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AASR November Newsletter

Please note that we have a list of new and existing books available for review. If interested, please contact Dr Alda Balthrop-Lewis, Reviews Editor, Journal for the Academic Study of Religion.

Conferences

ICA Pre-conference Event on The Secular and/or Religious Nature of Technologies: Exploring the Boundaries of Human Communication in a Networked World, 26 May 2022. Abstract deadline: 7 January 2022. More info.

Critical Approaches to the Study of Religion Conference, Belfast, Queens University Belfast, 10-13 June 2022. Abstract deadline: 15 January 2022. More info.

Papers

Revised Call for Papers on ‘Religion and Digital Cultures in Africa & Oceania’. Deadline: 28 Feb 2022.Call for Papers for a Special Issue on “Between the Opium of the People and the Quest for Salvation: Approaches to Lived Religion in Latin America” on Revista de Estudios Sociales. Deadline: 13 February 2022.

Call for Papers: 2022 Inaugural Issues. Australian Journal of Law and Religion. Deadline: 1 March 2022.

Upcoming Event:

A/Prof Anna Halafoff will present on ‘Selling (Con)spirituality and COVID-19’ at the ISA RC-22’s Religion, Politics and Uncertainty: Shifting Boundaries, 11-14 Nov 2021 (hybrid event). More info.

‘Gary Bouma’s Legacy in Sociology’ session at TASA Thematic Week, 24 Nov 2021, 9.10-10.30am. Free registration. More info.

Members’ Publications:

Mehrnosh Lajevardi Fatemi (2020) ‘Islamic leadership and Muslim immigration: A framework for reflection and analysis’ In Religion, Migration, and Existential Wellbeing (pp. 184-198). Routledge.

Paul Hedges (2021) Understanding Religion: Theories and Methods for Studying Religiously Diverse Societies, Oakland, CA: University of California Press.

Paul Hedges (2021) Religious Hatred: Prejudice, Islamophobia and Antisemitism in Global Context, London: Bloomsbury.

Have you a new event, job opportunity or latest publication to share with us? 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.