Seeking a Friend for the End of the World?
A friend brought this upcoming film to my attention. Unsurprisingly, I find myself intrigued.
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Embodying Identity for Bulletin for the Study of Religion
Over at the Bulletin for the Study of Religion blog, I write about my recent pedagogical experiments to conjure race, religion, class and gender by taking embodiment seriously. Here’s an excerpt: This semester, however, I expanded the exercise to think about embodiment more largely, or how exactly we come to embody socially, historically and culturally
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What to Read While I am Working…
This morning I am working my way through 1920s Klan fraternal manuals (aren’t you jealous?) for a current project, so I should not be blogging. Yet here I am. This must come from all the piled-up guilt about not blogging while teaching a 4-4 load. Instead of blogging about fraternal rituals (you’re welcome), I’ll direct
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“You are a radio star”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwuy4hHO3YQ Tonight (3/9), I’ll be on the radio talking religion and women’s bodies on “Trailblazers” with Howard Gluss. My segment starts at 7:30 pm PST (or in my time zone 10:30 EST). Feel free to listen as I try to make sense of the place of religion in the current contentious debates about contraception, abortion
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What to pay attention to on your Thursday…
Before I even begin, I should say I know this poor blog has been stagnating. It has caused me great guilt and pain, but a series of not-so-fortunate events (I’ll discuss this in another post) have somewhat blocked my writing and more importantly taken up my time. Thus, I’m back. So here are some things to
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Review Redux: Gospel According to the Klan
Well, folks, believe it or not, Gospel According to the Klan has now been out for three months, and slowly, the book is getting some reviews mostly online and at some news outlets. They are mostly good, (and sometimes they are tough). Additionally, I am still getting used the prospect of people reading (and buying)
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