Hot off the press. (Or, passed along from JI’s friend Jacob B.) This looks fantastic.
What is Mormon Studies?
Transdisciplinary Inquiries into an Emerging Field
Claremont Mormon Studies Student Association
Spring 2010 Conference
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Friday, April 23
Plenary Lecture
Jan Shipps, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
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Saturday, April 24
9:00 am Morning Session
Critical Approaches to Mormon Studies
Loyd Ericson
“Where is the Mormon in Mormon Studies? Subject, Method, Object”
Cheryl L. Bruno
“Mormon History from the Kitchen Window: White is the Field in Essentialist Feminism”
Blair Van Dyke
“How Wide the Divide? The Absence of Conversation between Mormon Studies and Mormon Mainstream”
Christopher C. Smith
“What Hath Oxford to do with Salt Lake?”
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1:00 PM Afternoon Session
Challenges Facing Mormon Studies
Adam S. Miller
“A Manifesto for Mormon Theology”
Jacob Rennaker
“Through a Glass, Darkly? Biblical Studies, Mormon Studies, Parallels, and Problems”
Greg Kofford
“Publishing Mormon Studies: Inside Looking Out”
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4:00 PM Evening Session
Scholarly Panel
Brian Birch, Utah Valley University
J. Spencer Fluhman, Brigham Young University
Armand L. Mauss, Claremont Graduate University
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6:30 PM Concluding Remarks
Richard Bushman, Claremont Graduate University
This looks great–I get to go trolling for papers, and I’m really excited!
Comment by Kristine — April 6, 2010 @ 4:34 pm
Looks good, wish I could go!
Comment by Jared T — April 6, 2010 @ 5:54 pm
Where is this going to be held?
Comment by Nate — April 6, 2010 @ 6:33 pm
@Nate
At Claremont Graduate University, Albrecht Auditorium in Stauffer Hall, 9th and Dartmouth.
Comment by Dave — April 6, 2010 @ 6:57 pm
Very Cool. I need a better travel budget.
Comment by Chris Henrichsen — April 6, 2010 @ 7:23 pm
Also, the Friday evening lecture by Jan Shipps is at 7:00 p.m.
Comment by Dave — April 6, 2010 @ 8:49 pm
Thanks for those additions, Dave. I tried to just upload their program, but my computer was acting up, so I just attempted copying all the information. Obviously I left some things out…
Comment by Ben — April 7, 2010 @ 3:05 am
It is a real shame that we do not have all these events over here in the UK. We have EMSA but even that is travelling across countries.
I think this sounds like an excellent programme.
Comment by Aaron R. — April 7, 2010 @ 5:21 am
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