AAR> Comparative Studies in Religion Unit, AAR 2020
Dear Colleagues,
Here are this year’s panel sessions of the Comparative Studies in Religion Unit. Join us! Note that the Unit’s business meeting is scheduled right after the Darwinism in Asia panel, at 6:15pm. All times are Eastern Standard Time.
Oliver Freiberger, University of Texas at Austin
Massimo Rondolino, Carroll University
Co-chairs
A1-305 A C
Theme: Darwinism in Asia: Panel Discussion of the Book, Asian Religious Responses to Darwinism (Springer, 2020)
Tuesday, 12/1, 4:00 PM–6:30 PM
C. Mackenzie Brown, Trinity University, Presiding
Panelists:
Justin R. Ritzinger, University of Miami
Brianne Donaldson, Rice University
Roger Jackson, Carleton College
Taner Edis, Truman State University
Kuan-yen Liu, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Responding:
Hyung Park, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Business Meeting of the Comparative Studies in Religion Unit:
Oliver Freiberger, University of Texas, and Massimo Rondolino, Carroll University, Presiding
A8-108 A
Theme: Author-Meets-Critics: Oliver Freiberger, Considering Comparison: A Method for Religious Studies (Oxford University Press, 2019)
Tuesday, 12/8, 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
David Freidenreich, Colby College, Presiding
Panelists:
Barbara A. Holdrege, University of California, Santa Barbara
Francis X. Clooney, Harvard University
Robert Smid, Curry College
Catherine Cornille, Boston College
Florence Pasche Guignard, Université Laval
Kathryn McClymond, Georgia State University
Responding:
Oliver Freiberger, University of Texas
A10-102
Co-Sponsor: Comparative Approaches to Religion and Violence Unit
Theme: Saints in Divided Societies
Thursday, 12/10, 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Aaron Hollander, Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute, Presiding
Connie Gagliardi, University of Toronto
The Icon of “Our Lady Who Brings Down Walls”: Sacralizing the Israeli Separation Wall with Divine Presence
Dean Accardi, Connecticut College
Saints of Kashmiri Resistance and Repression
Edith Szanto, University of Alabama
Sayyida Zaynab: From Dolorosa to Rebel and Back
Elizabeth Harris, Liverpool Hope University
Prophet of Peace, Priest, and Marginalized Visionary: Yohan Devananda of Sri Lanka
Responding:
Robert A. Orsi, Northwestern University
A10-203
Theme: Implicit and Explicit Comparison in Religious Studies Scholarship: A Collaborative Experiment in the Use of Buddhist Categories
Thursday, 12/10, 1:45 PM–3:15 PM
Christopher Handy, McMaster University, Presiding
Panelists:
Andrew Taylor, University of Virginia
Andrew Wilson, Mount Allison University
Shawna Dolansky, Carleton University
Shankar Nair, University of Virginia
Responding:
Christopher Jensen, Carleton University
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