British Sociological Association

Sociology of Religion Study Group


2007 Annual Conference

co-organised with the

UK Research Network for Theology, Religion and Popular Culture

Religion, Media and Culture:

Exploring Religion and the Sacred in a Media Age

St Catherine's College, Oxford, UK

2-4 April 2007

 

Programme (15 March 2007)
click on links at the bottom of page for Monday and Tuesday

 
Wednesday 4 April
 08:00
Breakfast
Dining Room,
St Catherine's College
09.15 Secularization and sacralization: an interdisciplinary approach #2

Lecture theatre,
Manor Road building

Danielle Koning: 'Mission reversed: migrant churches in evangelism'

Hanneke Minkjan: ' "The Oracle has spoken…" - Studying divination rituals in Dutch neo-paganism'

Peter Versteeg (in collaboration with Martin van der Meulen): 'Studying prayer: methodological issues'

Anton von Harskamp: 'Secularization and sacralization: some critical reflections'

Respondent: Martin Stringer

Religion in the media

Seminar Room A,
Manor Road building

Jolyon Mitchell: 'Media martyrdoms: reverberations, elaborations and amplifications'

Nicholas Buxton: 'A tale of two monasteries: reflection of religion and society in reality TV'

Martin van der Meulen: 'Immigrant churches and the public use of language in Dutch media'

Religion and the secular in media and film

Seminar Room C,
Manor Road building

Chi-Keung Yam: 'A secular Gospel for a people marginalised in their own home: Stephen Chow's recent films as cinematic parables for the Hong Kong audience'

Chris Deacy: 'Using theology and film to challenge the sacred/secular divide'

Nuri Tinaz: 'The Turkish media treatment of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey'

10.45 Tea and coffee JCR annexe,
St Catherine's College
11:15 Religion and the internet #2

Lecture theatre,
Manor Road building

Katharine Moody: 'Researching theo(b)logy: emerging Christian communities and the online construction of identity, theology and society'

Tim Hutchins: 'Creating Church on-line'

Karen Parna: 'Believe in the Net: the sacred in utopian tales of the internet'

Theology in and through popular culture

Seminar Room A,
Manor Road building

Michael Delashmutt: 'Religion-less in Seattle: exploring the practical implications of techno-theology amongst information workers

Amy Richards: 'Witness: a shared concept within Christian theology and broadcast journalism'

David Holgate: 'You've got to give yourself to it: reflections on the spiritual significance of learning to dance in contemporary popular culture'

Religion and popular music

Seminar Room C,
Manor Road building

Stephen Hughes: 'Play it again, Saraswathi: gramophone, religion and devotional music in colonial South India'

Rupert Till: 'The influences of religion on British club culture and electronic dance music'

13.00 Lunch, and end of conference Dining Room,
St Catherine's College

       
  Monday 2 April    
  Tuesday 3 April