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Various groups on
campus will organize events during the quarter which are related to our course
or to the study of religion in our world. You are encouraged to attend, both as
a citizen of the University and as a student of religious studies this term.
You will receive extra credit if all of your regular assignments are submitted
and if, in addition to attending the event, you analyze and reflect on it in a
2-3 page paper. Introduce the speaker, date, and title of the event in the first
paragraph. In the body of your paper, explore the speaker's career more fully
(use links below) and summarize and analyze the presentation. To do this successfully,
break out paragraphs that address the following questions:
- What has the speaker published, and/or with what organizations is the the
speaker affiliated?
- What were the central points of the presentation?
- What
insights did the speaker offer?
- In what ways do the speaker's points relate
to our course?
In the final paragraph of your paper, evaluate
the speaker's presentation. What did you appreciate most? What did you learn?
Was there anything that was problematic about the presentation, or any points
you would argue with? Why?
This paper should follow the formatting directions
for a short assignment available at Style
Sheet. The paper must be submitted within a week of the event.
Each assignment is worth at most 2 points, so students usually do 2 to get the
maximum grade.
The following events are eligible for extra credit in
this class. The list will be updated weekly, so check back in regularly. If you
learn of any events that might be appropriate for extra credit, propose them to
the professor beforehand for approval.
| Date & Time |
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January 22
Wednesday
7:30 pm |
The Feminist on Cellblock Y
Documentary and panel discussion
Recital Hall
This documentary follows the story of a male convict in one of California's toughest prisons as he starts a feminist group to help break the cycle of toxic masculinity that landed so many of the men in prison. The film's director, Contessa Gayles, will attend and be part of a panel moderated by Associate Provost Margaret Russell with Professor Sharmila Lodhia of the Women's and Gender Studies Program and Joanna Thompson, Director of the Office for Multicultural Learning. |
January 29
Wednesday
5:00 pm |
Frailty, Thy Name is (Not Only) Woman: Truths and Lies on Bone Strength, Loss and Aging from the Bioarchaeology Record
Sabrina C. Agarwal
Benson Parlors B/C
Dr. Agarwal is Professor of Anthropology at Cal. Her field is Bioarchaeology (the study of archaeological human remains together with contextual and documentary evidence), which offers a unique avenue to investigate aspects of social change and identity in the past. As a dynamic tissue that is forged by biocultural factors over the entire lifetime, the human skeleton provides a record of individual and community life history. Various aspects of adult bone health, particularly bone loss and fragility, have been examined in past populations. The focus of bone loss in the past has been on females as a “weaker sex” and interpretation has traditionally been on the signature of diminished reproductive capabilities and fragility, in contrast to the male signature of bone strength. However, empirical research on bone maintenance and bone aging in the archaeological record will be presented that show that patterns of bone loss do not constitute predictable consequences of aging or biological sex. Instead, the critical examination of bioarchaeological data highlights the complex and changing processes that craft the human body over the life course, and the role of archaeological remains in revealing the biosocial worlds of our ancestors. Part of the Anthropology Speaker Series sponsored by the Departments of Anthropology and Sociology. |
February 5
Wednesday
5:30 pm |
Tradition & Dissent: On the Evolution of Catholic Teaching
Kenna 323 Lobby
What is the meaning of "tradition"? How does it form, and does it change? What is the relationship between tradition and "official teaching," and is dissent possible? Religious Studies Professors Gene Schlesinger and Sally Vance-Trembath will lead this quarter's Religious Studies Conversation. All are welcome, and there will be food. Sponsored by the Religious Studies Department. |
February 5
Wednesday
6–8 pm |
"I Was the First": Blackness & Aspirations
Benson Parlors B&C
Back in 1999, Serena Williams was the first African-American female to win the U.S. Open Women's Singles tournament since Althea Gibson won in 1958. This has prompted questions such as "What does it mean for Black folks to be 'the first'?" What happens for the second and the third?" A panel will discuss these questions, and also what aspirations look like for Black youth today. Sponsored by the Office for Multicultural Learning to kick off a series of events in honor of Black History Month. |
February 19
Wednesday
6:15 pm |
Sufi Soul: The Mystic Music of Islam
Fess Parker Theatre
A night of ecstatic dance, music, and film with Prof. Akiba Lerner's class [RSOC 16, Ecstatic Experience, Film, and Religion]. The night will begin with a lecture on Haitian and Sufi ecstatic dance
practices led by Prof. David Popalisky, Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance, followed by a viewing of the movie, "Sufi Soul: The Mystic Music of Islam." The evening will conclude with a Sufi spinning exercise in the dance
studio down the hall in the same building. Sponsored by the Religious Studies Department. |
March 4
Wednesday
6:00 pm |
Human Myths, Machine Morality & Computers, Dr. Ahmed Amer
St. Clare Room
Amidst increasing awareness of technology's impact on our societies, there is a growing view that humanity desperately needs engineers to be more conscious of the ethical implications of the technologies they create. This view is compelling and true, but also a myth. Join us for a somewhat satirical, slightly technical, and wholly optimistic conversation, where we discuss how this apparent contradiction can be untangled with just a little effort to understand an easily misunderstood aspect of computer systems. We will also see how such an effort can help build bridges across other gulfs, be they interfaith dialogues, or the reconciliation of science and religion.
Dr. Amer will be joined in conversation by Fr. Dorian Llywelyn, S.J., Executive Director of the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education. Bannan Forum lecture sponsored by the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education. |
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