BCSR Spring 2022 Events
January 20, 5 pm
Must a Caliph be Popular? The Theological and Legal Ramifications of early Muslim Leadership Selection
Robert Gleave, University of Exeter, UK
February 10, 5 pm
Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism: Race, Religion, and Democracy
Jonathan Tran, Baylor University
February 16, 5 pm
The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom
Sahar Aziz, Rutgers University Law School
February 22, 5pm
Through the Looking Glass: Perspectives on the Interaction Between “Politics” and “Religion” in Ancient Greece
Josine Blok, Utrecht University, NL
March 3, 5 pm
I Know the Truth: Muhammad Ali, Brainwashing, and the Racial Politics of Religious Authenticity
Rebecca Davis, University of Delaware
April 6, 5 pm
Consensus and Early Islamic Law
Asad Ahmed, UC Berkeley
April 20, 5 pm
Voting from the Rooftops: Religion and Politics in Mughal India
Abhishek Kaicker, UC Berkeley
April 29, 12 pm
Author Meets Critics: Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley
Carolyn Chen, UC Berkeley
Arlie R. Hochschild, UC Berkeley
Fred Turner, Stanford University
Joint Social Science Matrix and BCSR event
May
Workshop: What Now?
Kathryn Lofton, Yale University
Jonathan Sheehan, UC Berkeley
