Talal Asad Chapters Available
The next meeting of the IRRN Brownbag will be Wednesday, October 23 from 12:30 to 1:30 at the Judaic Studies Library (147 Bay State Rd). Please join us for pizza from Otto’s and some lively discussion of 4 chapters of Talal Asad’s Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity facilitated by Professor Gina Cogan from the Religion Department.
The chapters are available below. They link to a public Dropbox file from which you can download them as PDFs. Please prepare a few questions or ideas to bring along with you to the discussion.
We’ll also leave some time at the end of our meeting to think about how to utilize our next rendezvous in November. Bring suggestions for further readings or discussion topics.
Introduction: Thinking About Secularism
Chapter 1: What Might an Anthropology of Secularism Look Like?
Chapter 5: Muslims as a “Religious Minority” in Europe
Chapter 6: Secularism, Nation-State, Religion
See you on October 23!
Save the Date! Next Brown Bag Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 12:30pm
Save the Date! The second monthly meeting of the IRRN Brownbag will be on Wednesday, October 23 from 12:30 to 1:30pm in the Judaic Studies Library at 147 Bay State Road.
More information will follow soon.
Our first meeting, on September 18, was a great success! Six enthusiastic participants enjoyed delicious pizza from Otto's and batted around ideas for how we can utilize our meetings. Looking forward to seeing you there next time!
First Meeting, 1-2pm Wednesday, Sept. 18
Join us for our first meeting of the 2013-2014 academic year. We will meet from 1:00pm to 2:00pm in the Judaic Studies Library (147 Bay State Road) to introduce ourselves and our work, eat pizza, and brainstorm ideas for discussions, readings and other relevant activities. We'll look forward to meeting you there.
When: 1:00pm to 2:00pm, Wednesday September 18
Where: Judaic Studies Library (second floor of 147 Bay State Road, enter at door on Silber Way)
What: Free pizza, introductions, goal-setting