Checking Halloween candy is more complicated than you may think.
How Does this Trick-or-Treat Ritual Go Again?
January 6, 2021, Pivotal Moments, and Hindsight
How do we choose to remember historical events? With dates like January 6, 2021, we have a lot to learn from seeing them as timelines and constellations.
The Secondhand Sacred with Dr. James Bielo
Dr. James Bielo looks at what the secondhand sacred market can tell us about how people trade in religion and more.
Learn about Rare Book School and more…
I first came across Rare Book School on a humanites research listserv. I clicked through the links, perused the website, and filed the url away in my "So Many Good Opportunities, So Little Time" catalog. Unfortuantely for me, that management system has only grown larger and larger. But that is what makes Off-Script so wonderful. … Continue reading Learn about Rare Book School and more…
Marronage: The Independent Institute for Signifying Scriptures
On April 11-13, 2024, the Institute for Signifying Scriptures will be hosting a special annual meeting to commemorate two momentous occasions: The 20th Anniversary of the Institute for Signifying Scriptures and the 25th Anniversary of the African Americans and the Bible Project. Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be highlighting some media to … Continue reading Marronage: The Independent Institute for Signifying Scriptures
