On Wednesday, November 8, Dean Scott Taylor launched a series of conversations about Israel and Palestine. The School’s goal is two-fold. First, to educate our community about the history, politics, and global factors that have led to the contemporary war and devastating bloodshed. Second, and just as important, our goal to model how to discuss […]
This event, which took place at BU’s Howard Thurman Center on Thursday, October 5, celebrates the recent publication by Princeton University Press of Sunni Chauvinism and the Roots of Muslim Modernism by Teena U. Purohit, Associate Professor of Religion, South Asian Studies, and Islamic Studies at Boston University. Cemil Aydin, Professor of History at the […]
Join us for a presentation by Jeremy Menchik, Associate Professor of International Relations and Director of CURA. Prof. Menchik will present a paper: The Reopen Movement. DATE: Monday, November 6, 2023 TIME: 12 to 1:15 PM LOCATION: Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road This paper provides the first large-scale inquiry into the […]
Join us for a book talk by Peter S. Henne, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Vermont. Henne will present his new book, Religious Appeals in Power Politics. DATE: Wednesday, November 15 2023 TIME: 2:30 to 4 PM LOCATION: Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road Religious Appeals in Power […]
Join us for a book talk by Sumita Pahwa, Associate Professor of Politics at Scripps College. Pahwa will present her new book, Politics as Worship: Righteous Activism and the Egyptian Muslim Brothers. DATE: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 TIME: 1:30 to 2:45 PM LOCATION: Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road How do Islamists […]
On Tuesday, October 3, we welcomed Yulia Ginis, founder and artistic director of Jerusalem’s Mystorin Theatre Group, for a conversation with Margaret Litvin, Associate Professor of Arabic & Comparative Literature, Department of World Languages & Literatures. The Mystorin Theatre Group specializes in outdoor, site-specific and immersive performances in alternative venues such as schools, disused malls, […]
This lecture by Melani McAlister, Professor of American Studies and International Affairs at George Washington University, took place at Boston University’s Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs on Thursday, September 28, 2023, as part of a year-long conversation at CURA on the theme of religion and empire. Quinn Slobodian, Professor of History at Wellesley […]
Margaret Litvin of Boston University’s Department of World Languages & Literatures, leads a conversation with Kurdish novelist Bachtyar Ali and his English language translator Kareem Abdulrahman. This event, which took place at BU’s Pardee School of Global Studies on Monday, October 2, 2023, celebrates the recent publication by Archipelago Books of Ali’s The Last Pomegranate […]
On September 25th, 2023, the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs, hosted Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah for a talk at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. Justice Shah commenced his address by acknowledging the historical challenges that have confronted the Supreme Court and the far-reaching implications of its past decisions on […]
Join the CURA Team! There are currently two open positions on the CURA team. See below for more details: Graduate Communications and Outreach Specialist for the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs: CURA (15 hours a week) The Communications and Outreach specialist will oversee tasks related to the marketing and communication of ongoing activities […]