Events
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Prof. Cary
Nelson--literary critic and President of the American
Association of Universty Professors (AAUP)--will be our 11th
annual Aronov Lecturer for 2012-13.
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To serve not only the needs and interests of our students
but also the wider University as well as the local Alabama
community, the Department of Religious Studies is pleased
to host a number of lectures each semester, organized by Prof.
Steven Ramey,
which include the:
Aronov Lecture
Religion
in Culture Lecture Series
Religion
in Culture Lunchtime Discussion Series
TAK
Lunchtime Discussion Series
This discussion series is an informal opportunity for our
students to meet scholars--whether professors on our own campus
or visitors from other campuses--and discussion their work
with them.
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Both of the Department's lecture series are open to the
public and are free of charge.
The lunchtime discussion series, however, is limited to majors
and minors in the Department of Religious Studies.
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Although some of these events are funded by generous grants
from the College
of Arts & Sciences' Anonymous Lecture Fund for the
Humanities, others are funded by the Department or in cooperation
with other units.
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Please consider joining us at an upcoming
event. For more information, call our main office at 205-348-5271.
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Past Events
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2003-04
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2005-06
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2007-08
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2009-10
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2011-12
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The Relevance of the Liberal Arts in the Twenty-First
Century Department of Religious Studies
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Obtain the 2012-13 lectures
flyer here
(PDF)
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In this period of accountability and assessment
in higher education, with serious competition for limited
funds, what can experts in the Humanities and Social Sciences
contribute to society and their institutions through their
research and pedagogy? In public discourse, the necessity
of the Natural Sciences is often cast as self-evident, but
what of the liberal arts?
We believe that the disciplines typically associated with
the Humanities and Social Sciences need to illustrate more
intentionally their necessity and contributions. To that end,
this series of public events planned for 2012-2013, and organized
by the Department of Religious Studies at the University of
Alabama, focuses on explicitly addressing the question of
the relevance of these disciplines.
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Join the conversation
on our new events blog!
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REL's 2012-13 Speakers
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Gregg
Lambert
Founding Director of the Syracuse
Humanities Center
Visiting Campus: Sept 23-25, 2012
Public Lecture: Sept 24, 2012
3:30 in Gorgas 205
Learn more here.
Coming to his lunchtime
discussion...?
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Greg
Johnson
Associate Professor and Chair, Department
of Religious Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder
Visiting Campus: Nov 5-7, 2012
Public Lecture: November 6, 2012
3:30 in Gorgas 205
Read an article here.
Coming to his lunchtime
discussion...?
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Naomi
Goldenberg
Professor in the Department
of Classics and Religious Studies, Univ. of Ottawa
Visiting Campus: February 11-13, 2013
Public Lecture: February 12, 2013
3:30 in Gorgas 205
Watch an interview here.
Coming to her lunchtime
discussion...?
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David
Watt
Associate Professor,
History
Department, Temple University
Visiting Campus: March 11, 2013
Public Lecture: March 11, 2013
3:30 in Gorgas 205
Coming to his lunchtime
discussion...?
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Cary
Nelson
Professor, Department
of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Visiting Campus: April 7-10, 2013
Aronov Lecture:
April 8, 2013
7:00 pm in Gorgas 205
Roundtable Discussion: April 9, 2013
3:30 in Gorgas 205
Watch an interview here.
Coming to his lunchtime
discussion...?
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