TRAJECTOIRES, IMPENSÉS ET PARADOXES DE LA LAÏCITÉ QUÉBÉCOISE
Guest Speaker: David Koussens
Lecture Series: Critical Thinkers in Religion, Law, and Social Theory
STUDENT WORKSHOP: RESEARCH AND DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES
This was the project’s second graduate student workshop, led by Brazilian research team member, Dr. Camila Silva Nicácio, and titled ‘Research and Disciplinary Boundaries’. In this day-long workshop, Dr. Nicácio led ten graduate students from the Sociology, Anthropology and Religious Studies and Classics departments at the University of Ottawa in an exploration of the benefits, complexities and difficulties that surround interdisciplinarity.
MANAGING VALUES PLURALISM IN EMERGENCY ROOMS: A GOOD PLACE FOR TRACKING DEEP EQUALITY IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Guest Speaker: Bertrand Lavoie, University of Sherbrooke
Seminar Series: Building Bridges, Lunch and Learn
DIVERSITY AND VIOLENCE AGAINST FAITH: RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE AS A PUBLIC PROBLEM IN BRAZIL
Guest Speaker: Camila Silva Nicácio, Federal University of Minas Gerais
Seminar Series: Building Bridges, Lunch and Learn
MEET THE AUTHOR – RYAN T. CRAGUN
The third installment in our webinar series with author Ryan T. Cragun (The University of Tampa)
Watch here.
Read the article he discusses here: Mapping Religion’s Other: A Review of the Study of Nonreligion and Secularity
MEET THE AUTHOR – JOHANNES QUACK
The second installment in our webinar series with author Johannes Quack (University of Zurich)
UNDERSTANDING UNBELIEF PROJECT PRESENTATION
During the first annual team meeting of the Nonreligion in a Complex Future (NCF) project at the University of Ottawa in November 2019, we were honored to have Dr. Jonathan Lanman present the findings of the Understanding Unbelief project, on which he is a programme co-leader.
Watch here.
CONSULTATION WORKSHOPS: NOVEMBER 2019
Our first set of five consultation workshops brought together academic and partner experts, students and post-docs, together with invited experts in project focal area (health, law, education, migration and the environment) to share their knowledge, provide feedback on NCF research design, and contribute to a public forum where key issues related to each focal area were debated. This set of consultation workshops were held in conjunction with the November 2019 Nonreligion in a Complex Future team meeting at the University of Ottawa. Click here to read a summary of the discussions that took place in each workshop.
RELIGION AS RELATIONS WITH(IN) THE LARGER-THAN-HUMAN WORLD
Guest Speaker: Graham Harvey, The Open University
Lecture Series: Critical Thinkers in Religion, Law, and Social Theory
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NONRELIGION IN A COMPLEX FUTURE 2019 TEAM MEETING
The first team meeting for the Nonreligion in a Complex Future (NCF) project was held from November 21 – 23, 2019 at the University of Ottawa. The meeting brought together over 65 attendees including team members, international guests, experts, policy partners, students, and postdoctoral fellows. The meeting combined a mixture of focused presentations and workshops to discuss and develop research design, objectives and focal areas.