Distinguished Lecture by A/Prof Angie Heo | Border Wars and the Making of Religious Difference
You are invited to a distinguished lecture “Border Wars and the Making of Religious Difference” by A/Prof Angie Heo (University of Chicago). A/P Heo will graciously serve as the distinguished speaker for the inaugural lecture organized by the GL Louis Religious Pluralism Research Cluster at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Date and Time: Friday, 24 January 2024 | 7:15pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Shaw Foundation Alumni House, Auditorium @ Level 2 | 11 Kent Ridge Drive, Singapore 119244
Registration: Eventbrite
Refreshments will be provided.
Programme
| 7:15 PM | Registration |
| 7:30 PM | Welcome Remarks by Associate Professor Feng Qiushi, FASS Acting Vice Dean of Research (NUS Department of Sociology and Anthropology) |
| 7:35 PM | Opening Remarks by Associate Professor Jack Meng-Tat Chia, Convenor of GL Louis Religious Pluralism Research Cluster (NUS Department of History) |
| 7:40 PM | Lecture by Distinguished Speaker, Associate Professor Angie Heo (University of Chicago) |
| 8:30 PM | Q & A and Discussion |
| 9:00 PM | Refreshments |
| 9:30 PM | End of Event |
Abstract
In recent years, the world has witnessed a resurgent concern with borders, from anti-migrant campaigns for “Fortress Europe” to territorial disputes in the South China Sea. While many have considered the nationalist, racist, and imperial dimensions of border politics, less attention has been given to the religious institutions and contents that activate ideological attachments to borders on the ground. Drawing on research on Egypt/Israel and the divided Koreas, this lecture springs from the premise that religious practices and discourses play a central role in creating, maintaining, and transforming the politics of invasion, asylum, and security. With a special focus on sites of religious difference, it returns once again to the enduring question: How might we assess the promise and perils of religious pluralism in times of violence and war?
Speaker Bio
Angie Heo is Associate Professor in the Divinity School at the University of Chicago. After receiving her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley, she taught at Barnard College and held fellowships at Emory University and the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity. Her first book is The Political Lives of Saints: Christian-Muslim Mediation in Egypt (University of California Press 2018). Her current research turns to the history and politics of Protestant Christianity in Korea.
About the Organiser
The GL Louis Religious Pluralism Research Cluster, funded by an endowment established via a generous gift to honor Mr. Gnanapragasam Louis’ memory, aims to foster the academic study of religious pluralism and diverse religious traditions in Asia and beyond.