Feminist Studies in Religion Blog (FSR Blog) is the site persona under which collective information is posted.
Similar to the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, we welcome a variety of contributions that focus on women's experience or on gender as a category of analysis, and that further feminist theory, consciousness, and practice as they pertain to a weblog format.
If you would like to submit material for consideration to be posted by FSR Blog, email Blog(at)fsrinc.org.
FiR’s open call for blog submissions on the topic of “Feminism Online” has been extended! Extended Deadline: 1 October 2015 (with the possibility of rolling admissions). We want you, our readers, to get your voice out there: there is still much more to be said about doing feminist work on religion online! Don’t know where […]
As part of FSR, Inc.’s Across Generations project, we asked feminists from and beyond the academy respond to this vital question: “What is the importance of feminist and womanist work in religious and theological studies?” at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Diego (2014). What follows is the eighth part […]
Don’t forget: we want to hear your responses to @ the Table: “Feminism Online”! Having explored what it means to be undone by the feminist other (Xochitl Alvizo), why we engage in public writing and theology (Grace Ji-Sun Kim), what constitutes feminist and academic blogging (Mary E. Hunt), and finally why we engage in the […]
What counts as feminism on the internet? What happens when religion is brought into the conversation? And most importantly for the Feminism In Religion Forum (FiR), what does it mean to engage in this process with an academic lens? @ The Table and our partnered open-call consider the stakes and challenges that arise when “feminism” […]
Postion: Postdoc, Research Associate/Visiting Faculty. Focus: Women’s Studies in Religion. Institution: Harvard Divinity School. Begins: Fall 2016. Deadline: 15 October 2015. Website: http://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/apply Official Posting (https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000893796-01): Harvard Divinity School announces five full-time positions as Research Associate and Visiting Faculty for 2016-17 in its Women’s Studies in Religion Program. Proposals for book-length research projects utilizing both religion and gender as central categories […]
By Mitzi J. Smith, PhD Many people applauded The Daily Beast photo of the twenty-something year old white female protester who stood toe to toe with a New York City cop defiantly screaming into his face and daring him to arrest her. The white male cop remained stoic and motionless. That is quite a contrast […]
By Ira D. Mangililo In my article “When Rahab and Indonesian Christian Women Meet in the Third Space,” published in JFSR 31.1, I spoke at length about the multiple oppressions experienced by Christian women in Indonesia, both within the church and in academic settings like theological seminaries. Through Rahab’s voice I envisioned a world where Indonesian […]
As part of FSR, Inc.’s Across Generations project, we asked feminists from and beyond the academy respond to this vital question: “What is the importance of feminist and womanist work in religious and theological studies?” at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Diego (2014). What follows is the seventh part […]
Postion: Assistant/Associate Professor. Focus: American Religions, specialization in African American and/or Latino/a religion. Institution: Claremont Graduate University. Begins: Fall 2016. Deadline: 5 October 2015. Official Posting (https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=51151): The Religion Department at Claremont Graduate University invites applications for a tenure-track, advanced assistant or associate professor of American religions, with a preferred specialization in African American and/or Latino/a religion in North America. Candidates should […]
As part of FSR, Inc.’s Across Generations project, we asked feminists from and beyond the academy respond to this vital question: “What is the importance of feminist and womanist work in religious and theological studies?” at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Diego (2014). What follows is the sixth part […]