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By Mika Ahuvia. A few years ago, I was asked to contribute to a conference panel discussion of sexual violence in foundational religious texts, with particular emphasis on giving survivors resources. I decided to return to a text I’d studied years earlier in a progressive yeshiva, a text which had always troubled me. What stayed […]
By Rebecca J. Epstein-Levi. During the recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearings about the sexual assault allegations against him, now- Justice Brett Kavanaugh found, among his obfuscations and fulminations about the damage done to his honor and that of the house of his fathers, several opportunities to aver his particular fondness for beer: Yes, we drank beer. […]
AAR/SBL 2018 is on the horizon! FSR Forum: “Sharing our Knowledge: Feminist Collaborations Across Generations” Friday, November 16 from 6:00:00 PM to 8:30:00 PM in the Capitol Ballroom, Room 2 at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center FSR Reception: Friday, November 16 from 8:30:00 PM to 10:30:00 PMin the Capitol Ballroom, Room 3 at the Hyatt Regency […]
“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. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder (EFSR) will be officially welcomed as Vice-President of Academic Affairs and Academic Dean on November 7th at Chicago Theological Seminary (Election Press Release). Grace Ji-Sun […]
Position: Assistant Professor of Women and Gender Studies and Jewish Studies. Focus/Specialization: Social science; women and gender in Jewish culture, religion, or politics. Department(s): Program in Jewish Studies and the Department of Women and Gender Studies. Institution: University of Colorado – Boulder. Level: Tenure-track. Deadline: 15 November 2018 (review of applications begins). Website: https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Assistant-Professor-Women-and-Gender-Studies-and-Jewish-Studies/13155?. Official Posting (https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=57370): The Program in Jewish Studies and the Department of Women […]
Position: Research Associate and Visiting Faculty (5 positions). Focus/Specialization: Religion and Gender. Department: Women’s Studies in Religion Program. Institution: Harvard Divinity School. Level: Open rank, tenure-track. Deadline: 15 October 2018. Website: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/apply. Official Posting (https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=57255): HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL announces five full-time positions as Research Associate and Visiting Faculty for 2019-20 in its Women’s Studies in Religion Program. Proposals for book-length research projects […]
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Yesterday FSR, Inc. held its yearly Summer Leadership Meeting in Guilford, Connecticut. The team leaders from the four branches of FSR, Inc. (FSR, JFSR, EFSR, BFSR) met to talk about future planning for the organization. Look out for future changes on the horizon as FSR, Inc. continues its important work of helping facilitate scholarly conversations […]
By Amanda Baugh. “Did you know that Disney Land is in Anaheim?” my four-year old son asked eagerly from the backseat as we began our spring break road trip. Although we were heading toward Anaheim, my husband and I had not mentioned that particular attraction. Instead, we were travelling so I could conduct research on religion […]
By Justine Howe. Omer, the instructor for the adult education class on the Qur’an I was observing, stood at the front of the classroom and gestured to where I was sitting at a desk in a public high school classroom. “Most of you remember Tina,” he said. “She is a doctoral student who is writing a […]