#  Religion and the Public Sphere in Africa and the African Diaspora Colloquium 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **December 8, 2018** 

 09:00AM - 02:00PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Tsai Auditorium (S010)**  



 

 



 

##  Saturday, December 8, 2018

###  9:00–11:30 Session IV: Race, Gender and Identity

 Moderator: **Matthias Koenig**, *Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Scholars Program (fall 2018). Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Göttingen; Max Planck Fellow, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity.*

 “Religion and the Public Sphere: The Case of Gender Based Violence”  
**Mary Nyangweso**, *Associate Professor of Religious Studies and J. Woolard and Helen Peel Distinguished Professor, Department of Religious Studies, East Carolina University.*

 “Religion in the Public Sphere in Côte d’Ivoire”  
**Laura S. Grillo**, *Affiliated Faculty, Theology Department, Georgetown University.*

 “The Sanctity and Profanity of Black Congregant Sacrifice”  
**Todne Thomas**, *Assistant Professor of African American Religions, Harvard Divinity School. Suzanne Young Murray Assistant Professor, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.*

 “Material and Spatial Interactions Between Religion and Politics in the Cuban Public Space”  
**Katerina Kerestetzi**, *Researcher, French National Center for Scientific Research, Paris.*

###  11:30–12:00 Coffee Break (provided)

###  12:00–1:00 Brainstorming/Reflecting on the way forward

###  1:00–2:00 Lunch (provided\*)

 \*Lunch is located in CGIS South Building, Doris and Ted Lee Gathering Room (S030).



 

 



 

 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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