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We seek to understand the symbiosis that exists between religions and other social and cultural systems, and view religion as an embedded phenomenon, one that cannot be studied apart from its surroundings.

Upcoming Events

Fatima Siwaju
April 10, 2025

Of Men and Martyrs: Malcolm X’s Legacy in Colombia’s Black Pacific

Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: 198 Hagerty Hall
Book Page Cover: Paganesque and the Tale of Volsi
April 22, 2025

Roundable on The Paganesque and The Tale of Vǫlsi by Merrill Kaplan

Event Start Time: 3:30 pm
Event Location: 198 Hagerty Hall

Recent News

Patrick Dunn

Patrick Dunn Named 2025 Iles Award Winner

Congratulations to our 2025 Iles Award winner, Patrick Dunn. His project, We Are Not Alone: UFO Myth in the Anthropocene, explores the interplay of mythic and technoscientific forces in the modern…

Savko Award Winners Announced

Winners of Savko Undergraduate Paper Award Announced

Congratulations to Justina Sung and Seth Conklin, who have been selected as co-recipients of the Center for the Study of Religion’s Savko Award for Best Undergraduate Paper. Justina and Seth were…

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Graduate Student and Faculty Research and Travel Grants

The CSR awards small grants in support of graduate student and faculty research activities, conference participation and other academically-oriented travel needs. Note that travel plans are not…

John Low

Podcast: Exploring the Newark Earthworks

A recent episode of the "Now at Ohio State" podcast featured Center for Ethnic Studies affiliates Professor John Low, Professor Emeritus Lucy Murphy and Professor Emeritus Christine Ballengee…

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Associate Professor, Departments of History of Art and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Ph.D. Student, Department of Comparative Studies
Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
MA Student, Comparative Studies