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2 11, 2016

Book Chapters on Sociology and Orange is the New Black

2023-07-03T16:13:12-04:00

Wanted: Book Chapter Proposals For? Orange Is the new Black and the World of Sociology.
Editors: Rasha Aly, University of Cincinnati, and Christian Messer Gaitskill, MSW, LSW
Possible Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Orange Is the New Black is a popular, Netflix show that expands upon Piper Kerman’s memoir, “Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison.” Kerman spent 13 months in prison for her small-part involvement in a drug ring. The drama follows Piper Chapman (the fictional character based on Kerman), and other inmates at the fictional Litchfield Penitentiary. Beyond having the plots just tell stories, many of the storylines have numerous sociological connections. Different parts of the show can be connected to many sociological topics such as the Black Lives […]

Book Chapters on Sociology and Orange is the New Black2023-07-03T16:13:12-04:00
19 10, 2016

Call for Scholars: Interreligious Explorations of Homelessness

2016-10-19T20:11:59-04:00

Seattle University’s new Center for Religious Wisdom & World Affairs is seeking to bring together theologians and scholars of religion from a variety of faith traditions and disciplines to explore the ways in which religious wisdom and the resources of faith communities can lend assistance in the analysis, diagnosis and community responses needed to address the problem of homelessness.
A unique opportunity to participate in the interreligious analysis of a pressing social issue
Scholars will meet at Seattle University on April 25 and 26, 2017. During the course of the two days, they will learn about the issue of homelessness from legal experts, policy analysts, and economists; participate in a discussion with local stakeholders, including religious leaders; and prepare paper proposal abstracts […]

Call for Scholars: Interreligious Explorations of Homelessness2016-10-19T20:11:59-04:00
21 09, 2016

Assistant Professor of Religion at Amherst College

2016-09-21T01:50:35-04:00

The Department of Religion seeks a scholar of religion in the Americas for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor, beginning in July 2017.  Within the last decade, Amherst College has profoundly transformed its student body in terms of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and nationality, among other areas. Today, nearly one-quarter of Amherst’s students are Pell Grant recipients; 44 percent of our students are domestic students of color. Our expectation is that the successful candidate will excel at teaching and mentoring students who are broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion. The candidate’s research and teaching interests should center upon religious traditions as located and developed in the Americas. The candidate […]

Assistant Professor of Religion at Amherst College2016-09-21T01:50:35-04:00
20 09, 2016

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position at the University of South Florida

2016-09-20T17:26:45-04:00

The Department of Sociology at the University of South Florida seeks to fill a 9 month, full-time and tenure-earning, Assistant Professor position to begin fall of 2017.

PhD in Sociology is required.  Applications from individuals who are ABD will be accepted, but the degree must be conferred by appointment start date. Preference will be given to applicants whose research focus includes Global Health, Immigration, and/or Race/Ethnicity, who have a proven record or potential of obtaining external funding, and who have worked with diverse student bodies.

Salary is negotiable. To Apply, please visit http://employment.usf.edu and attach: a cover letter (addressed to Elizabeth Aranda, Search Committee Chair); CV, including the names and contact information for three references; teaching portfolio, including teaching philosophy and […]

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position at the University of South Florida2016-09-20T17:26:45-04:00
15 09, 2016

Reformation Reverberations: Consequences & Challenges of Change at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California

2016-09-15T18:45:53-04:00

Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California will hold this cross-discipline conference October 12-14, 2017. The conference theme is “Reformation Reverberations:  Consequences & Challenges of Change.” The plenary speakers will be Mia M. Mochizuki, Associate Professor of the History of Art (New York University, Abu Dhabi and Institute of Fine Arts) and Brad S. Gregory, Dorothy G. Griffin Professor of Early Modern European History (University of Notre Dame). The conference invites participation from a wide array of disciplines, including but not limited to religious studies, theology, history, literature, philosophy, sociology, psychology, music, and art.  The conference welcomes papers dealing with the socio-historical impact of the Reformation, the intellectual conundrums posed and answered by reformers and their counterparts, the questions of social […]

Reformation Reverberations: Consequences & Challenges of Change at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California2016-09-15T18:45:53-04:00
11 09, 2016

Survey Construction Opportunity for Graduate Students

2016-09-11T16:16:30-04:00

To Graduate Students interested in studying campus ministry,

A national study of Catholic Campus Ministry has been sponsored by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.  Brian Starks is the PI for the study.  The full research team will meet at the University of Notre Dame in October to design survey instruments, with plans to conduct two national surveys in Spring 2017.

There is an opportunity for one select graduate student to gain a seat at the table in the construction of the survey and its implementation!  Graduate student access to data and ability to use for dissertation research is the major benefit.  Please contact Brian Starks at bstarks3@kennesaw.edu if interested.

Survey Construction Opportunity for Graduate Students2016-09-11T16:16:30-04:00
8 09, 2016

Tenure-track faculty position in Muslims in America

2016-09-08T22:15:35-04:00

The College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities and the Religious Studies Program invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level in the study of Muslims/Islam in America to begin fall semester 2017 (08/28/2017).  We seek intellectually ambitious candidates with interdisciplinary aptitude, poised to become leaders in the field. A Ph.D. in Religious Studies or other related field is required by the start date, August 28, 2017.  Possible areas of specialization include, but are not limited to,

  • History of Muslims/Islam in North America
  • Religious experience or expression of Muslims in North America
  • Social/political experience of the Muslim diaspora in North America
  • Gender, race, class, identity issues related to Muslim experience in North America

Successful candidates will be […]

Tenure-track faculty position in Muslims in America2016-09-08T22:15:35-04:00
8 09, 2016

Research Associate/Visiting Faculty Position in the Women’s Studies in Religion Program at Harvard Divinity School

2016-09-08T21:41:36-04:00

Job ID: 12297
Institution: Harvard Divinity School
Department: Women’s Studies in Religion Program
Title: Research Associate and Visiting Faculty
Position/Rank: Fellowships/Post-docs: Post-doctoral, Academic Positions: Lecturer, Academic Positions: Other
Areas/Special Programs: Religion , Sex and Gender

For additional information on this position (including how to apply), visit the ASA Job Bank at http://jobbank.asanet.org.

Research Associate/Visiting Faculty Position in the Women’s Studies in Religion Program at Harvard Divinity School2016-09-08T21:41:36-04:00
6 09, 2016

International Panel on Social Progress

2016-09-06T16:56:21-04:00

We would like to take this opportunity to introduce the International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP: https://www.ipsp.org/).  This project exists to ‘harness the competence of hundreds of experts about social issues’ and to ‘deliver a report addressed to all social actors, movements, organizations, politicians and decision-makers, in order to provide them with the best expertise on questions that bear on social change.’ We Grace Davie (University of Exeter, UK) and Nancy Ammerman (Boston University, US), are the Coordinating Lead Authors (CLAs) for the chapter on religion, entitled ‘Religions and social progress: Critical assessments and creative partnerships’.  Altogether we are a team of twelve, including several ASR members.

The IPSP process – see https://www.ipsp.org/process – mirrors that of the Intergovernmental […]

International Panel on Social Progress2016-09-06T16:56:21-04:00
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