Meetings
Current Events
November 2007 [top]
| Wednesday, 28 November 2007, 2:30-4:00 pm EST |
| Topic: |
The Hijab and the Sari: The Strange and the Sexy between Colonialism and Global Capitalism |
| Speaker: |
Falguni A. Sheth |
| Location: |
1108 Holzapfel Hall |
| About the Speaker: |
Falguni A. Sheth is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Political Theory at Hampshire College.
She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
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| Sponsored by: |
PRCG and the Department of American Studies
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Past Events
2006:
March 2006 |
October 2006 |
November 2006
2005:
February 2005 |
March 2005 |
April 2005
2004:
October 2004 |
November 2004 |
December 2004
October 2004 [top]
| Wednesday, 20 October 2004, 4 p.m. EDT |
| Topic: |
The Role of Religion in the 2004 Presidential Election |
| Speaker: |
Dr. John Whaley |
| Location: |
1108 Holzapfel Hall |
| About the Speaker: |
Dr. John D. Whaley began his focus on religion and politics during his undergrad days at
UC Berkeley, where he received his BA in political science
(emphasizing social psychology). Upon arriving in Washington DC in 1995, Dr. Whaley spent a year
at Americans United for Separation of Church and State,
a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to religious liberty. As part of his doctoral
research at American University, Dr. Whaley then spent a year
in Slovenia, where he continued studying religion and politics under the larger rubric of
democratization. Upon returning to the US, Dr. Whaley began a 3-year tenure at the
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs,
where he specialized in international development and corruption. His focus on corruption
continued at Transparency International, where
he conducted research for the inaugural issue of the Global Corruption Report.
Dr. Whaley received his PhD from American University in May 2003. His dissertation analyzed
the evolution of the ethics committees in the U.S. Congress, utilizing data from interviews
with over 40 current and former Members of Congress as well as scores of other ethics experts.
Dr. Whaley currently works as a Senior Analyst with
Peter D. Hart Research Associates, a public
opinion research firm located in Washington, DC.
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| Sponsored by: |
PRCG; the Department of American Studies;
and the First Year Book Program,
an initiative of the College of Undergraduate Studies
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November 2004 [top]
| Thursday, 4 November 2004, 4:00-5:30 p.m. EST |
| Topic: |
Religious Perspectives on American Culture |
| Speaker: |
Undergraduate Student Panel: Adam Otsuka, Rohina Pahadnis, and Sara Taliano |
| Location: |
1108 Holzapfel Hall |
| About the Speakers: |
Mr. Otsuka is a junior Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain (LTSCM) major at the University of Maryland, and is also co-president of the LTSCM Society.
Ms. Phadnis is a junior Journalism major at the University of Maryland. She is currently editor of the PublicAsian.
Ms. Taliano is a senior Women's Studies major at the University of Maryland.
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| Sponsored by: |
PRCG; the Department of American Studies;
and the First Year Book Program,
an initiative of the College of Undergraduate Studies
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December 2004 [top]
| Thursday, 2 December 2004, 2 p.m. EST |
| Topic: |
The Theory and Practice of Meditation |
| Speaker: |
Peter Sage |
| Location: |
1108 Holzapfel Hall |
| About the Speaker: |
Peter Sage is a yoga and meditation instructor.
The first half of the discussion will be spent discussing meditation and spirituality,
and during the latter half Mr. Sage will give an introduction to the practice of meditation,
in which he will actually guide the audience through the basics of meditation.
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| Sponsored by: |
PRCG; and the Department of American Studies
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Jo Paoletti's section of AMST 450 (Seminar in American Studies) is focusing
on "Moral Values": Faith, Identity and Religion in Contemporary American
Life. Several of the class meetings will be open to the public, and members of
the PRCG are especially welcome. The class meets in 0101 Holzapfel,
(refreshments will be served). See event announcements for February
and March 2005.
February 2005 [top]
| Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 4-5 p.m. EST |
| Event: |
AMST 450 Class Discussion |
| Topic: |
Book discussion: Mark Oppenheimer's Knocking on Heaven's Door: American
Religion in the Age of Counterculture |
| Location: |
0101 Holzapfel Hall |
| About the Discussion: |
From the cover blurb: "Drawing on a rich
range of archival material as well as interviews with many of the
protagonists, Knocking on Heaven's Door offers a wry and iconoclastic reappraisal of
the ways in which the sixties changed America's relationship with God." There
are two copies of the book in the AMST microwave room. |
| Wednesday, 23 February 2005, 4-5 p.m. EST |
| Event: |
AMST 450 Class Discussion |
| Topic: |
Film discussion: Dogma |
| Location: |
0101 Holzapfel Hall |
| About the Discussion: |
A copy of the screen play is in the AMST microwave
room. You will need to see the film on your own; we will only be viewing
clips. |
March 2005 [top]
| Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 4-6:40 p.m. EST |
| Event: |
AMST 450 Class Discussion |
| Topic: |
Analyzing Sacred Spaces |
| Speaker: |
Dr. Cathy Carter, GEOG |
| Location: |
0101 Holzapfel Hall |
| About the Discussion: |
Prof. Carter, will
introduce analytical tools for the study of sacred buildings and landscapes. She
recently completed her dissertation on Shaker building and community design
practices. Participants will have the opportunity to try out these techniques on
the Memorial Chapel. |
April 2005 [top]
| Wednesday 6 April 2005, 11:30 am - 5:45 pm EDT |
| Topic: |
A mini conference |
| About the Event: |
This conference, sponsored by the American Studies
Department and the Project on Religion, Culture, and
Globalization will feature student-led drop-in discussions
from 2 to 3:50 p.m. on a variety of subjects, ranging from
Kanye West's "Jesus Walks" to the separation of church and
state. At 4 pm, Dr. William Stuart of Anthropology will
speak on "Fundamentalism and the Globalization of Hatred".
For more information and a complete schedule, see
the event program.
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| Location: |
All sessions will take place in 0140 Holzapfel (Training Room). |
| Sponsored by: |
the Department of American Studies
and PRCG |
March 2006 [top]
| Thursday, 30 March 2006, 2-3:15 p.m. |
| Topic: |
African American Community Gospel |
| Speaker: |
Judi Moore Latta |
| Location: |
0140 Holzapfel Hall |
| About the Speaker: |
Professor Judi Moore Latta of Howard University's Department of Radio, Television, & Film,
will give a talk entitled "African American Community Gospel" on Thursday, March 30, 2006, at 2pm
in 0140 Holzapfel Hall. Dr. Latta will discuss the history and findings of "Wade in the Water,"
the 1995 Peabody Award-winning radio series produced by National Public Radio and the Smithsonian
Institution. The series honored the rich sacred music tradition created and sustained within the
African American community, from which American music draws much of its inspiration. Everyone is
welcome to attend.
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| Sponsored by: |
the Department of American Studies,
the Media Studies Working Group, and the Project on Religion, Culture, and Globalization
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October 2006 [top]
| Tuesday, October 17th, 2006 12:30 - 2 p.m. |
| Topic: |
"The Transgressiveness of the Hijab and 'Muslim Culture' to Liberalism"
Lecture and discussion with Dr. Falguni A. Sheth |
| About the Speaker: |
Falguni A. Sheth is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Political Theory at Hampshire College.
She is currently a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California,
Berkeley, and in the Department of Philosophy at the University of San Francisco.
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| Location: |
1108 Holzapfel |
| Sponsored by: |
the Department of American Studies
and PRCG |
| Wednesday, October 25th, 2006 3:00 pm |
| Event: |
A Free Lecture and Discussion: Assessing Global Futures and International Politics: Dr. Dennis Pirages on Thomas Friedman's "The World is Flat" |
| About the Event: |
Dr. Pirages offers a critical perspective of "The World is Flat," Thomas Friedman's
bestseller and current First Year Book, challenging the beneficial aspects of technological
change and global capitalism.
Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.
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| Location: |
The Atrium, Stamp Student Union |
| Sponsored by: |
the Department of American Studies;
the First Year Book Program;
the Office of Undergraduate Studies;
and PRCG |
November 2006 [top]
| Thursday, November 16, 2006, 6 - 7 p.m. |
| Event: |
The Global Rise of Religious Violence A Free Lecture and Discussionwith Dr. Mark Juergensmeyer |
| About the Speaker: |
Dr. Mark Juergensmeyer is director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies,
professor of sociology, and affiliate professor of religious studies at the University of California,
Santa Barbara. He is an expert on religious violence, conflict resolution and South Asian religion and politics,
and has published more than 300 articles and 20 books, including Religion in Global Civil Society and Global
Religions: An Introduction. His widely-read Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence,
is based on interviews with religious activists around the world--including individuals convicted of the 1993
World Trade Center bombing, leaders of Hamas, and abortion clinic bombers in the United States--and was listed
by the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times as one of the best nonfiction books of the year. A previous book,
The New Cold War? Religious Nationalism Confronts the Secular State, covers the rise of religious activism and its
confrontation with secular modernity. Dr. Juergensmeyer presented the 2006 Stafford Little Lectures at Princeton
University, which will be published as a book entitled God and War. He is currently co-editing The Encyclopedia of
Global Religions and The Oxford Handbook of Global Religions. Since the events of September 11, 2001,
Dr. Juergensmeyer has been a frequent commentator in the news media, including CNN, NBC, CBS, BBC, NPR,
Fox News, ABC's Politically Incorrect, and CNBC's Dennis Miller Show.
Refreshments will be served.
For directions to the Alumni Center, please go to http://www.riggs.umd.edu/map.html.
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| Location: |
Orem Alumni Hall, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center |
| Sponsored by: |
the Department of American Studies;
the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START);
and PRCG |
