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Program for the Study of
Islam Section at the AAR,
Fall 2006 meeting
Legal note so the AAR doesn’t sue me: This schedule is provided as a service for the AAR members of the Study of Islam section and the Islamic Mysticism Group. As always, do kindly take a moment to consult the AAR program and the online updates to see if there have been any changes, cancellations, updates, etc.
Items that appear through the Study of Islam Section, Islamic Mysticism Group, or the Contemporary Islam Consultation are in BOLD letter.
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PRE-CONFERENCE MEETING: Registration required.
Religion and Media Workshop
The "Muhammad Cartoon" Controversy:
Perspectives on Media, Religion, Law, and Culture
Friday, November 17, 2006
AAR, Washington
Convention Center CC-142
Presiding: Stewart M. Hoover and Nelly Van Doorn
10:00 Introductions and coffee, opening remarks
10:30 Panel One: The Controversy from the perspective of Religious and Islamic Studies
Presiding: Nelly Van Doorn
1) Laury Silvers - Skidmore College, lsilvers@skidmore.edu
2) Peter Chelkowski - New York University, pc5@nyu.edu
3) Bruce Lawrence, Professor, Duke University, bbl@duke.edu
4) Tim Jensen - Lecturer, University of Southern Denmark, t.jensen@filos.sdu.dk
5) Vincent Cornell – Emory University, vcornel@emory.edu
11:45 Break
12:00 Lunch and Small Group Discussion of Panel One
(randomly assigned)
2:00 Panel Two: Now What? Reflections on the Future
of Religious Controversies
and the Media: Avoiding, Covering, and Studying Them
Presiding: Stewart Hoover
1) Amir Hussain - Loyola Marymount University, amir.hussain@lmu.edu
2) Winnifred Fallers Sullivan – National Humanities Center, wfs2@buffalo.edu
3) Carolyn Marvin – Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania, CMarvin@asc.upenn.edu
4) Omar Mullick – Print journalist, New York, omullick@yahoo.com
5) Genvieve Abdo - Journalist and Author, New York, abdog@un.org
3:15 Break
3:30 Small Group Discussion of Panel Two (randomly
assigned again)
4:30 Re-convene plenary for wrap-up: Stewart Hoover and
Nelly Van Doorn, Presiding
5:00 End
Comparative Studies in Religion Section
and Religion in South Asia Section Carla Bellamy, Columbia University
Afro-American Religious History Group Theme: Variegated Faces: Non-traditional Histories of Black Islam Malachi Crawford, University of Missouri, Columbia Paul Easterling, Rice Universtiy Michael Muhammad Knight, Phelps, NY Responding: Edward E. Curtis, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
Contemporary
Islam Consultation New Program Unit Richard C. Martin, Emory University, Presiding Theme: Islamist Discourses and Issues Rosalind Gwynne, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Raquel Ukeles, Fairfield University Elizabeth Bucar, University of Chicago Mark J. Sedgwick, American University, Cairo Jacquelene Brinton, University of Virginia Responding: Kevin Jaques, Indiana University, Bloomington Business Meeting: Richard C. Martin, Emory University, Presiding A18-54
Ethics Section and Childhood Studies and
Religion Consultation Zayn Kassam, Pomona College
Study of
Islam Section Theme: Patterns of Religious Authority and Reform among African Muslims Scott Reese, Northern Arizona University Ruediger Seesemann, Northwestern University Ousman Kobo, Gettysburg College Zakyi Ibrahim, University of Winnipeg Shobana Shankar, Lafayette College Responding: Ebrahim Moosa, Duke University
A18-57 Women and Religion Section Theme: Hagar, Sarah, and Their Children: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Women in Dialogue Amina Wadud, Virginia Commonwealth University
Comparative Religious Ethics Group Betsy Perabo, Western Illinois University
Islamic Mysticism Group Theme: Raising the Discourse to Another Level: Diverse Appropriations and Adaptations of Muhammad's Night Journey and Ascension Elizabeth R. Alexandrin, University of Manitoba Frederick S. Colby, Miami University of Ohio Aaron W. Hughes, University of Calgary Vernon James Schubel, Kenyon College
Religion in Europe Consultation Andrii Krawchuk, University of Sudbury, Presiding Theme: The Christian and Muslim Crossroads of European Identity: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives Gustavo Benavides, Villanova University Ina Merdjanova, Sofia University Amy Marga, Princeton Theological Seminary Martyn A. Oliver, Boston University Business Meeting: Robert Alvis, Saint Meinrad School of Theology, Presiding
The Qur'an and Biblical Literature Section (S18-125)
meets on Saturday
Study of
Islam Section Theme: “Islamic Fundamentalism”: Homogeny Identified or Diversity Homogenized? Lynda Clarke, Concordia University, Montreal David L. Johnston, Yale University Florian Pohl, Emory University David Harrington Watt, Temple University Simon Wood, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Responding: Gordon D. Newby, Emory University Business Meeting: Nelly Van Doorn-Harder, Valparaiso University, Presiding
African Religions Group and Religions,
Medicines, and Healing Group Musa Adeniyi, Obafemi Awolowo University
Study of
Islam Section Theme: Comprehending the Qur'ān: Critical Issues Raised by the Publication of E. J. Brill's Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān Panelists: Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Georgetown University Claude Gilliot, University of Aix-en-Provence William A. Graham, Harvard University Wadad Kadi, University of Chicago Andrew Rippin, University of Victoria Responding: Sidney Griffith, Catholic University of America
Religion, Politics, and the State Group James L. Rowell, Lafayette College Robert F. Shedinger, Luther College
Study of
Islam Section Amir Hussain, Loyola Marymount University, Presiding Theme: Cartoons of Muhammad and Muslim Responses Panelists: Liyakat Takim, University of Denver Munir Jiwa, University of Toronto Marcia Hermansen, Loyola University Chicago Laury Silvers, Skidmore College Hatem Al-Bazian, University of California, Berkeley Kristin Sands, Sarah Lawrence College Responding: Jocelyne Cesari, Harvard University
Study of
Islam Section Ruqayya Khan, Trinity University, Presiding Theme: Islam and Authority in a Public Space David Simonowitz, Otis College of Art and Design Karen G. Ruffle, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Behnam Sadeghi, Princeton University Mohammad Khalil, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Irfana Hashmi, New York University
Comparative Religious Ethics Group Charles Hallisey, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Study of
Islam Section and
Contemporary Islam
Consultation Robert Rozehnal, Lehigh University, Presiding Theme: From Cyber to the Grave: Making and Marking Muslim Space Kristin Sands, Sarah Lawrence College Debra Mubashshir Majeed, Beloit College Rizwan Mawani, Institute of Ismaili Studies Tazim Kassam, Syracuse University Naveeda Khan, Johns Hopkins University Responding: Anna Bigelow, North Carolina State University
Study of
Islam Section and Women and
Religion Section Theme: Approaching the Problem of Qur'an 4:34: Divine Legislation for Male Authority and the Beating of Wives? Laury Silvers, Skidmore College Ayesha Chaudhry, New York University Kecia Ali, Brandeis University Karen A. Bauer, Princeton University Business Meeting: Jung Ha Kim, Georgia State University, Presiding
Islamic Mysticism Group Vincent J. Cornell, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Presiding Theme: Permutations of Islamic Mysticism Heba Khan, Rice University Orkhan Mir-Kasimov, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Margaret Jean Rausch, University of Kansas SherAli Tareen, Duke University Business Meeting: Carl W. Ernst, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Presiding
Religion and Popular Culture Group Rosemary Hicks, Columbia University
Religion and Sexuality Consultation Sarah Krier, University of Pittsburgh
A20-122 Religions, Social Conflict, and Peace
Group Edith Szanto, University of Toronto
Ethics Section and Feminist Theory and
Religious Reflection Group Theme: Sexual Ethics/Sexual Justice: Feminist/Womanist Perspectives in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Panelists: Kecia Ali, Brandeis University Margaret Farley, Yale University Judith Plaskow, Manhattan College Traci C. West, Drew University
Study of
Islam Section Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, University of Florida, Presiding Theme: Islam in Society Sa'diyya Shaikh, University of Cape Town Zain Abdullah, Temple University Juliane Hammer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Anna M. Gade, Oberlin College Danielle Widmann Abraham, Harvard University Rachel Scott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Responding: Markus Dressler, Hofstra University
Women and Religion Section Simonetta Calderini, Roehampton University
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