Events
Former CSRS graduate student fellow Vincent Gornall leading a walking tour which highlighed religious aspects of Victoria’s urban environment. Photo by Ray Lister.
Lectures, conferences, symposia, a film series, field-trips and special events—these are some of the channels through which knowledge generated from CSRS research is shared with the community. With few exceptions, CSRS events are free and open to all.
The CSRS Weekly Lecture Series
This series features weekly presentations by the various graduate, faculty, and visiting research fellows in residence at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society.
The Thursday Public Lecture Series will take place from 5:00-6:00 pm in the David Turpin Building, Room A110 (unless otherwise noted for special events). Light refreshments will be provided where available. Click the speakers' names for more information.
Audio recordings of past lectures are available on UVic's SoundCloud site and the videos for the John Albert Hall Lectures are available on our Vimeo page.
| Sept. 12th, 2019 | Rachel Brown and Michel Desjardins | Nourishing Religious Studies: What Food Reveals about Religion |
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Sept. 19th, 2019 |
Indigenous Law and Hope—A Gendered Perspective | |
| Sept. 26th, 2019 |
CSRS Graduate Student Fellow |
Disciples by Default: Growing up in Alternative Religious Movements |
| Oct. 3rd, 2019 | Diarmaid MacCulloch | JAH Lecture: Christianity Past, Present and Future: The Big Picture |
| Oct. 8th, 2019 | Diarmaid MacCulloch |
JAH Lecture: Christianity and Islam: Drawing the Right Lessons from History |
| Oct. 17th, 2019 | Victor Hori (to be rescheduled) |
Ritual Vulgarity in Zen Buddhism |
| Oct. 24th, 2019 | Kathryn Chan |
The Trouble with Collective Religious Freedom |
| Oct. 31st, 2019 |
CSRS Visiting Research Fellow |
Women as Patrons of Religious Art in Sri Lanka: Some Social Implications |
| Nov. 7th, 2019 | Andrew Perrin |
(Re)discoveries in the Judaean Desert: Fact, Fable, and Finding the Dead Sea Scrolls |
| Nov. 21st, 2019 |
CSRS Faculty Fellow |
Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Pedagogies |
| Nov. 28th, 2019 | Graham Jensen |
Towards a New History of Modern Poetry and Religion |
| Jan. 9th, 2020 | Graham McDonough |
Religious Diversity, Catholic Schooling and Pope Francis |
| Jan. 16th, 2020 |
Ian H. Stewart Graduate Student Fellow |
Merchants, Monastics, and Chinese National Identity in Malaya |
| Jan. 23rd, 2020 |
No Lecture |
Nicola Sanchez-Hood's lecture is postponed to April 9th. |
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Jan. 26th (Sun), 2020 2-5pm |
(Victoria Jewish Community Centre, 3636 Shelbourne St) |
*Special Event with Dept of History* Tell Them Not to Hate - Words of Witness and Sacred Imperatives |
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Jan. 30th, 2020 5:30-7pm |
(HHB105) |
*JAH Lecture* Crossing the Red Lines: What Sex Says About a Changing Arab World |
| Feb. 6th, 2020 | Jordan Stanger-Ross |
Holocaust Commemoration in Victoria: The Politics of Memory |
| Feb. 13th, 2020 |
Heather J. Lindstedt & Brian A. Pollick Graduate Student Fellow |
Contemporary Creative Expressions of the Qur’an in Pakistan |
| Feb. 27th, 2020 | Walid Saleh | The Genealogy of a Discipline: Qur’an Commentary and Religious Transformation in the Modern Middle East |
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March 5th, 2020 7-9:30pm |
(CINECENTA) |
Religion, Spirituality and Ecology in the Anthropocene |
| March 12th, 2020 |
Iah H. Stewart Graduate Student Fellow |
The Role of Music in the Extreme-Right Movement in Germany |
| March 19th, 2020 |
CSRS Faculty Fellow |
Literature, Religion and the Senses of Place in the English Revolution |
| March 25th (Wed), 2020 |
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*Special Lecture with Dept of Art History and Visual Studies* Visions of Impermanence: Prasat Nok Hatsadiling and the Path to Heaven in Northern Thailand |
| March 26th, 2020 |
CSRS Artist-in-Residence Fellow |
The Heart Coffer: Spiritual Explorations through Puppetry |
| April 2nd, 2020 |
Winnifred Lonsdale Graduate Student Fellow |
Leaving Catholicism: Secularization among Women on Vancouver Island since the 1960s |
| April 9th, 2020 |
Nicola Sanchez-Hood CSRS Graduate Student Fellow |
Indigenous Reimagined: Exploring Virtual and Augmented Reality for Cultural Resurgence |
Past Events:
| May 8th, 2019 | Kerry Sloan | 'A Great Compassion': Spirituality in Métis Culture, Law and Diplomacy |
| May 15th, 2019 | Pauline Ridge | Law and the Financing of Religion in a Secular State. To listen to Pauline Ridge's lecture, please visit our Soundcloud account. |
| May 22nd, 2019 | David Tollerton | Religion and Public Holocaust Remembrance in Britain. To listen to David Tollerton's lecture, please visit our Soundcloud account. |
| May 29th, 2019 | Kefen Zhou | Christianity and Chinese Women's Social Mobility, 1880-1950. To listen to Kefen Zhou's lecture, please visit our Soundcloud account. |
Special Events
The CSRS hosts a range of special events including conferences, symposia, tours, and one-off lectures, often in collaboration with other UVic departments, community organizations, or affiliates such as MEICON.
Distinguished Lecture in Islam
Every two years the CSRS presents a lecture from an eminent scholar working in fields related to Islamic studies. A fund supporting this lecture series was established in 2007 by an anonymous donor who wished to increase the community's understanding of Islam.
The next Distinguished Lecture in Islam will take place during the 2018-19 academic year.
Conferences, Seminars, & Symposiums
In collaboration with community and university partners the CSRS hosts special events such as conferences, seminars, and symposiums annually. Check back for information about upcoming events as they are schedulled.
March 15th, 2019 -- "Religion and its Others: Power, Sovereignty, and Politics in Indian Religions Past and Present" Sponsored by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. Please click here for the symposium agenda.
John Albert Hall Lectures
The John Albert Hall Lectures are a multi-part speaker series featuring expert perspectives on the changing role of religion in contemporary society. Support for this series is generously provided by the Anglican Diocese of BC John Albert Hall Trust. Lectures are free and open to all members of the public and university community.
Visit here to see the John Albert Hall Lecures page for more details.
Video recordings of past John Albert Hall Lectures are available on the CSRS vimeo site.
Centre-Cine Film Series
Each month from September through April, the CSRS presented a feature or documentary film as part of the Centre-Cine Film Series. The films are carefully chosen to explore questions of morality, culture, the search for meaning, and other themes arising from the human spiritual journey.
Every month Centre-Cine participants from centre fellows will be sent the name of a selected film. It is up to participants to locate and watch the film themselves. All participants are then invited to meet for a group discussion on the film with CSRS Artist in residence, Terry Marner, acting as facilitator. All films in the series will be available on Netflix and most will be available from the Greater Victoria Public Library (GVPL) on DVD. Viewers may have to place a hold on the movie if they are using the GVPL.