Beyond the Headlines: Conversations about Israel-Palestine
On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, with the support of CURA, 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…
Year In Review: 2022 Highlights from the Pardee School
In 2022, the Pardee School went through numerous big changes, welcomed new members to our community, and set the stage for a period of substantial progress as we approach our second decade as stewards of global studies education at BU. As the New Year approaches, we want to highlight some of the biggest stories and moments from the year.
CURA Hosts Lecture on Veiling and Violence in Recent Iranian History
What constitutes proper attire for women – and men – has been a major issue in Iran’s culture wars for more than a century. Pardee School Professor Emeritus Chehabi provided an overview of the issue of veiling in Iranian society from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
Longman Appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor Longman, an outstanding scholar with extensive leadership experience having served as director of numerous bodies across Boston University, will continue to raise the profile of the school and find innovative new directions for our community.
Hefner’s Fifth “Indonesian Pluralities” Documentary Released
The documentary – “Religion in Quarantine: The Covid Pandemic in Indonesia” – traces the response of Indonesia’s diverse religious communities to the COVID-19 pandemic from early 2020 to late 2021.
Assessing China’s Belt and Road Initiative: A Pardee School Series
This event series will examine the economic, social, political, and security impacts of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
CSE Lecture Explores Faith-Based Responses to Migration Challenges
Global experts discuss the role of faith-based actors in the areas of forced migration and humanitarian issues, ways in which religion offers both motivation and resources to tackle these challenges, as well as how religion and politics intersect to address migrant crises.
CSE, ASC & CURA Host Lecture on Human Capital Investments in Africa
Wake Forest University Professor Lina Benabdallah discussed China’s human capital investments in Africa, current versus historical arrangements, as well as some of the factors driving human capital investments.
CURA Announces 2021-22 Religion and World Affairs Fellows
CURA’s new class of fellows will conduct research considering the role of religion in shaping gender or sexual identities, issues of inclusion and exclusion in religious communities, gendered analysis of religious experience, the dynamics of gender or sexuality in the organization of religious communities, engagement of religious groups in public policy related to gender and sexuality, as well as many other topics.
CURA Hosts Event on Aftermath of the Arab Uprising
In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Arab Uprising, the event explored how the Uprising altered the Middle East and North Africa.
Hefner Publishes Article on David Martin & Global Pentecostalism
“Martin’s analyses invited readers to take a momentary analytic leap and recognize a common humanity and existential dilemma in the mostly poor Pentecostals he described.”
CURA Announces 2020-21 Fellows
CURA’s Colloquium on Religion and World Affairs, organized in cooperation with the BU School of Theology, will focus on “religion and communal interaction.”
CURA Seeks Proposals For Religion and World Affairs Colloquium
Apply Now: CURA is seeking proposals for its Religion and World Affairs Colloquium. The 2020-21 theme is “Religion and Communal Interaction.”
CURA Colloquium: “Sanctuary Syndrome”
The CURA Colloquium hosted a talk by Daryl Ireland on the “Sanctuary Syndrome.”
CURA Colloquium: Citizenship and Religious Belonging in State Formation
Sheila Otieno delivered a talk entitled “Splinter Effect: Interrogating Performances of Citizenship and Religious Belonging in State Formation.”
CURA Colloquium: Rewriting Religion, Reinventing Gender in Wittig’s Les Guérillères
Kelly Keenan delivered a talk entitled “Rewriting Religion, Reinventing Gender in Monique Wittig’s Les Guérillères,” as part of the CURA Colloquium.
CURA Hosts Talk on Legislating Atrocity Prevention
Zachary D. Kaufman, Associate Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Houston Law Center, gave a talk on “Legislating Atrocity Prevention.”
CURA Colloquium: Populist Religious Rhetoric in Europe
Emma Rosenberg gave a talk as part of the CURA Colloquium on “Right-Wing Populist Religious Rhetoric in Central Europe.”
CURA Hosts 2019 Fall Reception Boat Cruise
CURA Director Timothy Longman highlighted upcoming events for the academic year and officially welcomed the CURA community back to campus for the academic year.
CURA Hosts Conference on Muslim Communities in Europe and North America
The Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs hosted a conference entitled “Muslim Communities in Europe and North America: Contemporary Developments and Challenges.”