Events
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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 members of the public and university community.
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- CSRS Lectures, Jan - Apr 2022
- CSRS Lectures, Sep - Dec 2022
- John Albert Hall Lectures
- CSRS Lectures, May-June 2022
- Special Events
- Films
The CSRS Weekly Lecture Series - January-April 2023
These CSRS lectures feature our fellows and special guests. They are held from 5:00-6:00 pm Pacific Time on Thursdays throughout the academic year, with the exception of some special lectures (see dates below with an asterisk* for exceptions).
Locations of in person lectures (unless otherwise noted in the table).
January - April 2023: David Turpin Building A110 (unless specified otherwise)
Along with in-person lectures, we will also run parallel online access to these lectures. This online access will be live on Zoom and recordings on the CSRS YouTube channel. Click speakers' names for Zoom sign-in information and more details. Click here or the button above to access our YouTube channel for recordings.
All lectures include a live audience Q&A both in person and on the Zoom platform.
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.
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Jan. 12th, 2023 |
Online presentation |
Selling Your Soul for Fun and Profit: Faustian Bargains |
| Jan. 19th, 2023 |
Zohra Batul and Reeta Tremblay Online presentation |
Sacred Sites as Public Sphere in Kashmir’s Contentious Politics |
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Jan. 26th, 2023 |
Three Bodies of God | |
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Feb. 2nd, 2023 -postponed |
Cindy Holmes *lecture moved to April 13th, 2023 |
Around the Table: Dinner Dialogues, Spirituality and Social Justice |
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Feb. 9th, 2023 |
Conscience and Democracy |
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Feb. 16th, 2023 |
Tracing Talisman: Power Politics and Religion in Modern Japan |
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March 2nd, 2023 |
'Outward and Visible Signs': Sacramentalism and Modern Art, 1920-1931 |
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| March 16th, 2023 | Cambodia: The Impact of Religious Norms on Workplace Safety | |
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*March 21st, 2023 Tuesday 5:00-6:30pm HHB105 |
*Please note the change in schedule and location. |
Distinguished Lecture in Islam An Ethics of Love and Justice: Islamic Feminist Reflections |
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March 30th, 2023 |
Online Presentation |
Visions of Impermanence: Cremation Structures and the Path to Heaven in Northern Thailand |
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April 6th, 2023
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Pentimenti: Ceramic Funeral Vessels as Biographies of Spiritual Homecomings |
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April 13th, 2023 SUB Upper Lounge |
Cindy Holmes |
Around the Table: Dinner Dialogues, Spirituality and Social Justice |
The CSRS Weekly Lecture Series - September-December 2022
These CSRS lectures feature our fellows and special guests. They are held from 5:00-6:00 pm Pacific Time on Thursdays throughout the academic year, with the exception of some special lectures (see dates below with an asterisk* for exceptions).
Locations of in person lectures (unless otherwise noted in the table).
September-December 2022: David Turpin Building A110 (unless specified otherwise)
Along with in-person lectures, we will also run parallel online access to these lectures. This online access will be live on Zoom and recordings on the CSRS YouTube channel. Click speakers' names for Zoom sign-in information and more details. Click here or the button above to access our YouTube channel for recordings.
All lectures include a live audience Q&A both in person and on the Zoom platform.
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. 15th, 2022 | Daromir Rudnyckyj | Protestant Ghosts of Neoliberalism |
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*Sept. 22th, 2022 11:00 am-12:00pm |
Online presentation |
Orthodoxy in Kiev and Moscow: History of an Ecclesial Union or Subjugation? |
| Sept. 29th, 2022 |
Sadaf Ahmed, Amélie Barras, Katherine Bullock, Aaron Hughes, and Sahver Kuzucuoglu Online Presentation |
Producing Islam(s) |
| Oct. 6th, 2022 | Carolyn Whitney-Brown | "The experience of an enfleshed spirituality": Henri Nouwen and the Flying Trapeze |
| Oct. 13th, 2022 | Catherine Reardon | Physicians vs. Fundamentalists: The Lull in English Witchcraft Convictions |
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Oct. 20th, 2022 |
Online Presentation |
Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith: How Changes in Climate Drive Religious Upheaval (Part 1) |
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*Oct. 25th, 2022 Tuesday |
Online Presentation |
Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith: How Changes in Climate Drive Religious Upheaval (Part 2) |
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Nov. 3rd, 2022 |
Aqsa Ijaz | Fiction and the Formation of Love: Reading Nizāmī Ganjavī in Islamicate India |
| Nov. 17th, 2022 | Lucie Kotesovska | No Transcendence but in Things: Spirituality in Seamus Heaney's Poetry |
| Nov. 24th, 2022 | Zhongping Chen | Religion, Racism, and Rivalry in North American Chinatowns, 1896-1916 |
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Dec. 1st, 2022 |
Justine Semmens | Dangerous Liaisons: Sex Crimes and the Courts in France, 1500-1700 |
John Albert Hall Lectures
(click the title for more detail)
Land, Law, Religion and Reconciliation: A Colloquium (May 4-6, 2023)
JAH event in March 2022
Click here to watch a recording of this lecture.
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 Islands and Inlets John Albert Hall Trust.
Watch here our past JAH lectures on the CSRS YouTube channel.
The CSRS Weekly Lecture Series - May-June 2022
These CSRS lectures feature our fellows and special guests. They are held from 12:00-1:00 pm Pacific Time on Thursdays and provided both in-person and online (unless specifically stated). Please click speakers' names to access more information including the Zoom link for online viewing.
Locations of in-person lectures (unless otherwise noted in the table).
All lectures include a live audience Q&A.
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.
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May 5th, 2022 12:00-1:30pm DTB A102 |
Paul Bramadat, Patricia O'Connell Killen, and Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme |
Religion at the Edge: Nature, Spirituality, and Secularity in the Pacific Northwest |
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May 12th, 2022 Online presentation |
Emerging End of Life Rituals in Western Healthcare | |
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May 19th, 2022 DTB A102 |
Katherine Young |
Paradoxes of Youth and Old Age in the Arts of India |
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May 26th, 2022 DTB A102 |
Hell to Pay: Merchants and the Visualization of Morality in 14th C Italy | |
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June 2nd, 2022 DTB A102 |
Being Sikh in a Digital World | |
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June 28th, 2022 9:30-11:00am Online Presentation |
The Flexible Text: Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, Past and Present |
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.
- 13th Annual MEICON-BC Student Conference on the Middle East and the Islamic World
Distinguished Lecture in Islam
The CSRS presents lectures 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.
Conferences, Seminars, & Symposiums
In collaboration with community and university partners the CSRS hosts special events such as conferences, seminars, and symposiums. Check back for information about upcoming events as they are schedulled.
Recent Events
Past Events
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.
Centre-Cine Film Series
Upcoming Centre-Cine session:
Past Centre-Cine session:
Night and Fog (Director: Alain Resnais) Watch it here on Vimeo.
Just Mercy (Director: Destin Daniel Cretton) Watch a trailer here.
From September through April, the CSRS presents feature or documentary films 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.
Centre-Cine participants from centre fellows will be sent the name of selected films. It is up to participants to locate and watch the films themselves. All participants are then invited to meet for a group discussion on the films with CSRS Artist-in-Residence, Terry Marner, acting as a 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.