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Religion and Cities Unit and Religion, Genocide, and Holocaust Unit
Call for Proposals
The Afterlife of Catastrophes in Cities
We encourage submissions that explore the afterlife of catastrophes in cities. Memories of violence are hidden in plain sight—in architecture or city planning—while other remnants of violence are not so hidden, as in public ruins or through monuments. Religion plays a role in both perpetuating this violence as well as providing space for healing and reconciliation. Guiding questions may include but are not limited to: How do communities “remember” in these spaces? How does the afterlife of catastrophes in cities, as opposed to other community arrangements, impact religious and political collective memory? What are the ethics of memory? What performative or ethical difference, if any, is there among preserved ruins versus hidden violence versus memorials? And what lessons might we learn for these when thinking about the afterlife of contemporary crisis?
Sponsors
Chairs
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Fatimah Fanusie, Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Rupa Pillai, University of Pennsylvania1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Benjamin Sax, Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Kate E. Temoney, Montclair State University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
Steering Committee Members
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Lily An Kim, McMaster Div College, McMaster Univ.1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Rebecca Carter-Chand, Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandell Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Katie Day, United Lutheran Seminary, Philadelphia1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Edward Dunar, Albertus Magnus College1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Isaiah Ellis, University of North Carolina1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Jay Geller, Vanderbilt University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Stanley Jenkins, Morgan State University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Sarah K. Pinnock, Trinity University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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Sher Afgan Tareen, Florida State University1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027
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David Tollerton, University of Exeter1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027