CSR-undergrads-list April 2013

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Study of Religion Spring Party! Wednesday, May 8th 5-7 PM

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Please join us for our end-of-year, spring party! Wednesday, May 8th 5-7 PM Barker Center, Thompson Room We look forward to seeing you all there! [cid:59A48E22-AF1D-4A77-9AB5-0B6DBAA5096C@fas.harvard.edu] Kate Bowen The Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138 www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu<http://www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu> csrel(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:csrel@fas.harvard.edu> 617-495-5781

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Today! Religion and the Rest of your Life: Tea and Conversation - April 18

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Religion and the Rest of your Life: Tea and Conversation - April 18 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. Track with EventPlease<http://harvard.eventplease.com/event.php?eid=896%22> The Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138 www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu<http://www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu> csrel(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:csrel@fas.harvard.edu> 617-495-5781 [cid:EE45BB0E-C851-41E0-8A18-864A6B5530FB@fas.harvard.edu]

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Political Islam in West Africa, William Miles, Professor of Political Science, Northeastern University - April 18 at 1 PM at Andover Hall 103

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Political Islam in West Africa William Miles, Professor of Political Science, Northeastern University Thursday, April 18 1:00 �C 2:00 pm Andover Hall Room 103 45 Francis Ave. Cambridge, MA William Miles earned his Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy before joining the Political Science department at Northeastern University, where he teaches on Comparative Politics, Religion and Politics, and Political Culture. His regional focus is West Africa. A former Peace Corps volunteer in Niger Republic, Prof. Miles has also lived in Nigeria as a State Department intern, a Fulbright Scholar, and recipient of an American Philosophical Society grant. He has also lectured in Nigeria under the auspices of the Presidency of Nigeria and the United States Information Agency. William Miles is author of Elections in Nigeria: A Grassroots Respective and, as editor and major contributor, Political Islam in West Africa. His Hausaland Divided: Colonialism and Independence in Nigeria and Niger by Cornell University Press was cited in the Encyclopedia Britannica Book of the Year for having made a ��significant contribution to learning�� in the History of Mankind field. Miles is a fluent speaker of French and Hausa, and has consulted for USAID in Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mali. This lecture is offered as part of the Harvard Divinity School course HDS 3365 "Islam in African History," taught by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Religion and Society Ousmane Kane, and is free and open to the public. --- CONTACT: Kirsten Yoder Wesselhoeft PhD candidate, Committee on the Study of Religion Graduate Associate, Center for European Studies Harvard University wesselh(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:wesselh@fas.harvard.edu> 617.615.9761<tel:617.615.9761> The Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138 www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu<http://www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu> csrel(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:csrel@fas.harvard.edu> 617-495-5781

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Tonight! Locating the Study of Religion - 5 PM - Plimpton Room in Barker

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Locating the Study of Religion - April 17 The academic study of religion is known for its many subfields and methodologies. But are there still some common methodological elements or governing assumptions that scholars across subfields share? Do these elements distinguish the academic study of religion from other academic fields that also engage with matters of religion? How do we locate the study of religion? Panelists: 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) Charles Lockwood, Ph.D. Candidate in the Study of Religion (GSAS). When: Wed., April 17 from 5pm-7pm Where: Plimpton Room (133), Barker Center Track with EventPlease<http://harvard.eventplease.com/event.php?eid=820> The Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138 www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu<http://www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu> csrel(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:csrel@fas.harvard.edu> 617-495-5781 [cid:405F6443-4735-46FF-9047-BAAD844D7DBA@fas.harvard.edu] [cid:405F6443-4735-46FF-9047-BAAD844D7DBA@fas.harvard.edu]

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Fwd: Gathering for Harvard community tonight at HDS

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Extended invitation to our undergraduate concentrators: Good morning, Just wanted to let the College community know about the gathering tonight at Harvard Divinity School in the wake of yesterday's tragedy. Info and permalink is below. Grateful if you all could spread the word. HDS will open Andover Chapel on Tuesday April 16, 5-6 PM, for any who would like to gather for meditation, prayer, grieving, and community support in the wake of the violence visited upon the city of Boston yesterday. http://www.hds.harvard.edu/news-events/public-events-calendar?trumbaEmbed=v… Take care, P. -- 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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Study of Religion - Events and Opportunities

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Committee on the Study of Religion Events This Week: Locating the Study of Religion - April 17 The academic study of religion is known for its many subfields and methodologies. But are there still some common methodological elements or governing assumptions that scholars across subfields share? Do these elements distinguish the academic study of religion from other academic fields that also engage with matters of religion? How do we locate the study of religion? 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) • Charles Lockwood, Ph.D. Candidate in the Study of Religion (GSAS). When: Wed., April 17 from 5pm-7pm Where: Plimpton Room (133), Barker Center Track with EventPlease<http://harvard.eventplease.com/event.php?eid=820> Religion and the Rest of your Life: Tea and Conversation - April 18 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. Track with EventPlease<http://harvard.eventplease.com/event.php?eid=896%22> Additional Events and Opportunities of Interest: The Song of Songs: Translation, Reception, Reconfiguration - April 15 Monday, April 15, 4-6pm, CSWR Common Room Come to this panel discussion with five scholars to discuss the Song of Songs. The panel will be chaired by CSWR director Francis X. Clooney, S.J., and will feature Cheryl Exum of the University of Sheffield, Michael Fishbane of University of Chicago Divinity School, Paul Griffiths of Duke University, and Stephanie Paulsell of HDS. The Conscious Heart: On the Act of Creation and the Compassionate Teachings of Art - April 19 Friday, April 19th at 4:15-6:00 pm http://www.hds.harvard.edu/cswr/events/calendar.html Mary Anderson (Ph.D., Harvard University) will speak at the Center for the Study of World Religions. "The Conscious Heart: On the Act of Creation and the Compassionate Teachings of Art," will consider the empathic inter-relations among art, contemplative practice, and the act of creation. The creative act will be discussed as a sentient form of dialogue, and as a resource for interreligious engagement. I will move between word and image, and encourage dialogue with those who are present. Has Philosophy of Religion a Future? - April 26 The Philosophy of Religion area of the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University, Montreal is pleased to announce the following symposium, “Has Philosophy of Religion a Future?” Inquiries can be directed to future.phil.rel(a)gmail.com<mailto:future.phil.rel@gmail.com> Nathan R. Strunk, Doctoral Candidate at McGill University The Harvard Allston Education Portal Mentoring Program - April 26 The Mentoring Program offers Harvard undergrads the opportunity to mentor Allston-Brighton students in science, math, writing, public speaking and the arts, and mentors receive a stipend award on completion of responsibilities. Deadline is April 26. Contact: Susan Johnson, Manager of Teaching and Curriculum susanjohnson(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:susanjohnson@fas.harvard.edu> More information at edportal.harvard.edu<http://edportal.harvard.edu> CFP: Mathal/Mashal: Journal of Islamic and Judaic Multidisciplinary Studies (JIJMS) Facts and Information about the Journal • Identifying information: JIJMS uses a blind submission process. In order to ensure an impartial review of your submission, please do not identify yourself in your manuscript. You will be required to submit an anonymous main document and a separate title page with acknowledgments. • Integrity and Transparency: The journal relies on established scholars in the appropriate areas of expertise to judge submissions. For each article, three experts will independently submit reviews. An article will be considered for publication only if at least two out of the three reports are positive. Currently, the acceptance rate is 6.72%. The review process is double-blind, neither the author nor the reviewers’ identity is revealed. • Fast turnover: Your article will be handled through an automated system that is programmed to send gentle reminders to the authors, reviewers, and editors to keep deadlines. • Fast publication: Traditional print journals take more than two years between article submission and publication. JIJMS publishes articles immediately after the review and revisions processes conclude. That way, your work is shared with the community of scholars before it is outdated. • No length restrictions: Since your article is published online, there will be no restriction on the length of the file or the kind of data you use (color photos, tables, graphics, videos, audio, etc.). • Access: As university’s struggle to manage their budgets, libraries are canceling subscriptions to print journals and subscription-based online publications. JIJMS is available to all libraries around the world for free. • Format and Editing: Before submitting your final (and even your pre-review draft of your) manuscript, you may want to have it professionally edited, particularly if English is not your first language. The Journal does not have the resources to edit submissions. But it is in the best interest of authors that there work is presented to the readers in the best form and style possible. This is not a mandatory step, but may help to ensure that the academic content of your paper is fully understood. Published articles are automatically formatted and converted to various formats, which would allow for wider distribution via new technologies such as Kindle, iPad, and new and emerging platforms. • Distribution: JIJMS is the only journal (in Islamic and Judaic studies) with a multidisciplinary focus, which means that your work will be seen by scholars beyond any particular discipline, area of expertise, or language. • Scope: JIJMS is a multidisciplinary publication. The Journal publishes works of scholars in Arts and Art History, Comparative Literature, Geography, History, Law and jurisprudence, Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Science, Religious Studies, and Sociology. • Proofs: Authors will receive a PDF proof of their article by email and it is essential that a current email address is supplied with all articles. Authors will receive a free URL link to their published paper online. Submit articles at http://ir.uiowa.edu/mathal ADVISORY BOARD: Carol Bakhos (UCLA), Carl W Ernst (UNC), Reuven Firestone (Hebrew Union College), Michael Fishbane (University of Chicago), Michael Gomez New York University, William A. Graham Harvard University, Linda Kerber University of Iowa, Andrew Rippin (University of Victoria), Lawrence Rosen (Princeton University), Marina Rustow (Johns Hopkins University), Abdulaziz Sachedina (University of Virginia), Raymond Scheindlin (Jewish Theological Seminary), Günter Stemberger (University of Vienna), Giuseppe Veltri (University of Halle-Wittenberg), Steven M. Wasserstrom (Reed College), Brannon Wheeler (USNA), Malika Zeghal (Harvard University) For more events at Harvard Centers, Schools and Programs, you may link here<http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k70796&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup…>. The Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138 www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu<http://www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu> csrel(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:csrel@fas.harvard.edu> 617-495-5781 [cid:405F6443-4735-46FF-9047-BAAD844D7DBA@fas.harvard.edu]

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Study of Religion - Events and Opportunities

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Stories From the Field: Ethnographic Approaches in the Study of Religion - April 9th Come and hear about the exciting work being done by students in this area of the Study of Religion. 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, Sara Lytle ('13) and Edward Escalon ('14). Courtney Lamberth, Lecturer in the Study of Religion, Director of Undergraduate Studies will be available to answer questions about the concentration. When: Tue Apr 9, 2013 5pm – 7pm Eastern Time Where: Thomson Room, Barker Center Track with EventPlease: http://harvard.eventplease.com/event.php?eid=821 Opportunity for Undergraduates with Miami University's international scholarly publication: The Global Citizen - Ongoing Our goal is to provide a forum for undergraduate students around the globe to submit exemplary writings on issues of international importance. Subjects may include but are not limited to: Global Economics, US Foreign Policy, Democracy, Social Justice, and Religion and Culture. Our publication is truly unique in that we are only seeking submissions from undergraduates, yet all submissions will undergo a careful and thorough peer-review process. The result will be a compilation of high-quality articles from our generation's global citizens. To find out more about our organization, please visit our website at www.globalcitizenjournal.org/<http://www.globalcitizenjournal.org/>. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to submit term papers or essays they have written or will write in their classes. We are looking for any academic, persuasive writing that centers around international relations and global politics, cultural experiences, the global marketplace, matters of social justice, etc. If an article is selected for publication, it will appear first on our website and at the end of the semester, we will select our best pieces from around the world to be compiled into a physical publication as well. Student may send any work they feel may be eligible to submissions(a)globalcitizenjournal.org<mailto:submissions@globalcitizenjournal.org> Contact: Ashley VanBuskirk, vanbusae(a)miamioh.edu<mailto:vanbusae@miamioh.edu> Religion on the Move: Movement, Migration, Missions and new Media across Religious Traditions - April 26 A graduate student conference hosted by the Department of Religion at Columbia University on April 26, 2013 in New York City at Kent Hall, Room 403. The conference will open with a Keynote Address from Professor Michael Jackson, Distinguished Visiting Professor of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School. A full schedule is available online at: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/religion-gsa/2013conference/schedule.html This event is free and open to the public, and advanced registration is encouraged. Please email: columbiareligion(a)gmail.com<mailto:columbiareligion@gmail.com> with the words "Registration for Religion on the Move" in the subject line. Fifth Annual Stendahl Conference: Conversations across Religious Boundaries - April 8 Monday, April 8, 2013, 4 - 6pm, CSWR Common Room The Stendahl Conference has become an annual HDS tradition in memory of former professor Krister Stendahl, who tirelessly sought to repair fractions between Jews and Christians, supported the ordination of women, and pushed for the full inclusion and participation of women and minority voices in academia and interfaith work. The conference each year carries Stendahl's legacy forward by presenting four student papers centered around the broad topic of conversations across religious boundaries. The Stendahl Conference will be co-sponsored by HDS Life Together, the Office of Student Life, and the Center for the Study of World Religions. Film Screening: Tragedy in Oak Creek and Dastaar: Defending the Sikh Identity - April 9 Tuesday, April 9, 8-9:30pm, CSWR Common Room Please join the CSWR and the Pluralism Project for our second film night of the semester. We will screen two very short films about the American Sikh community and its experiences in the U.S. The screenings will be followed by a short discussion. See below for descriptions of the films. Tragedy in Oak Creek: Filmmaker Valarie Kaur visits the Sikh community of Oak Creek, Wisconsin in the days after the tragic shooting in August 2012 that left six worshipers murdered and the gunman dead (9 min). Dastaar: Defending the Sikh Identity: This brief documentary explores the ways in which the Sikh community have responded to discrimination they have faced as a visible minority in American society, especially post-9/11 (12 min). Locating the Study of Religion - April 17 The academic study of religion is known for its many subfields and methodologies. But are there still some common methodological elements or governing assumptions that scholars across subfields share? Do these elements distinguish the academic study of religion from other academic fields that also engage with matters of religion? How do we locate the study of religion? 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) • Charles Lockwood, Ph.D. Candidate in the Study of Religion (GSAS). When: Wed., April 17 from 5pm-7pm Where: Plimpton Room (133), Barker Center Track with EventPlease For more events at Harvard Centers, Schools and Programs, you may link here<http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k70796&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup…>. The Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138 www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu<http://www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu> csrel(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:csrel@fas.harvard.edu> 617-495-5781

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Upcoming • Locating the Study of Religion on April 17th 5pm-7pm

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Locating the Study of Religion Spring Religion Colloquium The academic study of religion is known for its many subfields and methodologies. But are there still some common methodological elements or governing assumptions that scholars across subfields share? Do these elements distinguish the academic study of religion from other academic fields that also engage with matters of religion? How do we locate the study of religion? 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) • Charles Lockwood, Ph.D. Candidate in the Study of Religion (GSAS). When: Wed., April 17 from 5pm-7pm Where: Plimpton Room (133), Barker Center[cid:6425EDCA-A6F8-4EC3-9E8A-D8763B9C69D1@fas.harvard.edu]

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April 9 - Stories From the Field: Ethnographic Approaches in the Study of Religion

by Committee on the Study of Religion

Stories From the Field: Ethnographic Approaches in the Study of Religion Come and hear about the exciting work being done by students in this area of the Study of Religion. 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, Sara Lytle ('13) and Edward Escalon ('14). Courtney Lamberth, Lecturer in the Study of Religion, Director of Undergraduate Studies will be available to answer questions about the concentration. A Fortnight Event! When: Tue Apr 9, 2013 5pm-7pm Where: Thomspon Room, Barker Center You can track the event on EventPlease here: http://harvard.eventplease.com/event.php?eid=821. The Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University 12 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA 02138 www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu<http://www.studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu/> csrel(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:csrel@fas.harvard.edu> 617-495-5781 [cid:8C8E9CAA-0DCF-4E5A-B556-B2F9F0F12BF0@fas.harvard.edu]

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*This Friday - Tom Paine’s Return: Free Exercise, Free Enquiry, and the Fate of Irreligious Expression in the New Nation

by Bowen, Catherine

Chris Beneke ��Tom Paine��s Return: Free Exercise, Free Enquiry, and the Fate of Irreligious Expression in the New Nation�� Friday, Apr. 5, 2:00 �C 4:00pm Room K262, CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge St. After decades of distant, ominous rumbling, irreligion and radical deism made a blustery entrance into American public life at the end of the eighteenth century. The ensuing reaction reshaped both the new nation��s religious culture and contemporary understandings of rights to speech, press, and conscience. This paper sets Thomas Paine��s Age of Reason and his controversial 1802 return to the U.S. within the broader arena of early national civil and religious liberties. Contrasting the wide latitude allowed to the exercise of religion with the more constricted scope permitted to free enquiry and critical expression, it maintains that a sharp religious and legal rift opened in the 1790s. This heaving cultural fracture was both unanticipated by the Constitution��s framers and many years prior to the consolidation of an evangelical moral establishment. Find link to paper here<http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k40327&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup…>. Chris Beneke is Associate Professor of History at Bentley University. He is author of Beyond Toleration: The Religious Origins of American Pluralism (New York: Oxford UP, 2006) and co-editor of The First Prejudice: Religious Tolerance and Intolerance in Early America (UPenn, 2011). He is currently coediting a volume of essays on blasphemy across the globe, titled Profane: Sacrilegious Expression in a Multicultural Age (forthcoming with the University of California Press). His current research, from which this paper is drawn, focuses on the history of the First Amendment's religious clauses. A book on the subject, tentatively titledFree Exercise, is forthcoming with Cornell University Press. - Prof. Beneke��s paper can be accessed from the CAPS website<http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k40327&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup…> and copies will be available outside of the CAPS offices and at the talk. For up to date information about CAPS Seminars and other events please visit the CAPS website: caps.gov.harvard.edu<http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k40327&pageid=icb.page194046>. ##### Center for American Political Studies-CAPS Harvard University CGIS Knafel Building, 4th floor 1737 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617-384-9810 Fax: 617-496-1832 Email: caps(a)gov.harvard.edu<mailto:caps@gov.harvard.edu> Web: http://caps.gov.harvard.edu

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