School of Critical Studies

On the use of magical wards in costly collective action: Japanese ninjas, Russian rebellion and Congo uprising

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:29:50 GMT

Talk by Dr. Vladimir Maltsev 6th December 2023

Time and History in UK-based Interfaith Solidarity Work

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:25:51 GMT

Time and History in UK-based Interfaith Solidarity Work

Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī: A 2500-Year-Old Computer Program, Its Style, Tradition, and Enigmas

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:21:00 GMT

Dr Ben-Dor will discuss the overall characteristic of the Aṣṭādhyāyī and its prominent features.

Forgotten Voices and Hidden Histories – Why we need to talk about the Renaissance in Scotland

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:21:00 GMT

This paper explores the forgotten voices and hidden histories of Scotland in the late fifteenth and sixteenth century in Scotland

Nullified by Holocaust and Nakba? Arabised-Jews, 1937-1956

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:21:00 GMT

The emergence and early crystallisation of the question of non-white Arab/Mizrahi Jews have taken place during these years and is examined in this paper.

Integration and Indigenisation of South Asian Islam

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:21:00 GMT

This lecture explores how integration and indigenisation played a crucial role in the making of the societal outfits of South Asian Islam. Islam encouraged Muslims to integrate into their dwelling societies, resulting in the development of new cultures cutting across practices of faith in diverse contexts.

Experiencing Japanese tradition through food and the spirit of tea

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:21:00 BST

How do you normally experience food? Do you draw on all five senses? In the first part of the programme, Professor Shinagawa will discuss the importance of food consciousness in Japanese tradition and illustrate it through activities that aim to cultivate an attitude towards food.

Religion, Challenge, and Change: Special Lecture: Combining the Incompatible Identities Study of Feminist and LGBTQ+ Believers in Ukraine (2021-2022) 29 June 14:00 (UK time)

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:21:00 BST

The webinar is devoted to the research conducted in Ukraine by the Workshop for the Academic Study of Religions in 2021-2022 (Kyiv, Ukraine).

Religion, Challenge and Change Seminar series: Decolonising Knowledge

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 10:37:00 GMT

Religion, Challenge and Change Seminar series: Decolonising Knowledge March - May 2022

Disconnected Histories: Muslims and Jews between Malabar and the Arab World 1500s- 1800s

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:47:00 GMT

‘Disconnected Histories: Muslims and Jews between Malabar and the Arab World 1500s-1800s’ Wednesday 30 March 2022, 2-3pm (UK time)

Power dressing in politics: The clothing of Kami (Shinto deities) from textbooks to manga in Japan Wednesday 20 April 2022, 2-3pm (UK time)

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 10:54:00 GMT

The encounter between indigenous and Western cultures has often been framed in binary and predetermined terms

‘Asses of Malappuram: Reading the Malabar Rebellions Differently’ Tuesday 17 May 2022, 2-3pm (UK time)

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:29:00 GMT

‘Asses of Malappuram: Reading the Malabar Rebellions Differently’ Tuesday 17 May 2022, 2-3pm (UK time)

The Post-Black-Death Century: Economic Equality and its Consequences

Sat, 20 May 2023 11:33:06 BST

'The Post-Black-Death Century: Economic Equality and its Consequences' Thursday, 20 May 2021, 14:00-15:00 (UK Time)

COVID-19, Social Dynamics, and Religious Response

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 11:47:15 GMT

'COVID-19, Social Dynamics, and Religious Response' Tuesday, 16 March, 12:00-13:30 (UK Time)

Perceptions of Epidemics in Hebrew Poetry

Sat, 18 Feb 2023 11:55:18 GMT

'Perceptions of Epidemics in Hebrew Poetry' Thursday, 18 February 2021, 14:00 GMT

A Cult-Site at a Contested Western Ghats Landscape Ecosystem: Claims of Tribes, Castes, and Gender

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:18:12 GMT

A Cult-Site at a Contested Western Ghats Landscape Ecosystem: Claims of Tribes, Castes, and Gender