Hefner Comments on Islam in Indonesia
On September 4, 2023, Robert Hefner, Professor of Anthropology and of International Relations at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Director of the School’s Center for the Study of Asia, was interviewed by Dr. Muqtedar Khan on his show, Khanversations with Prof. Muqtedar Khan, on the nature of Islam in Indonesian government and society. In the…
Hefner Authors New Journal Articles
In June, 2023, Robert Hefner, Professor of Anthropology and of International Relations at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Director of the School’s Center for the Study of Asia, authored two new academic articles. Hefner first published a chapter in the Cambridge Handbook of the Anthropology of Ethics and Morality, entitled “Capitalism and Ethical Plurality.”…
Hefner Keynotes International Conference
On August 3, 2023, Robert Hefner, Professor of Anthropology and of International Relations at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Director of the School’s Center for the Study of Asia, was invited to give a keynote presentation by the Executive Director of Nahdlatul Ulama, KH Yahya Cholil Staquf. Nahdlatul Ulama is the world’s largest Muslim…
Robert Hefner Concludes Film in Indonesia
Professor Robert Hefner traveled to Yogyakarta, in Java, Indonesia, from May 10 to May 21. Professor Hefner was putting the final touches on his three-year documentary film project, “Indonesian Pluralities: Social Resources for Citizen Belonging in Contemporary Indonesia.” The project was funded by the Henry Luce Foundation in New York and co-produced with Zainal Abidin…
Hefner Speaks in Indonesia
Hefner was speaking in Indonesia this January, giving him a front row seat for the ISIS attacks in Jakarta.
DRS Makes Moral Case for Saving Planet
The Division of Regional Studies organized an event where Pardee School faculty examimed the ethical implications of combatting climate change.
Division of Regional Studies Holds Reception
The Division of Regional and Thematic Studies (DRS) at the Pardee School celebrated its first-ever gala reception at the Pardee School on Sept. 17.
CURA Conference to Address Religious Pluralism
An upcoming conference on religious pluralism will be held thanks to the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs.
Hefner Keynotes at Jakarta Education Conference
Robert Hefner, professor of Anthropology, was the keynote speaker at a recent Indonesian conference on education in Muslim society.