“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 […]
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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 […]
EDITORS’ NOTE The editors of the JFSR apologize for a grave error that recurs throughout volume 34, number 1. References to trans women and trans men were edited to read transwomen and transmen. We recognize that for many readers this appellation is deeply insulting as it implies that such persons are not fully women or […]
We are happy to announce the arrival of the newest issue of JFSR: Volume 34, Number 1 (Spring 2018). This is a special issue dedicated to trans and queer scholarship, dialogue, and teaching. It contains a literature review essay on trans* studies in religion, an Across Generations conversation with Dr. Virginia Ramey Mollenkott, a roundtable […]
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 […]
We want to see 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 Global Feminist […]
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 […]
We want to see you at the joint meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) in San Antonio, Texas! Come and join us at the following events: Fri. Nov. 18, 8:30-10:30pm: Feminist Studies in Religion Reception (P18-408: Marriott Rivercenter-Conference Room 12 [3rd Level], N.B. there will be a cash-bar […]
By Robyn Henderson-Espinoza. As someone who lives on multiple borderlands and always betwixt in/between male and female, race, class, ability, and religion, I have experienced a deep struggle in dominant trans literature that has largely surfaced throughout the academy for not having space for someone like myself. I am certain there are others who have similar […]