Welcome to the Religious Studies Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find two journal and book calls for papers, seven events, two jobs, and one post-doctoral position.
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Journal and Book Calls for Papers
The apocalypse as a forceful figure of thought in order to grapple with the historical experiences, present confrontations, and future possibilities of (up)ending worlds
Käte Hamburger Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies (CAPAS)
Deadline: 15 November 2021
More information: https://www.capas.uni-heidelberg.de/cfp-apocalyptica-2021.html
Edited Collection on Satanism and Feminism in Popular Culture
Deadline: 31 October 2021
More information: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2021/08/06/call-for-papers-edited-collection-on-satanism-and-feminism-in-popular-culture
Events
BSA Socrel Chair’s Response Day: Teaching Religion
12 November 2021, University of Nottingham (on campus)
More information: https://www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa-events/bsa-socrel-study-group-response-day-november-2021/
“Religion, gender and sexuality: Embodiment as a key theoretical tool”
Dr. Sarah-Jane Page
2 November 2021, online
More information: https://www.rug.nl/ggw/news/events/2021/211102-religion-gender-sexuality?lang=en
Halaloween Roundtable: Muslim Horror in the 21st Century
28 October 2021, online
More information: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P2_tfgcfQfWESDYyys15sg
The tree that hides the forest
The Asie-Sorbonne Association
19-20 November 2021. Paris, France and online via Zoom
More information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/6060/discussions/8681976/conference-tree-hides-forest-%C2%BB
Zhuangzi and the Tragedy of Personal Freedom in Chinese History
29 October 2021, online
More information: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAofuGqpj8oE9W4AGPbQK7JB6OGyp_thceg
“Cultivating Tenderness and Insights through Introspection – What the Buddha Taught in His Own Poetry”
RCWBC Colloquium by the Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures, Ryukoku University
26 November 2021, online
More information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/6060/discussions/8617076/rcwbc-colloquium-%E2%80%9Ccultivating-tenderness-and-insights-through
“The Expressions of Ultimate Truth in Buddhism (仏教の真理表現)” Online Workshop
29 October 2021 and 26 November 2021, online
More information: https://www.facebook.com/244461869841936/posts/918028939151889/
Jobs
Assistant Professor – Religion and Politics or Religion and the Environment
Louisiana State University, US
Deadline: 19 November 2021
More information: https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/393155/assistant-professor-religion-and-politics-or-religion-and-the-environment
Assistant Professor of Religion – Asian Religions
University of Mary Washington, US
Deadline: 12 December 2021
Post-Doctoral Positions
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Call for Applications
Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, Texas A&M University
Deadline: 5 November 2021
More information: https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/glasscock/2021/10/01/postdoctoral-research-associate-call-for-applications/