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AASR August Newsletter

Conferences:

National Graduate Student Workshop: Representing Belief, 7-8 December 2021 (online). Application deadline: 30 Sep 2021. More info.

46th Annual Conference of the Australian Association for the Study of Religion on ‘Hope’, 9-10 December 2021. Abstract deadline: 31 Oct 2021. More info.

TASA Thematic Week (Religion Thematic Group), 22-26 Nov 2021. Abstract deadline extended 25 August 2021. More info.

New Zealand Association for the Study of Religion Conference on ‘Aotearoa Spirit’, Victoria University of Wellington, 29-30 November 2021. Abstract deadline: 3 September 2021. More info.

PapersCall for Papers for Special Issue for Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture on Rethinking Media, Religion and Secularities. Deadline: 15 September 2021.

Upcoming Event:

‘Japanese Buddhist women in Hawai’i: Waves of Change’ will be presented by Venerable Karma Lekshe Tsomo. 19 August 2021, 4.00-5.30 pm AEST . Zoom event. More info. Past webinars are now available: June, July.

Job/Research/PhD Opportunities:

Director for research, study and innovation: Religious studies, Fondazione Bruno Kessler

PhD Scholarship in Social Science – Muslim women, social cohesion, and Islamophobia, Monash University

Call for NASA Project Team Members in Religion, Australian National University

2022 Humanities Research Centre Visiting Fellowship Program – on the theme of ‘Mobilities’, Australian National University

Members’ Publications:

David W. Kim, 2021. The Words of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas: The Genesis of a Wisdom Tradition. Oxford and London: Routledge.

Have you a new event, job opportunity or latest publication to share with AASR? Please get in touch with the AASR’s Communication Officer, Dr Enqi Weng, at enqi.weng@deakin.edu.au with details by mid of 2nd and 4th week of each month to be included in our newsletter. Thank you.