The Pluralism Project at Harvard University
Religious Pluralism in America
Pluralism Project Fall Research Conference
October 27, 2004
Room 110, Barker Center for the Humanities at Harvard University (map)
12 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 01238
4:00-8:30 p.m.
Abstracts are available online at www.pluralism.org/events/student/index.php.
This is a tentative schedule subject to change.
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4:00 P.M. 4:15-5:15 P.M. |
Opening remarks by Dr. Diana Eck Mapping a New Religious Landscape The Religious Diversity of the Northern Plains: North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming Scott Buquor Mapping Religious Diversity in Idaho Chelsea Hanson Santeria in Diaspora Community Jeslyn Miller Islam in South Florida Samsul Maarif and Ahmad Muttaqin |
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5:15-6:15 P.M. |
Exploring Religious Diversity Native American Spirituality in Ottawa County, Oklahoma Cassie Tritthart Networking Within and Beyond the Temple Walls: Current Developments in the Greater Boston Jain Community Anastasia Piliavsky Interfaith Youth Service Christina Wright Shifts in the Institutional Framework of the American Zoroastrian Community: From Elders to Youth Susan Karani |
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6:15-6:45 P.M. |
Dinner Break |
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6:45-7:15 P.M. |
Religio-Ethnic Sensibilities and the Dotbusters of New Jersey Interfaith Collaboration in Hudson County, New Jersey During and After the "Dotbuster" Bias Crimes Against Asian Indians in the 1980s Lauren-Ann Williams Racial-Religious Prejudice: A Long Battle Sachit Kohli Religious and Ethnic Identity Yasmin Malhotra Interviewing for Dotbusters of Jersey City Anuva Kalawar |
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7:15-8:15 P.M. |
Post 9/11 Realities and Challenges American Sikhs' Political Roles After Sept. 11 Gurpreet Kaur The Impact of the Iraq Crisis Upon the Interaction of the Iraqi Sunni, Shi'i & Christian Populations of Michigan Saeed Khan The Impact of High-profile, Terror-related Arrests on the Muslim Community of Portland, Oregon Wasim Shah Rahman American Muslim Women University Students: The Significance of Clothing Shabana Mir |
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8:15 P.M. |
Closing Remarks by Dr. Diana Eck |