By Mary Kate Long
Save the date! April 2 Brownbag on Chinese Political Thought
Welcome back from Spring Break! The next Brownbag will be on Wednesday, April 2 from 1-2 pm.
As usual, we’ll be at the Jewish Studies Library (147 Bay State Rd, second floor). Pizza provided by the IR department!
This month we’ll be reading two articles from Leigh Jenco, Associate Professor of Political Theory at the London School of Economics. Jenco works on comparative political theory and Chinese political thought. PDFs of the articles are available for download. Just click on the following links:
Remember to RSVP to longmk@bu.edu if you plan to join us for lunch and discussion. Thank you!
“Theorists and Actors: Zhang Shizhao on “self-awareness” as political action
Bernard Faure Readings Posted for Feb. 27
Hi all,
Here are the readings from Bernard Faure's Double Exposure: Cutting Across Buddhist and Western Discourses, for the upcoming Brownbag on Thursday, February 27. We'll meet from 12:00-1:00pm at the Judaic Studies Library (147 Bay State Rd, second floor). Pizza lunch provided!
Don't forget to RSVP to longmk@bu.edu.
Save the Date! Next Brownbag on February 27
Note that this month we're meeting on a Thursday and not a Wednesday as we have previously.
We'll meet on Thursday, February 27 from 12-1 pm at the Jewish Studies Library (147 Bay State Rd, second floor). Pizza as usual, provided by the IR department.
This month we'll be reading Chapters 1, 4 and 7 from Bernard Faure's Double Exposure: Cutting Across Buddhist and Western Discourses (2004). PDFs of the reading will be posted here soon.
Hope to see you there! Stay warm!
Link to Daniel Philpott Readings
The reading for our next meeting on Wednesday, January 29 is available for download as a PDF . We are reading Chapters 1-4 of Daniel Philpott's book Just and Unjust Peace: An Ethic of Political Reconciliation (2012). The reading is 70 pages, and discussion will be guided by IRRN MA students Matisse Reischl and Louise Klann.
The following day, Philpott is presenting at an event sponsored by CURA and the Department of International Relations. This is a fantastic opportunity to extend our discussion with questions to the author. Please join us for both events!
Click to download Chapters 1-4 of the Philpott.
See you on the 29th! As always, we will be at the Judaic Studies Library (147 Bay State Rd) from 12-1, enjoying pizza from Otto's. Please RSVP to longmk@bu.edu if you plan to attend the Brownbag on the 29th.
Save the Date! First 2014 Brownbag on January 29
Hello all, and welcome back to BU! Here's to Spring!
I'm writing to invite all of you to our first Brownbag of 2014. It will be on Wednesday, January 29 from 12:00-1:00pm in the Judaic Studies Library at 147 Bay State Road. Pizza from Otto's, courtesy of the IR Department, will be served!
Since Daniel Philpott, from the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, is giving a lecture at CURA on the following day, we thought it appropriate to start off our discussions with some of his work on religion, reconciliation and justice. IRRN MA students Matisse Reischl and Louise Klann will lead the discussion. Readings will be posted here in a few days.
If you know you are interested and able to attend, please RSVP as soon as you can to longmk@bu.edu. Also, feel free to send this invite around to anyone who may be interested in joining.
Looking forward to seeing you all and welcoming new faces too. Stay warm and be well.
Links to Charles Taylor Readings
For those planning to join us for the next Brownbag, where we'll discuss 4 sections of Charles Taylor's massive A Secular Age, the readings are here! They are available for download as PDFs. The files here are not entire chapters, only the sections that we'll focus on for the Brownbag.
Remember that our next meeting is Wednesday, November 20 in the Judaic Studies Library (147 Bay State Rd). We will meet from 1:00 to 2:00pm, and it will be our last meeting of the fall semester.
We'll be discussing Taylor's work in context with our last conversation about Talal Asad's Formations of the Secular. Students MK Long and David Warren will help get things started with a few questions. Join us for pizza and fun, productive conversation.
Save the Date! Next Brown Bag Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 1:00pm
Thank you to everyone who attended our second Brownbag today! It was wonderful to have a big group spanning several different departments sharing ideas and responses to Talal Asad's Formations of the Secular.
To extend our conversation on Asad toward some of his conversation partners, we decided that for our next meeting, we will read some of Charles Taylor's A Secular Age. More information to come, on which chapters to focus on. For now, mark your calendars for our next meeting on Wednesday, November 20 in the Judaic Studies Library. We will meet from 1:00 to 2:00. It will be our last meeting of the fall semester.
Thanks again for coming, and remember to encourage anyone else who you think may be interested to join us next time.
Reminder: next Brownbag on Wednesday, October 23!
Remember that the next IRRN Brownbag will be next Wednesday October 23 from 12:30 to 1:30 at the Judaic Studies Library (147 Bay State Rd). Please RSVP to Mary Kate Long at longmk@bu.edu by Monday the 21st if you would like to attend (so we know how much pizza to order).
We will enjoy 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 as PDFs for download at https://sites.bu.edu/irrn/2013/
If you are reading, would like to read, or have read Asad before, please join us! It would be best for those in attendance to prepare a few questions or ideas about each chapter 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.
See you there!
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!