2024 Webinars
The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion will be offering a series of webinars in 2024. All webinars will be offered free of charge to attendees.
To register, send an email to office@sssreligion.org with the name of the webinar in the subject line. You will be emailed the Zoom link to the webinar before the event.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
You can view the webinar at: https://youtu.be/HmF5GxsKFv0
Monday, March 18, 2024
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Register by Friday, March 15, 2024 at office@sssreligion.org
Religious freedom has become a central issue in American and global politics. This virtual panel will explore what religious freedom means to both dominant and subordinate religious groups. Through a conversation among the panelists and the audience, the webinar will highlight the current debates and research about religious freedom.
Moderator
Eric L. McDaniel, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin
Panelists
Nazita Lajevardi, Department of Political Science, Michigan State University
Jason Klocek, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
Gary Adler, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Penn State University
PUBLISHING STRATEGIES FOR YOUNG SCHOLARS
You can view the webinar at: https://youtu.be/9CVMLPJbSUs
Friday, May 3, 2024
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT
Register by Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at office@sssreligion.org
From the perspective of a journal editor, this webinar will provide young scholars with tips they should consider when writing peer-reviewed manuscripts for publication.
Presenter
R. Khari Brown, Department of Sociology, Wayne State University
MODESTY IN ORTHODOXY: JEWISH AND MUSLIM WOMEN
You can view the webinar at: https://youtu.be/FBlpvdwUAok
Thursday, June 6, 2024
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. EDT
Register by Tuesday, June 4, 2024 by emailing office@sssreligion.org
Practices of women’s modesty, such as donning modest attire, covering the head or abiding by traditional gender relations, has significant religious, cultural, and social importance in Jewish and Muslim communities. This webinar seeks to delve into motivations and practices of Orthodox Jewish and Muslim women in Canada, the U.S. and Israel. Bringing together scholars from these two groups, this webinar aims to explore the intersections of ethnoreligious belief and belonging, as well as the researchers’ worldviews and the ways these views shape the research process.
Participants:
Jocelyne Cesari, Harvard University
Ilana Celeste, University of Pittsburgh
Valentina Gaddi, University of Montreal, Canada
Adina Bankier-Karp, Monash University, Australia
Sawsan Kheir, University of Haifa, Israel and Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Discussant:
Debra Kaufman, Northeastern University
Moderator:
Ariela Keysar, Trinity College