Religious Studies Graduate Student Conference

Elias Andrews Room, Theological Hall
Wednesday, May 8th 2019 - 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

One of the major purposes of this event comes out of the fact that fully half of our graduate students have been accepted for doctoral work in Fall 2019. Consequently, this event is conceived as a celebration of Master’s level work in Religious Studies and also a reflection on the demands of doctoral studies. You may be aware of Master’s students who are also about to launch into doctoral work. They might find this event informative as well.  

You are cordially invited to attend.
All presentations will take place in the Elias Andrews Room, 2nd floor, Theological Hall.

Candidates for our position in Contemporary Jewish Religion and Globalized Identities will be presenting as follows:

March 28th, 2019
Biosciences Complex - Room 1102

Professor Chan-Malik considers the ways U.S. Muslim women’s identities are expressions of Islam as both Black protest religion and universal faith tradition,  and explores how this history shapes Muslim women’s identity formation and cultural presence in both the U.S. and Canada.

The Workshop on Sufi Whirling has been rescheduled!

Monday, March 18th - 1:30 to 3:30 pm
In the Sutherland Room - JDUC 240

This workshop on Sufi whirling led by Farzad Attarjafari will include music accompaniment by Dr. Amir Koushkani. Koushkhani is an ethnomusicologist, composer, performer and instructor of traditional Persian stringed instruments Tar and Setar, while Attarjafari is a trained whirling dervish in the tradition of Sufism (or Islamic mysticism) and the head of Rumi Canada. They will share some Persian music and the ritual tradition of whirling, through instruction.

Major’s Night
February 28th 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm in Grant Hall

Special thanks to our RELS Student Volunteers who helped out at the Annual Majors Night event!

• Ally Craig
• Norees Gasper
• Emily Saar
• Amanda Szpindel