#  Conference | Weatherhead Research Cluster on Religion and Public Life in Africa and the Americas 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 18, 2019** 

 08:30AM - 05:30PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S030/S020**  



 

 



 

 *8:30am–12:15pm, CGIS South Building, Room S030*

###  8:30–9:00 Welcome and opening remarks

###  9:00–10:30 Panel I: Religion and State Law

 Chair: **John Comaroff**, *Harvard University.*

 Discussant: **Emmanuel Akyeampong**, *Harvard University.*

 Speakers: **Peter Geschiere**, *University of Amsterdam.*

 **Susan F. Hirsch**, *George Mason University.*

 **Adnan Zulfiqar**, *Rutgers University.*

###  10:45–12:15 Panel II: Performing Ritual Musics in Public Religion

 Chair: **Kay Shelemay**, *Harvard University.*

 Discussant: **Olabode Omojola**, *Mount Holyoke College.*

 Speakers: **Steven M. Friedson**, *University of North Texas.*

 **Vicki Brennan**, *University of Vermont.*

 **Birgitta Johnson**, *University of South Carolina.*

 *1:30–5:30 pm, CGIS South Building, Belfer Case Study Room (S020)*

###  1:30–3:00 Panel III: Religion and Public Ethics in Africa and the African Diaspora

 Chair: **Leila Ahmed**, *Harvard University.*

 Discussant: **Simeon Ilesanmi**, *Wake Forest University.*

 Speakers: **Terrence Johnson**, *Georgetown University.*

 **William Hart**, *Macalester College*.

 **Carol Wayne White**, *Bucknell University.*

###  3:00–4:30 Panel IV: Black Evangelicalism in the African Diaspora

 Chair: **Marla Frederick**, *Harvard University.*

 Discussant: **Todne Thomas**, *Harvard University.*

 Speakers: **Stephen Selka**, *Indiana University.*

 **Mary Beth Swetnam Mathews**, *University of Mary Washington.*

 **Jacob Olupona**, Harvard University.

###  4:45–5:30 Closing Lecture

 Speaker: **Tracey Hucks**, *Colgate University.*

###  Contact:

 **Ana Inoa**  
<ainoa@fas.harvard.edu>



 

 



 

 See also:- [ 2018-2019 ](/academic-year/2018-2019)
- [ Weatherhead Research Cluster on Religion in Public Life in Africa and the African Diaspora ](/event-categories/weatherhead-research-cluster-religion-public-life-africa-and-african-diaspora)
 
 

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