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By Sharon Jacob. In many cultures, mass-suicides have been used as a form of protest against foreign colonization. In India, the ritual of Jauhar was traditionally performed by upper caste Rajput women that immolated themselves by jumping into flames together. Lakshana N. Palat describes the ritual in detail writing, “At night, they would dress in […]
“Off the Press” is an FSR series that highlights the exciting news and accomplishments of our FSR Board membership that they wish to be shared with the wider community. Sarah Emanuel (Forum) shares three new publications: Humor, Resistance, and Jewish Cultural Persistence in the Book of Revelation: Roasting Rome (Cambridge University Press, 2020), “On The Eighth […]
“Off the Press” is an FSR series that highlights the exciting news and accomplishments of our FSR Board membership that they wish to be shared with the wider community. Peter Anthony Mena (EFSR) received the Annual Hispanic Theological Initiative Book Prize for his book, Place and Identity in the Lives of Antony, Paul, and Mary of Egypt: […]
Join us tonight, Friday, November 22 for our annual FSR Reception! Event: P22-505: Feminist Studies in Religion Reception Time: 8:00 PM-10:30 PM Location: Grand Hyatt-Cornado E (Fourth Level) Note: Light refreshments will be served and there will be a cash bar. More info on FSR-related events: https://www.fsrinc.org/join-fsr-at-aar-sbl-2019/ Tag us on social media with any of your #feministprotips from AAR/SBL!
Join us tonight, Friday, November 22nd for our annual FSR Forum panel! Theme: “Manthologies” (click for more information) Panelists: Kecia Ali, Toni Bond, Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, Natasha Heller, Sarah Imhoff, Sharon Jacob, Alison Joseph Time: 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM Place: Grand Hyatt-Cornado A (Fourth Level) More info on FSR-related events: https://www.fsrinc.org/join-fsr-at-aar-sbl-2019/ Tag us on social […]
Check your program books for this exciting JFSR-sponsored session at AAR/SBL 2019. P25-133Journal of Feminist Studies in ReligionTheme: Podcast as Pedagogical Tool Monique Moultrie, Georgia State University, Presiding Monday – 9:00 AM-11:30 AM, Hilton Bayfront-Indigo B (Second Level) How are podcasts pedagogical tools for the classroom and beyond? The panel will address this question and discuss how […]
Mark your calendar for this awesome JFSR panel at AAR/SBL 2019! P24-132 Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion Theme: Mary, Mother of Martyrs: How Motherhood Became Self-Sacrifice in Early Christianity Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Harvard University, Presiding Sunday – 9:00 AM-11:30 AM, Marriott Marquis-Pacific 17 (First Level) A book review panel of Mary, Mother of Martyrs: How […]
Please join us for this year’s FSR Forum panel, “Manthologies!” Building on the “Manthologies” FSR blog series in May 2019, this panel explores the problem of scholarship that is limited in its representation of the field. Light refreshments and continued conversations will be in abundance at the FSR reception following the panel. P22-405 Feminist Studies […]
“Off the Press” is an FSR series that highlights the exciting news and accomplishments of our FSR Board membership that they wish to be shared with the wider community. Shelly Matthews (Books) has just published an article entitled “The Lynching Tree and the Cross: James Cone, Historical Narrative, and the Ideology of Just Crucifixion (Lk 23:41)” in The […]
Mark your calendars for these FSR, Inc. related events at AAR/SBL 2019. We look forward to seeing you there! FSR Forum: “Manthologies,” Friday, November 22 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM in the Cornado Ballroom A (Fourth Level) at the Grand Hyatt FSR Reception: Friday, November 22 from 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM in the Cornado Ballroom […]