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#SyrRelBodies: US Religions and the Regulation of Bodies of Color
Teaching Starter: Milking Classification
NPR and WBUR's Here and Now featured a fascinating example of the power of classification. Dairy farmers say makers of plant-based milks — like almond milk and soy milk — are stealing away their customers. As Harvest Public Media's Luke Runyon (@LukeRunyon) reports, the fight boils down to the definition of a single word. If … Continue reading Teaching Starter: Milking Classification
Whither the Study of Religion and Culture?
By definition, students are committed to forming an awareness of these constructions. Do they have to abandon using the term? No. But they should think carefully about what they intend by doing so, especially when trying to convey their observations, questions, and arguments to others.
Syllabus as Contract, Syllabus as Charter
Beneath the fine print are tells from which the student gets a sense of your expectations for the learning experience--good, bad, and ugly.
Words We Mean By
A year ago I led an undergraduate viewing of the 2015 film, The Central Park Five. The movie chronicles how the New York City law and order establishment wrongfully imprisoned a quintet of black youth for the sexual assault of a white woman in 1989.
