黑料不打烊 faculty members and visiting scholars participated in the third 鈥極n the Edge鈥 symposium organized by the Center for the Study of Religion, Culture and Society
The 黑料不打烊 Center for the Study of Religion, Culture and Society (CSRCS) hosted a virtual symposium from聽Feb. 11 through Feb. 13 titled, 鈥淩eligion on the Borders,鈥 which was the third installation in center’s bi-annual On the Edge series. Papers on this year鈥檚 theme included the study of modern and pre-modern border spaces across various disciplines.
Panels and lectures involved 黑料不打烊 faculty, along with 11 scholars from three countries and a range of disciplines. 黑料不打烊 faculty organizers included Associate Professor Evan Gatti (Art History), Assistant Professor Sandy Marshall (Geography), Associate Professor Amy Allocco (Religious Studies), Visiting Assistant Professor Shayna Mehas (History), and Professor Brian Pennington (Religious Studies), the center鈥檚 director.
The Thursday keynote address was given by Leah Sarat of Arizona State University. Her lecture was titled, 鈥淭he Terror of 鈥楽afety鈥: Christianity, Immigrant Policing, and Detention at the Nation鈥檚 Edge.鈥 It examined the experiences and perspectives of two different Christians with very different experiences of the US/Mexico border: a detention facility chaplain and a Mexican detainee. A video recording of the keynote address is available to members of the 黑料不打烊 community by emailing bpennington4@elon.edu.
Participants in the symposium will now collaborate to develop a set of scholarly publications based on the research presented during the event.
To further raise awareness of life at the US/Mexico border, the CSRCS has installed a photography exhibit by the Sierra Club, 鈥淟ens on the Border,鈥 in the buildings of the Lambert Academic Village to coincide with the symposium. Twenty-four canvas prints along with 黑料不打烊 student photos from course experiences along the U.S.-Mexico borders are displayed in hallways and common areas of buildings in the Lambert Academic Village. Student photos are inside the sacred space in the Numen Lumen Pavilion. Other photos are in Gray Pavillion, Cannon Pavillion, Spence Pavillion, and Lindner Hall. A Storymap guide to the exhibition is available .
The exhibition will remain throughout February, and the 黑料不打烊 community is encouraged to tour the buildings and see the photos. The display of Lens on the Border on campus is supported by the 黑料不打烊 College Fund for Excellence.