Panel: Decolonizing the Study of Religion: Future Directions from the Work of Karen McCarthy Brown
Panel: Decolonizing the Study of Religion: Future Directions from the Work of Karen McCarthy Brown.
Event: 2016 Frederick A. Shippey Lecture.
When: April 12th, 6:00-7:30 PM.
Where: Drew University, Madison, NJ.
Livestream: Option to attend via live stream broadcast.
Official Posting (http://www.drew.edu/calendar/event/2016-frederick-a-shippey-lecture/):
April 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Decolonizing the Study of Religion: Future Directions from the Work of Karen McCarthy Brown
Join us as we learn and celebrate the path-breaking research of our distinguished Drew Religion and Society Ph.D. alumni! Featured panelists include:
- Dr. Mary Nyangweso, J. Woolard and Helen Peel Distinguished Professor and Director of the Religious Studies Program, East Carolina University
Lecture topic:
“Religion, Cultural Practices and the African Diaspora” - Dr. Peter Savastano, Associate Professor of the Anthropology of Religion, Consciousness, Sexuality and Gender, Seton Hall University
Lecture topic:
“‘Jumping in the Water’ and ‘Hanging on the Margins’: Continuing Ethnographic Research on Religion and Queer Identity in Newark & on Vodou in Haitian Diaspora” - Dr. Obiri Addo, Adjunct Associate Professor of African Studies & Religious Studies, Drew University
Lecture topic:
“Religious Interactions in Contemporary West Africa: A Trans-Religious Perspective” - Dr. Pamela Klassen, Professor in the Department of the Study of Religion, University of Toronto
Lecture topic:
“Museums as Sites for Decolonizing the Study of Religion”
If you can’t join us live, tune into the live stream broadcast!
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