The World of Jewish Midwives in Early Modern Europe
This lecture on Jewish midwives was given by Visiting Assistant Professor of Judaism and Women's Studies in Religion Program 2022-23 Research Associate Jordan Katz. This event took place on March 22...
6 Apr 20231h 10min
Faculty Focus: The Graciousness of the World and a Life Well Lived
In this special episode of Faculty Focus, HDS professors John P. Brown and Charles Hallisey talk about why this summer’s Making Change Professional and Lifelong Learning program is such a valuable exp...
5 Apr 202328min
Translation As Linguistical and Bodily Metamorphosis
There are two distinct concepts of translation at work in the encounter between an Amazonian Indigenous people, the Wari’, and the New Tribes Mission evangelical missionaries. While the missionaries c...
2 Apr 20231h 26min
Reflecting on Religion and the Legacies of Slavery
This conversation was the last of the six-part series Religion and the Legacies of Slavery | A Series of Public Online Conversations. The featured speakers were HDS professors Karen L. King, David F. ...
23 Mar 20231h 27min
What Does It Mean to Awaken Our Dignity?
What is dignity? Is it something conferred upon us externally by others, or an inner quality that we all possess? Drawing from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Phakchok Rinpoche provides a fresh unders...
22 Mar 20231h 11min
Crossing a Line: Laws, Violence and Roadblocks to Political Expression
Amahl A. Bishara, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Tufts University, and author of "Back Stories: U.S. News Producation and Palestinian Politics," discusses her book "Crossing a Line: Laws, Viol...
22 Mar 20231h 1min
Dancing Altars
In this lecture Visiting Assistant Professor of African Religions and Women's Studies in Religion Program 2022-23 Research Associate Elyan Hill discusses embodied visualities and domestic enslavement ...
20 Mar 20231h 10min
Music, Voice, and Healing: A Conversation with Grace Nono
Join Research Associate Dr. Giovanna Parmigiani in her conversation with Dr. Grace Nono as they discuss Dr. Nono’s work as an ethnographer and performer, about shamanism in the Philippines, and some o...
14 Mar 202358min
