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Also next week, we will welcome the brilliant @ProfBetancourt for a lecture on "Byzantine Camp Aesthetics and Queer Approaches to Antiquity in Byzantium." Thursday 3/30 @ 6pm. Info on poster.
NOT to be missed!
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Please join us for an information session on an upcoming study abroad opportunity for spring 2023!
Students enrolled in HIST/JST 426 will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of critical issues surrounding the Holocaust by visiting Poland over spring break!
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“Thinking about the modern world, this manuscript collection and the work we do gives us a chance for real cultural exchange as we bring our different perspectives on this question of importance and meaning of this cultural heritage,” Jonathan said.
ALT Jonathan Brockopp, professor of history, religious studies and philosophy, and Asma Hilali, associate professor of Islamic studies at the University of Lille, France, examine an early Qur'an manuscript in the collection of the National Laboratory for the Preservation and Conservation of Parchment and Manuscripts, with the assistance of Wadie Missaoui, a staff member at the lab.
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Join us at @MESHS_Lille or on Zoom this Wednesday, 10.00-17.30 CEST, for the second of @KairouanMss two-part workshop on Kairouani manuscript cultures with @CSMC_Hamburg @penn_state @CECILLE_ULille. Programme: bit.ly/3O20GBT. Email [email protected] for Zoom link.
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Prof. Dr Jonathan Brockopp from @penn_state discussing the manuscripts and scholarly communities of Kairouan during his @CSMC_Hamburg Thursday lecture. Join us for more scholarship on Kairouani manuscript cultures tomorrow and Saturday: bit.ly/3sYOxF7.
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Dr Miklós Murányi enlightens the audience on private collections and pious donations of books in Kairouan at the @KairouanMss workshop at @CSMC_Hamburg. Join us: bit.ly/3sYOxF7. Register for our second workshop at @MESHS_Lille on 22 June: bit.ly/3O20GBT.
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Congratulations to @FulbrightPrgrm finalist, Frank Lacopo! Frank will spend nine months in Italian archives as he works toward completing his dissertation on religious minorities, missions, and naturalization in the premodern world. @GradSchoolPSU @PSULiberalArts @PSUHistory
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Looking for funding to support your summer internship, research, or global experience? Apply for @PSULiberalArts enrichment funds! Click here for details on eligibility, application steps, and more: bit.ly/CLAenrich
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A beautiful thread of mosques 🕌 (and dream travel destinations) from @BaytAlFann for #Ramadan
#RamadanKareem #Architecture #BuiltHeritage
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The video accompanying this article features Dr. Julie Reed's @jreedmo fantastic work on Cherokee language inscriptions in southeastern caves. Worth a quick watch!
@PSU_Anthro @IPSA_PSU @PSULiberalArts
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Today, we uplift Jyoti Gulati Balachandran for the #WomenAlsoKnowHistory scholar spotlight! She is a historian of medieval and early modern South Asia. To learn more about her research, check out her participant profile here: womenalsoknowhistory.com/ind…
#WAKH #WHM2022 #Historian
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Attention Penn State students! The Penn State Jewish Studies Program is excited to present the Harris and Zelma Freedman Scholarship.
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A new, exhaustive report from scholars and advocates details the outsized role Christian nationalism played in the insurrection and events surrounding them.
There's been lots of reporting on this, but it's quite a thing to see it all in one place. religionnews.com/2022/02/09/…
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Join @RelStudiesPSU Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. for a book club discussion on "White Christian Privilege" by @ProfKJoshi. The book explores how Christian privilege and White racial norms affect the lives of all Americans.
Register: psu.zoom.us/meeting/register…
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LGBTQ+ stories are often not proportionally included in religion reporting, both in religious and mainstream publications.
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“There is a huge gap between the religiosity of clinicians and the religiosity of the clients”
Why Mental Health Professionals Need Religious Literacy | #InterfaithAmerica
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“Ultimately, the project is about how Native-centered stories can change our perspective on America's past, present, and future.” –Christina Snyder, McCabe Greer Professor of the American Civil War Era
@PSUHistory @RichardsCenter
#facultyfriday #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
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A 19th century Choctaw language archive provides insight for #NativeAmerican history scholars and graduate students from @UF and others. The “Choctaw Language and History Workshop” will result in scholarly articles, a Choctaw dictionary, and a new model. bit.ly/lhpCN
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The Civil Rights Movement’s push for economic justice was almost always there, but it has been minimized by a focus on sound bytes & short-term celebrations that don’t result in substantive systemic changes. #MLK #CallThemOut #ExpandTheNarrative #EconomicJustice #TheWorkContinues
The seldom-quoted #MLK.
Help me get this circulating.
My father talking about land distribution, economic injustice and racism.
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Listen to Dr. Eliyana Adler @AdlerEliyana discuss her new book!
Listen to this fascinating interview with prof. @AdlerEliyana of @PSUHistory and JewishStudies on @JewishHistoryFM, about her new book "Survival on the Margins: Polish Jewish Refugees in the Wartime Soviet Union." @PSULiberalArts @harvardpress
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