Events Search and Views Navigation
October 2016
Death: Confronting the Great Divide Speaker series/Mobile Memorials: Carrying the Dead in the Twenty-First Century
In a period when American cemeteries get ever fewer visitors, it is clear that in many communities, grave stones and mausolea are no longer effective ways to commemorate the dead. This talk traces the development of mobile memorials, from tattoos to car decal memorials, as contemporary ways of (literally) carrying the dead around with us, […]
Find out more »Death: Confronting the Great Divide Speaker series/Mobile Memorials: Carrying the Dead in the Twenty-First Century
In a period when American cemeteries get ever fewer visitors, it is clear that in many communities, grave stones and mausolea are no longer effective ways to commemorate the dead. This talk traces the development of mobile memorials, from tattoos to car decal memorials, as contemporary ways of (literally) carrying the dead around with us, […]
Find out more »Moving Beyond Fear and Misinformation: The Reality and Challenges of American Muslim Political Ideologies and Engagement
The Center for Global Islamic Studies presents a multi-disciplinary discussion while in the midst of a polarized and heated 2016 election season. Muslims have been frequent subjects of a national debate, but have seldom been among the participants of this discussion. This panel will discuss recently released data from the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) […]
Find out more »Moving Beyond Fear and Misinformation: The Reality and Challenges of American Muslim Political Ideologies and Engagement
The Center for Global Islamic Studies presents a multi-disciplinary discussion while in the midst of a polarized and heated 2016 election season. Muslims have been frequent subjects of a national debate, but have seldom been among the participants of this discussion. This panel will discuss recently released data from the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) […]
Find out more »