Roundtable Discussion about "Digital Religion" on Thursday, March 3rd
Curious about the new iPhone confession app, virtual puja, or Wikileaks'publication of esoteric religious documents? What is the impact of new technologies on religion today? How is religion mediated in a digital age?
The Department of Religious Studies invites all Religious Studies graduate students and majors to join us for a roundtable discussion on "Digital Religion" with visiting scholars Christopher Helland (University of Toronto), Heidi Campbell (Texas A&M University), and Piotr Bobkowski (Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina). The discussion will be co-hosted by Dr. Deborah Whitehead and Dr. Holly Gayley. See below for a list of suggested readings to prepare for the discussion.
Thursday, March 3, 3-5 pm in Humanities 230.
Light refreshments served.
Links to suggested readings:
"Soul Searching on Facebook"
Chris Helland, "Diaspora on the Electronic Frontier: Developing Virtual Connections with Sacred Homelands."  Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 12.3 (April 2007).
Heidi Campbell, "Who's Got the Power? Religious Authority and the Internet."  Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 12.3 (April 2007).
Piotr Bobkowski, "Self-Disclosure of Religious Identity on Facebook."  Gnovis 9.1 (Fall 2008).