We at FSR, Inc. look forward to seeing you at the joint meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) in Boston, Massachusetts! Come and join us at the following events: Fri. Nov. 17, 6:00 – 8:30 PM: Feminist Studies in Religion: FSR Boards Pre-Conference/Forum (P17-314): FSR Forum Open Meeting: Making […]
Please welcome our newest EFSR board members! See their linked profiles below and visit our current and past board membership for more information. Maytha Alhassen, University of Southern California Maytha Alhassen is a Syrian-American journalist, poet and scholar. Her work bridges the worlds of social justice, academic research, media engagement and artistic expression. She recently defended […]
In the last few days and weeks, dozens of women have come forward accusing Hollywood director Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment, assault, and in some cases, rape. Many of these women are actors whose experiences of sexual violence originate when they were getting their start in Hollywood. Although we might be tempted to limit the […]
This past summer my oldest son did his first internship in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was hard to have him away from home; he had been back for only a few days this summer after classes ended at college before he left for this internship. Now he has just returned and is gone again to […]
We want to hear your responses to FSR Blog’s @theTable: “Intersectionality & Political Action.” Having been introduced to the 2016 meeting of the Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network (FLTN) and the topic of intersectionality and political action (Mary E. Hunt), we have: explored how intersectional feminist coalition is needed more than ever given the current U.S. military and […]
By Andrea Smith. The concept of intersectionality has often focused on identity, particularly that of women of color. In other words, how does race and gender intersect in the lives of women of color? While this analysis is helpful, it is also important to focus on the intersectionality of logics of domination as they structure the […]
By Judith Plaskow. When I retired, I wanted activism to be an important part of my life. After Eric Garner was choked to death by the police in the summer of 2014 for selling loose cigarettes, it became very clear to me that I needed to find a way to get involved in anti-racism work. […]
By Nami Kim. Let me start by briefly sharing my historical location. While being aware of the limits of categorization, I can say that I can be contextually understood as a third-generation feminist liberation theologian, rooted in intersectional, transnational, decolonial and deimperial feminist commitment that takes identity seriously but does not base it on identity […]
By Mary E. Hunt. The twentieth meeting of the Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network convened at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday, November 18, 2016. Mary E. Hunt and Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza presided. More than seventy participants from more than a dozen countries gathered […]
What is the global and local impact of the U.S. political situation in 2017? The Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network (FLTN) began a conversation on this topic at AAR/SBL 2016 by considering the impact of intersectional approaches and experiences on political response and engagement. This FSR Blog @theTable and partnered open call invite you to continue that conversation. This week, […]