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Stock Standard: CU Boulder Leading Efforts to Understand How Social Media, Digital Age Shapes Religion

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 17:00:07 +0000

Stock Standard: CU Boulder Leading Efforts to Understand How Social Media, Digital Age Shapes Religion Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/13/2019 - 10:00

Featuring Center for Media, Religion and Culture Director Stewart Hoover.

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International conference on media and religion brings scholars from across the globe to Boulder

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 19:50:22 +0000

International conference on media and religion brings scholars from across the globe to Boulder Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 08/06/2018 - 13:50

International scholars on media, journalism, politics and religion from 32 countries are gathering at the University of babyֱ��app Boulder August 8 -11 to explore the relationship between media, religion and public scholarship. The College of Media, Communication and Information’s Center for Media, Religion and Culture (CMRC) will host the conference with the International Society for Media, Religion and Culture (ISMRC).

“We’re hoping to break the silos between academia and public life,” said Nabil Echchaibi, CMRC associate director. “We think this conference is an opportunity for academics and non-academics alike to come in and engage the public in innovative and creative ways.”

Keynote speaker Anthea Butler

Two sessions are free and open to the public. The keynote address, “Religion and Public Scholarship in the Age of Anger” by Anthea Butler, associate professor of religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania, is Wednesday, August 8 at 5 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel. Butler, an expert on conservative Christianity and politics, will address the necessity to speak up as academics in times of political, social and cultural urgency, and the risks of confronting a climate of public intimidation and hostility.

At “A Roundtable on Religion, Media, and Public Scholarship,” panelists will provide brief reflections on emerging themes from the three-year study on “Public Religion and Public Scholarship in the Digital Age,” which was made possible by a $500,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. This session is Saturday, Aug. 11 from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Village Center Dining and Community Commons, 500 30th St.

The public and university community also can watch livestreamed plenary sessions or attend conference sessions by purchasing a day pass. View the full schedule and registration information »

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CMRC awarded Luce grant to investigate religion in the digital age

Anonymous — Thu, 18 May 2017 20:04:33 +0000

CMRC awarded Luce grant to investigate religion in the digital age Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 05/18/2017 - 14:04

The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded a three-year, $500,000 grant to CMCI's Center for Media, Religion and Culture (CMRC) at the University of babyֱ��app Boulder to support an investigation of the changing nature of religious scholarship in the digital age.

The project officially kicks off today, May 18, with a meeting of prominent international scholars from a variety of fields and disciplines.

“Religion is more and more at the center of contemporary political and social life,” said Stewart Hoover, professor of media studies and director of the CMRC. “This project begins with the fact that religion’s role is increasingly defined by modern media.”

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