Theme: Religion and Intersectionality
The 2024 annual meeting welcomes discussion and exploration of all research relevant to the sociological study of religion today and especially solicits theoretically and methodologically rigorous scholarship pursuing themes of religion and intersectionality.
It will take place in Montréal, Quebec on August 9-11, 2024.
We are happy to announce, that the National Teams from Recov-19 will present some of their results on the Symposium “Religion and the COVID-19 Pandemic?“!
They will talk about…
How did religion and public institutions interact during the COVID-19 pandemic?
What critical and dynamic perspectives on religion and digital media emerged during and after the pandemic?
What do comparative perspectives reveal about how religions in various national contexts navigated the pandemic?
What analysis can be offered regarding the way in which inequalities were experienced in managing religious identities during the pandemic, particularly from an intersectional perspective?
Session A-2: 8:30-10:00
Presenter 1: Gladys Ganiel , Queen’s University Belfast & Solange Lefebvre, University of Montreal & Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, University of Bremen ( radde@uni-bremen.de)
RECOV-19: Benefits and challenges of a country comparative research project
Presenter 2: Caoimhe Ní Dhónaill, Queen’s University Belfast
A Tale of Two Lockdowns: Experiences of the Pandemic in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Presenter 3: Amrei Sander, University of Bremen
Religion and State in Times of Crisis. Religious Organizations and their Claim for Significance in Germany during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Session B-2: 10:15-11:45
Presenter 1: Mathieu Colin, University of Montreal
Rebuilding faith to defeat fear? Religions and the Covid-19 pandemic in Canada
Presenter 2: Victor Khroul, University of Bremen ZOOM OR RECORDED PRESENTATION
Religious factor during the Covid-19 pandemic in Russia and Belarus
Presenter 3: Gladys Ganiel, Queen’s University Belfast
Public Health as a Common Good: Religious Discourses about Covid-19 Vaccination in Canada, Germany, Ireland/Northern Ireland, and Poland
Session C-2: 1:15-2:45
Presenter 1: Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, University of Bremen
Religion and COVID-19. Between religious explanation of the crisis and religious speechlessness
Presenter 2: Marta Kołodziejska, University of Warsaw
“The Relationship with God also becomes virtual” – attitudes towards digital media use among Christian leaders in Poland, Ireland, Germany, and Canada in times of the pandemic.
Presenter 3: Solange Lefebvre, University of Montreal
RECOV-19. Relations with scientific, political and religious authorities in the pandemic context
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We are very much looking forward to the Meeting!