The North American Association for the Study of Religion is pleased to announce the program for our 2019 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, November 22-24, 2019. Specific times and locations will be announced in the coming weeks.

 NAASR Annual Meeting Program

History of the Field
Main paper author: Russell T. McCutcheon
Respondents:
James Edmonds
Jamil Grimes
Andrew Durdin
Rebekka King

International Perspectives on the Field
Main paper author: Rosalind Hackett
Respondents:
LeRon Shults
Tenzan Eaghll
Vaia Touna
Yasmina Burezah

Teaching the Field
Main paper author: Leslie Dorrough Smith
Respondents:
Rita Lester           
Ian Alexander Cuthbertson
Leonie C. Geiger
Martha Smith Roberts

The Role and Influence of Private Funding on the Field
Main paper author: Gregory Alles
Respondents:
Joshua Patterson
Michael J. Altman
John W. McCormack
Natalie Avalos

NAASR Working Groups 2019
American Examples
             Organized by Michael J. Altman

Critical Considerations of “Race” in Religious Studies
             Organized by Emily Crews, Richard Newton, and K. Merinda Simmons

NAASR Graduate Student Workshops*
Session One: Job Workshop
Session Two: Academic Publishing for Graduate Students
Session Three: Navigating the Politics of Academia
Session Four: Alternative Careers for Religious Studies Scholars

*Scholars of all concentrations within the field of Religious Studies are welcome to join the workshop—whether a NAASR member or not. Space is limited, so application does not guarantee participation, although we intend to accommodate as many people as we can. To register, please email NAASR VP Rebekka King at rebekka.king@mtsu.edu by no later than October 18, 2019. In this request to register please include your current degree or professional career stage and identify which session or sessions you would like to attend.

#naasr2019 • Nov. 22-24 • San Diego, CA