Events

Hello,

The Classics and Religious Studies (CLARE) department at the University of Calgary is seeking submissions for our graduate conference that explores the relationship between modernity and the past within the humanities and social sciences. Hosted by the CLARE Department, and the Classics, Religious Studies, Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Group (CRAIG), this year’s conference will take place from March 12-13 of 2021. Details about the format and keynote speakers will be announced in the coming weeks, so please monitor your email.

WEBINAR 3: Religion and Otherness: The Concept of the Other, and Working Towards Decolonization

Thursday November 26th, 2020 at 3pm EST

Chaired by Michelle L. Folk, Campion and Luther Colleges at the University of Regina

Presentations:

"Otherness," Difference and Marginality in Western and South Asian Thought
Diana Dimitrova, University of Montreal

How the Decrees of a 16th Century Synod Triggered India's Freedom Struggle
Clara A.B. Joseph, University of Calgary

Dear Friends,

WEBINAR 2: Understanding and Combating Hatred and Violence through Religious Literacy and the Law
Thursday October 29th, 2020 at 3pm EDT

Chaired by Catherine Holtmann, University of New Brunswick

Presentations:

Alleviating the Clash of Ignorance: Combating Islamophobia through Religious Literacy
Alyshea Cummins, University of Ottawa

Issues of Interpretation: A Case Study of Combating Antisemitism in a Legal Context
Megan Hollinger, University of Ottawa

Prayer as Transgression? The Social Relations of Prayer in Healthcare Settings

Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham, Sonya Sharma, Rachel Brown, and Melania Calestani
Thursday, October 1, 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Meeting URL: https://uvic.zoom.us/j/96971529046?pwd=a1JWRk-JYWVUxbUpmYUVPeGhPSHFGdz09

Of DaYee and Mein Jiih A: Tsek'ehne Governance and Missionary Colonialism in Early Twentieth-Century British Columbia

with Dr. Daniel Sims
University of Northern British Columbia

Virtual event at Virginia Tech
September 23, 2020

Dear CSSR Members, 

This message is on behalf of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion (CSSR) in full support of Black Lives Matter and #ScholarsStrikeCanada for anti-racism that calls academics to take strike action from September 9–10, 2020.  

This is an opportunity for us as scholars in the study of religion to push back and destabilize systemic racism and centre Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour experiences in our academic communities as well as in the Canadian context.  

Big Thinking on the Hill, October 6: Will Kymlicka

Perceptions of humanity and of membership: Two challenges of inclusion and exclusion in Canada

WEBINAR 1: Loss of Indigenous Eden
Monday September 28th, 2020 at 1pm EDT

Presentation by Blair Stonechild, First Nations University of Canada

Chaired by Paul Gareau, University of Alberta

***NB: Registration deadline for Webinar 1 = Sunday September 27th, 2020

Please register to attend at https://forms.gle/zLkjnZNX2DRQdm6G9

Watch the recording on the CSSR youtube channel