Fundamentalism: Race, Truth and Democracy in a Global World
Overview
The Kirwan Institute of the Study of Race and Ethnicity is pleased to present a two-day panel discussion on fundamentalism. The Fundamentalism Conference will explore different aspects of fundamentalism i.e., religious, political, and market. Where appropriate, each panel will explore areas of religious fundamentalism from a Christian, Islamic and Judaic perspective. Panelists from across the country and at The Ohio State University will join in this discussion including David Domke, Hugh Urban, Andrea Smith, and Mark Levine. It is our hope that the general public will gain a deeper understanding of the meanings and interpretations of fundamentalism and to stimulate an open-dialogue on the historical and socio-political relevance of fundamentalism in a democratic and pluralistic society that is both racially and religiously diverse. This event is free and open to the public.
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Event Schedule
March 2-3, 2006
9:00am-3:45pm
Saxbe Auditorium, Drinko Hall
Moritz College of Law
Please find preliminary program and agenda below.
9:15am-9:30am Introduction of Panelists
9:30am-11:00am
Samuel Heilman, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Queens College, City University of New York
Mark Levine, Assistant Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, Culture and Islamic Studies, UC Irvine
Andrea Smith, Assistant Professor of American Culture and Women’s Studies, University of Michigan
Duarte Geraldino, Moderator, NBC 4 News Correspondent
11:00am-11:15am Introduction of Panelists
11:15am-12:45pm Panel II: Political Fundamentalism
David Domke, Associate Professor of Department of Communication, University of Washington
Hugh Urban, Associate Professor of Comparative Studies, The Ohio State University
Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Moderator, Assistant Professor, Department of History, The Ohio State University
12:45pm-1:45pm Lunch
2:00pm-2:15pm Introduction of Panelists
2:15pm-3:45pm Panel III: Religious Fundamentalism and the Market
Daniel Chen, NICHD Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Chicago
Philip Mazzocco, Moderator, Postdoctoral Researcher, The Kirwan Institute for the Stufy of Race and Ethnicity, The Ohio State University
9:15am-9:30am Introduction of Panelists
9:30am-11:00am Panel IV: Gender and Fundamentalism
Elizabeth Hakken, Associate Pastor of Campus Ministry, Worthington Presbyterian Church
Inayah Rohmaniyah, Tenured Lecturer of Theology and Philosophy, The State Institute of Islamic Studies
Georgina Dodge, Moderator, Assistant Vice Provost, Office of Minority Affairs, The Ohio State University
11:00am-11:15am Introduction of Panelists
11:15am-12:45pm Panel V: Religious Pluralism
Sulayman Nyang, Professor of African Studies, Howard University
Mark Pelavin, Associate Director of the Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism
Paul Numrich, Teagle Professor of World Religions and Inter-Religious Dialogue for the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus Inc.
Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Assistant Professor of African American Studies and The Democracy Collaborative at the University of Maryland, College Park. (*talk rescheduled - speaks on Fundamentalism and the Market)
Tarunjit Butalia, Moderator, Research Scientist: Coal Combustion Products Coordinator
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Geodetic Science, The Ohio State University
12:45pm-2:00pm Lunch
2:00pm-2:15pm Introduction of Panelists
2:15pm-4:00pm Panel VI: Social Justice
Rabbi Brickner, Rabbi, Temple Israel, Columbus
Sulayman Nyang, Professor of African Studies, Howard University
Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou, National Coordinator of the Clergy and Laity Concerned About Iraq, Professor of Preaching at the Seminary Consortium of Urban Pastoral Education in the Graduate Theological Urban Studies Program
Larry Rice, CSP, Director of the St. Thomas More Newman Center at The Ohio State University
Wendy Smooth, Moderator, Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies, The Ohio State University
4:00pm Closing
Alam Payind, Director of the Middle East Studies Center, The Ohio State University
