Mónica Isabel Rey, Adjunct Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies, Babson College and Wheaton College (MA) Date: May 2, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Location: Pardee School of Global Studies, 154 Bay State Road, 2nd floor (Eilts Room) Abstract: In the discipline of biblical studies the majority of research tends to focus on […]
Cody Musselman, Preceptor, Harvard University Initiative Date: April 25, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Location: Pardee School of Global Studies, 154 Bay State Road, 2nd floor (Eilts Room) Abstract: In recent years, scholars and cultural commentators have noted how online wellness and fitness forums have served as an entry point for political radicalization, […]
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Date: Wednesday, April 2nd | 5:30 PM Location: Boston University Questrom Auditorium, 595 Commonwealth Ave, Room HAR-105 Registration Required This event marks the publication of The Modern Israeli and Palestinian Diasporas: A Comparative Approach (University of Texas Press), edited by Prof. Nahum Karlinsky. The Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs is sponsoring this […]
Laura Anne Thompson, Raphael Morrison Dorman Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University Date: March 28, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Location: Pardee School of Global Studies, 154 Bay State Road, 2nd floor (Eilts Room) Abstract: Relying on court documents, interviews, and public debates, this paper compares the prosecution of […]
Join us for the 2025 Conference on the Jewish Left Date: February 28, 2025 Location: Agganis Arena, Boston University Visit The Jewish Left 2025 Page Jewish Left Sponsorship 121 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215 Email: cura@bu.edu Phone: 617-353-5241
About Magid Ensemble “Extraordinary, Suspenseful, Mesmerizing” – Shterna and the Lost Voice transports audiences into the rich world of Yiddish folklore. This immersive storytelling production follows Shterna on an epic hero’s journey, accompanied by live original klezmer music and an exquisite papercut crankie. The Magid Ensemble (“magid” meaning “storyteller” in Yiddish) is a multidisciplinary […]
Candace Lukasik: Assistant Professor of Religion & faculty Affiliate in Anthropology & Middle Eastern Cultures, Mississippi State Univ Date: February 14, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Location: Pardee School of Global Studies, 154 Bay State Road, 2nd floor (Eilts Room) Abstract: In 2014, ISIS took control over large swaths of land in Iraq […]
Dylan Renca, PhD Candidate in the Department of Anthropology, Boston University Date: February 7, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Location: Pardee School of Global Studies, 154 Bay State Road, 2nd floor (Eilts Room) Abstract: Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in south-central Java with Muslim members of communities called paguyuban (devoted to Sufi-styled recitations and […]
Date: February 13, 2025 | 4:30-6:00 PM Location: Howard Thurman Center, 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Brookline, MA ABOUT THE PANELISTS Kerice Doten-Snitker is a social scientist and Complexity Postdoctoral Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute. She received a PhD in Sociology from the University of Washington and previously held positions at the Carlos III – […]