahim, and Leila Ahmed. For more information, click here. Women and Peace-Building in Bosnia and Herzegovina Thursday, February 28, 12-1:30pm, CSWR Common Room Please join the WSRP for a presentation by Zilka Spahic Siljak, deputy director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies at the University of Sarajevo and Visiting Lecturer on Women's Studies and Islamic Studies at Harvard Divinity School. Lunch will be served. 2013 Dudleian Lecture - Priesthood of the Faithful: Light in the Darkness Thursday, February 28, 5:15-6:30pm This annual endowed lecture will be delivered by Sister Mary Hughes, prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Amityville and former president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. The event will be live streamed on the HDS website. Presuppositionless Exegesis: Why It Doesn't Exist and Who Practices It Thursday, February 28, 5:15pm, Semitic Museum 201 The Hebrew Bible Workshop cordially invites you to join us next Thursday for a special lecture by Jon D. Levenson, Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies (Harvard Divinity School). A reception will follow the talk. We look forward to seeing you there! Under God? The Role of Religion in Public Life - The 17th Annual Veritas Forum at Harvard University Tuesday, March 5th, 8pm - Sanders Theatre, Harvard University Join Harvard legend MICHAEL SANDEL and University of Chicago legend JEAN BETHKE ELSHTAIN for an evening dialogue on life's hardest questions. More info at veritas.org/harvard RSVP at http://goo.gl/CcUZK Do We Need New Scripture for the Twenty-First Century? A New New Testament Wednesday, March 6, 5-7pm, Braun Room The event will celebrate the publication of A New New Testament, a collection that includes new translation of the New Testament plus a set of new documents that an ecumenical and interfaith team of scholars and religious leaders agreed might enhance the spiritual life and community of twenty-first-century believers and seekers. The panelists will introduce the volume and provide a forum to enhance discussion of the question: Do we need new scripture for the twenty-first century? Please join us for this panel discussion with Bishop Susan Hassinger (Boston University School of Theology), Professor Karen King (Harvard Divinity School), and Professor Hal Taussig (Union Theological Seminary). This event is free and open to the public, and is co-sponsored by the programs in Ministry Studies and New Testament and Early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School, and by the Boston University School of Theology.

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FW: Women and Sharia Law at HDS - Feb 27, 5-6:30 pm

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Special event coming up at Harvard Divinity School: One week from today, on February 27, the Middle East's first female judge in the religious courts, Judge Kholoud Al-Faqih, will visit campus for "Women's Rights in a Man's World: Adjudicating, Interpreting, and Enforcing Sharia Law in Islam." Hauwa Ibrahim<applewebdata://E65A5C09-A244-43AF-A2FA-DB7FE1EF2A3B/ww.hds.harvard.edu/peop…>, Nigerian defense attorney and author of Practicing Shariah Law, and Leila Ahmed<http://www.hds.harvard.edu/people/faculty/leila-ahmed>, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Divinity and author of A Quiet Revolution: The Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America, will join in conversation with Judge Al-Faqih, who in 2009 was appointed to the Ramallah Sharia Court in the West Bank, Palestinian Territories and who has been named one of the 10 most powerful Arab women. Attached is the flyer for the event, which will take place from 5-6:30 pm in the Braun Room, Andover Hall. Complete information is also posted on the HDS website at: http://www.hds.harvard.edu/news-events/public-events-calendar#/?i=1. We hope that you will join us for this important event and spread the word among students and your colleagues at the College! -- Paul Massari Associate Director for Development Communications Harvard Divinity School Rockefeller Hall 304 45 Francis Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 617.495.1369 pmassari(a)hds.harvard.edu<mailto:pmassari@hds.harvard.edu>

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Fwd: Pope Resigns - Lunch Presentation and Discussion this Friday at CSWR

by Committee on the Study of Religion

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Reminder - TODAY - One-time "Crash Course" on Islamic History and Concepts at 3 pm in Barker 403

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Dear Concentrators and Secondary Field Students in the Study of Religion: One of our advanced doctoral students, Kirsten Wesselhoeft, is offering the following session on Islam. It is open to all undergraduates in the Study of Religion, not just those enrolled in courses on Islam! No preparation is necessary, just come and learn/review some fundamentals. See you there! Courtney Lamberth One time "Crash Course" on Islamic History and Concepts for Undergraduates Are you taking a course about Islam and find yourself with some basic questions? Still not quite sure about the origins of the difference between Sunni and Shi'a? Confused by some of the Arabic vocabulary? This session will give an overview of Islamic history through 750, review different kinds of important Islamic texts, and cover important vocabulary for the study of Islam. It is open to anyone who is interested. There will be audio and visual material, helpful handouts, and an opportunity to pose any kind of questions. The session will meet at 3:00 pm on Monday, February 11th in Barker 403. --- Kirsten Yoder Wesselhoeft PhD candidate, Committee on the Study of Religion Graduate Associate, Center for European Studies Harvard University -- Courtney Bickel Lamberth Lecturer on the Study of Religion Director of Undergraduate Studies Committee on the Study of Religion Harvard University 12 Quincy Street, 308 Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 496-1018

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Research Assistant Opportunity

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Professor Shahab Ahmed<http://studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k70796&pageid=icb…> is looking for a Federal Work-Study eligible research assistant for this semester. If you are interested, please contact him directly. Shahab Ahmed msahmed(a)fas.harvard.edu Associate Professor of Islamic Studies Committee on the Study of Religion & Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Harvard University

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Event Rescheduled - One-time "Crash Course" on Islamic History and Concepts--Friday at 3 pm in Barker 403

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Due to the storm, this event will take place on Monday - same time and place - 3 pm, Barker 403. Kate Bowen The Committee on the Study of Religion Harvard University www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu 617-495-5781 ________________________________ From: csr-undergrads-list-bounces(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu [csr-undergrads-list-bounces(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu] on behalf of Committee on the Study of Religion [csrel(a)fas.harvard.edu] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 12:29 PM To: csr-undergrads-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu Subject: [CSR-undergrads-list] Fwd: One-time "Crash Course" on Islamic History and Concepts--Friday at 3 pm in Barker 403 Dear Concentrators and Secondary Field Students in the Study of Religion: One of our advanced doctoral students, Kirsten Wesselhoeft, is offering the following session on Islam. It is open to all undergraduates in the Study of Religion, not just those enrolled in courses on Islam! No preparation is necessary, just come and learn/review some fundamentals. See you there! Courtney Lamberth One time "Crash Course" on Islamic History and Concepts for Undergraduates Are you taking a course about Islam and find yourself with some basic questions? Still not quite sure about the origins of the difference between Sunni and Shi'a? Confused by some of the Arabic vocabulary? This session will give an overview of Islamic history through 750, review different kinds of important Islamic texts, and cover important vocabulary for the study of Islam. It is open to anyone who is interested. There will be audio and visual material, helpful handouts, and an opportunity to pose any kind of questions. The session will meet at 3:00 pm on Friday, February 8th in Barker 403. --- Kirsten Yoder Wesselhoeft PhD candidate, Committee on the Study of Religion Graduate Associate, Center for European Studies Harvard University -- Courtney Bickel Lamberth Lecturer on the Study of Religion Director of Undergraduate Studies Committee on the Study of Religion Harvard University 12 Quincy Street, 308 Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 496-1018

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FW: Voice and Voicelessness in Medieval Europe and Beyond: An Interdisciplinary Conference in Medieval Studies

by Committee on the Study of Religion

On 2/5/13 9:12 PM, "Center for the Study of Europe" <eamrien(a)bu.edu<mailto:eamrien@bu.edu>> wrote: Boston University Center for the Study of Europe: Upcoming events, opportunities, and announcements Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser<http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b5148294ee5808676da0091be&id=6606e17398…>. 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The topic of voice and voicelessness engages with issues of law and representation; theology and embodiment; historicist models of subjectivity; the poetics and esthetics of marginality; and the linguistic dynamics of intercultural encounter. The conference seeks a common ground for interdisciplinary dialogue by examining how distinct areas of scholarly endeavor approach a problem of universal resonance but elusive definition. To support the project’s commitment to fostering dialogue, paper abstracts and selected passages from works to be discussed will be available online shortly in advance of the conference event. For more information, please contact Irit Kleiman<mailto:kleiman@bu.edu>. 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FW: Workshop at CES this Thursday: New Histories of Transnational Christianity

by Committee on the Study of Religion

On 2/5/13 1:07 PM, "Giuliana Chamedes" <gchamedes(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:gchamedes@fas.harvard.edu>> wrote: Dear all, CES is hosting an exciting one-day workshop this Thursday, Feb 7th, entitled, "New Histories of Transnational Christianity." The poster and program are attached. If you could kindly upload the event to your program calendars and circulate it amongst faculty members and graduate students, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help! All the best, Giuliana Chamedes

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Fwd: One-time "Crash Course" on Islamic History and Concepts--Friday at 3 pm in Barker 403

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Dear Concentrators and Secondary Field Students in the Study of Religion: One of our advanced doctoral students, Kirsten Wesselhoeft, is offering the following session on Islam. It is open to all undergraduates in the Study of Religion, not just those enrolled in courses on Islam! No preparation is necessary, just come and learn/review some fundamentals. See you there! Courtney Lamberth One time "Crash Course" on Islamic History and Concepts for Undergraduates Are you taking a course about Islam and find yourself with some basic questions? Still not quite sure about the origins of the difference between Sunni and Shi'a? Confused by some of the Arabic vocabulary? This session will give an overview of Islamic history through 750, review different kinds of important Islamic texts, and cover important vocabulary for the study of Islam. It is open to anyone who is interested. There will be audio and visual material, helpful handouts, and an opportunity to pose any kind of questions. The session will meet at 3:00 pm on Friday, February 8th in Barker 403. --- Kirsten Yoder Wesselhoeft PhD candidate, Committee on the Study of Religion Graduate Associate, Center for European Studies Harvard University -- Courtney Bickel Lamberth Lecturer on the Study of Religion Director of Undergraduate Studies Committee on the Study of Religion Harvard University 12 Quincy Street, 308 Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 496-1018

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