Jack knew a thing or two, like how to cope with a splitting headache after losing to a faculty member at badminton. So we’ll see you later this afternoon, for pizza, birdies, and goodbye to the Spring semester (and, yes, hello exams and essay-writing). Check the REL FB page’s Event for details. Oh, and by the way: BYO Bromo Seltzer. […]
Month: April 2017
Ghost in The Shell and the Shadow of World Powers
Ting GUO received her PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Edinburgh and has worked for the European Studies Centre, University of Oxford and the Center on Religion and Chinese Society, Purdue University. She is interested in questions of human autonomy and political freedom within the conjunctions of religion, culture, and society, and how the structure of world powers is manifested in the intellectual interpretations of critical social theory and philosophy. She writes bilingually and contributes for outlets including Los […]
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50th Anniversary Fun Fact #16
Although dating to 1932, in 2016-17 we’re celebrating our 50th anniversary, given how the Department was reinvented in 1966-7 — in keeping with how the study of religion was established then across public universities in the US. No longer confessionally-oriented and staffed by campus ministers, it became a cross-culturally comparative and interdisciplinary field. So all semester we’ll be posting some weekly fun facts from 1966 — not that long ago for some of us yet ancient history for others. […]
Faculty Relinquish the Cup: Students Rejoice
Yes, it’s that time of year again — the Spring semester’s classes are winding down but the competitive spirit is ramping up, in preparation for the what is now almost a decade old tradition: the Manly Cup. […]
Loving India Back? Routine Violence and Rewriting History in a British Airways Ad
Parker Evans is a junior majoring in English and Religious Studies, with a minor in the Blount Scholars Program. This post was written for Dr. Ramey’s class on Religion and Identity in South Asia. Take a few minutes to consider the violence in this advertisement for British Airways: […]
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The 15th Annual Aronov Lecture
Last month, Dr. Laura Levitt, Professor of Religion, Jewish Studies & Gender at Temple University, presented “Objects Out of Place: Revisiting the Sacred Arts of Holding, Custody and Conservation,” as the Department’s 15th annual Aronov Lecture. (Learn more about this annual lecture series here.) Did you miss the event? Not to worry! You can watch it here. […]
Honors Day 2017
Yes, it’s that time of year again: the Spring semester is starting to wind down and that means it was once again time for balcony banners and Honors Day — the occasion when we recognize some milestones and noteworthy accomplishments from the past year. […]
50th Anniversary Fun Fact #15
Although dating to 1932, in 2016-17 we’re celebrating our 50th anniversary, given how the Department was reinvented in 1966-7 — in keeping with how the study of religion was established then across public universities in the US. No longer confessionally-oriented and staffed by campus ministers, it became a cross-culturally comparative and interdisciplinary field. So all semester we’ll be posting some weekly fun facts from 1966 — not that long ago for some of us yet ancient history for others. […]
A Lesson in Comparison
Yes, that’s the reaction Symone Sanders had to her fellow CNN commentator’s comments favorably comparing Donald Trump to Martin Luther King. Didn’t catch this yesterday, or the fall out for much of the rest of the day? […]
50th Anniversary Fun Fact #14
Although dating to 1932, in 2016-17 we’re celebrating our 50th anniversary, given how the Department was reinvented in 1966-7 — in keeping with how the study of religion was established then across public universities in the US. No longer confessionally-oriented and staffed by campus ministers, it became a cross-culturally comparative and interdisciplinary field. So all semester we’ll be posting some weekly fun facts from 1966 — not that long ago for some of us yet ancient history for others. […]