Betül Başaran, associate professor of religious studies, received a fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. for the academic year 2018-19, in support of her sabbatical project, “Cross-Cultural Intimacy and Marriage between Europeans and Ottoman Women in the Early Modern Era.” The fellowship provides support for up to a three-month residence at the Folger. Fellowships are Find out more »
St. Mary’s College student Gaebl ’19 Wins “Best Undergraduate Paper”
St. Mary’s College student Gina Gaebl ’19, majoring in philosophy, won the “Best Undergraduate Paper” at the 2018 Great Lakes Philosophy Conference, held April 6-8, at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Mich. The conference was open to undergraduates, graduate students, and professional philosophers. According to Gaebl, her paper challenged a claim central to Iris Marion Find out more »
Professor Basaran to Present at the Library of Congress
Betul Basaran, associate professor of religious studies, will present a lecture focusing on women in the sharia court records of Istanbul during the late 18th century at the Library of Congress on March 13. The discussion will allow for an examination of the nature of Ottoman sharia law and women’s roles and rights. She will Find out more »
Master musicians take jazz in a new direction at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Master avant garde drummer Paul F. Murphy and renowned bebop pianist Larry Willis will perform a totally improvised concert, “Performing Spirit, Jazz, and Democracy,” on Friday, Dec. 8, at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. The concert is free of charge and open to the public. It begins at 7:15 p.m. in the Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall. Find out more »
Von Kellenbach, Professor of Religious Studies, to Give Keynote Address
Katharina Von Kellenbach, professor of religious studies, is giving the keynote address during the symposium “(Un)comfortable Identities: Representations of Persecution” on Oct. 20-21 at the University Center, Humboldt State University in California. An expert in the area of Holocaust studies and Jewish-Christian relations, Von Kellenbach’s address, titled “Cleansing the Nation in Pure Conscience: Notion of Find out more »
Professor Katharina von Kellenbach Published
Katharina von Kellenbach, professor of religious studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, recently published a chapter in the book “Lived Religion and the Politics of (In)Tolerance” (Springer, 2017). The book explores ten case studies that address shortcomings in the relationship between religion and (in)tolerance and offers an understanding of micro-politics of (in)tolerance and the Find out more »
SMCM Introduces Keti Koti Dialogue Table with Breaking Bread – Breaking Chains Event
On Wednesday, Sept. 27, the Keti Koti Table Foundation on behalf of St. Mary’s College of Maryland introduced for the first time in the United States, a formal Keti Koti Dialogue Table with a Breaking Bread – Breaking Chains dinner dialogue at the public honors college. The Dutch tradition was established over the last ten Find out more »
Greece Study Tour
One June 2, St. Mary’s students departed America to go on a 26-day study tour of Greece. The itinerary for the trip included trips to the ancient cities of Athens, Corinth, Nemea, and various other famous classical and historical sites. While there, students participated in the sixth Nemead, which taught them about the four Pan-Hellenic Find out more »
Faculty Recognized for Outstanding Work at Awards Convocation
On April 22, 2016, five faculty were recognized for their outstanding work as part of the annual Awards Convocation. The awards and the recipients are as follows: The Homer L. Dodge Award for Outstanding Service was established in 1985 by the late Norton Dodge, who served on the board of trustees of St. Mary’s College Find out more »
Professor Katharina von Kellenbach Joins Network of Scholars
Katharina von Kellenbach, professor of religious studies, has successfully participated in a network grant proposal to fund a network of scholars over the next three years. This news follows a talk von Kellenbach was invited to give at the German Film Premiere of Regina: The Story of the World’s First Woman Rabbi Regina Jonas in Berlin in November, 2015.