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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 […]
Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig in The New Republic thinks that feminists should not give up on Francis. Maybe not though he provides little to chime my feminist bells. My view is that any suggestion that Pope Francis is a feminist is like calling Raul Castro a Republican. It is simply absurd. While one can affirm many […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Claire K. McKeever-Burgett. “Claire, the judge declared a mistrial in the Vanderbilt rape case.” “No,” I said with horror. “No!” Silence hung between us, the silence our palpable, “Yes.” Apparently the foreman of the jury was raped and did not disclose this information during jury selection. However, he claims it was consensual. His parents claim […]