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Brian Catlos was selected as Faculty Awardee for his work on Mediterranean Studies and with the CU Mediterranean Studies Group (since 2011) and the Mediterranean Seminar, both of which he founded and directs (the latter with Sharon Kinoshita of UCSC
Against the background of long-standing narratives in which Twelver Shi‘ism is viewed as fundamentally authoritarian, this talk builds upon recent scholarship in the fields of Religious Studies and Anthropology to argue that Twelver Shi‘ism is
Loriliai Biernacki’s The Matter of Wonder: Abhinavagupta’s Panentheism and New Materialism argues that we can use the philosophical writing of the 11th century Indian philosopher Abhinavagupta on the nature of wonder and subjectivity to help make
Professor Samuel Boyd was selected as a member of the Faculty Leadership Institute Fellowship for the AY 2022-2023. The fellowship gathers faculty members from a variety of departments to discuss issues of administration at various levels within the
Prof. Catlos’s book Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain (Basic Books: 2018) has just been signed by Kronik publishing in Istanbul, which will produce a Turkish translation in 2024. The book has already been translated into Spanish,
Dr. Loriliai Biernacki gave a paper for the Keynote Interdisciplinary Panel for the International Society for Contemplative Studies held February 1-5. Her paper “First-Person Ontologies” addressed using models of ontological subjectivity as a way of
As part of their work on the DEI submcommittee of the Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate Aun Hasan Ali, assistant professor of religious studies, and Stephanie Su, assistant professor of art history, have been awarded a $33,500 grant from the
Professor Catlos was interviewed on the New Books Network, regarding his new text book and source anthology, The Sea in the Middle: The Mediterranean World, 650-1650 and Texts from the Middle: Documents from the Mediterranean World, 650-1650 on the
Prof. Catlos announces the publication of two books: The Sea in the Middle: The Mediterranean World, 650–1650 and Texts from the Middle: Documents from the Mediterranean World, 650–1650 co-written and co-edited, respectively with Thomas Burman (
Professor Deborah Whitehead was distinguished with an Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award for her above-and-beyond commitment to helping religious studies students succeed. The awards, chosen by the Graduate School each year, specifically recognize