Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion (RSSSR) is an interdisciplinary, international peer-viewed annual series, which publishes new and innovative research within the social scientific study of religion or belief. Contributions span a range of theoretical orientations, geographic contexts and research methods, though most articles are reports of original quantitative or qualitative research related mainly to the sociology and/or psychology of religion.

RSSR usually includes one or more guest-edited special sections that allows networks of researchers to report studies in areas that are or current interest or which are innovative and expanding the discipline into new areas.  For 2021, RSSR will include the following special sections

Special section 1: Cultural Blindness in Psychology. Guest Editor Dr. Louise Sundararajan, has collected several papers documenting cultural blindness in psychology beginning with her own paper, “Cultural blindness in psychology: Implications for studies of religion.”

Special section 2: Religion or Belief in Higher Education. In this section, we will explore religious and non-religious identities on university campuses anywhere in the world. Chapter may interrogate how these identities are ‘lived’ on campus and how these are dealt with in university policy, practice, management and curricula.  This section will explore the diversity of ways in which religious and non-religious identities are experienced, encountered and catered for on higher education campuses. We invite proposals for papers that explore any dimension of religion or non-religion on campuses in any geographical context, focussing on a particular tradition, group or movement or on the interactions between different parties, or on broader cultural or political changes impacting upon how religion is expressed within campus contexts. We hope that the special section will attract a range of epistemological positions and disciplinary standpoints.

Submitting Proposals

We invite proposals for the next edition of the RSSSR – RSSSR 32. This will be published by autumn 2021. We welcome proposals from academics at all levels of their career, including early career researchers and final year PhD students.

For Book Chapters

Please submit a title and abstract of no more than 300 words together with names and short biographies (150 words), institutional affiliation/s (if relevant), and contact details.

•                     Deadline for abstracts: 5pm on Friday 30th October 2020

•                     Notification of acceptance of paper: 5pm on Friday 13th November 2020

•                     If accepted full papers will be due by 5pm Friday 12th March 2021

Proposals for both the main and special sections should be send to the editors, Ralph Hood (ralph-hood@utc.edu) and Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor (ac0967@coventry.ac.uk).

For Special Section Proposals

We welcome enquiries for guest edited special sections for RSSSR 32 and also for future editions. Special section proposals can emerge from conference proceedings or from other forms of academic collaboration around a specific subject area. To suggest a special proposal please contact the editors Ralph Hood (ralph-hood@utc.edu) and Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor (ac0967@coventry.ac.uk) in the first instance, with the following information:

•                     Theme / Title of the special section

•                     Short rationale of the special section (no more than 500 words)

•                     Guest editor/s name and short bio (150 words) for each editor

•                     List of potential contributors

•                     If accepted timelines for special sections will be discussed with editors

For more information and submission guidelines please check the author guidelines (https://brill.com/fileasset/downloads_products/RSSR_Author%20Guidelines.pdf) or contact the editors.

We look forward to receiving your work.

Professor Ralph Hood and Dr Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor

Dr Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor

Assistant Professor | Research Group Lead | Faith and Peaceful Relations

Series Editor | Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion

Chair (2020-2023) | Muslims in Britain Research Network

Principal Investigator | AHRC GCRF Minorities on Campus in India (2020-2022)

Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University

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ac0967@coventry.ac.uk | +44 (0)2477 651183 | @Sariya_CC

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Call for Papers

25^th Western Jewish Studies Association Conference

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

March 14-15, 2021 

Note: The Executive Board of the WJSA hopes this can be an in-person conference, but given the uncertainties caused by the coronavirus, we will adjust to whatever conditions prevail in December when proposal submitters are notified about whether their papers have been accepted. If the pandemic is still raging then, we will either transform the conference into a hybrid forum with options to present in-person or remotely or into a virtual conference done remotely.

Call for paper and panel proposals on all areas of Jewish Studies regardless of discipline, geographical focus, or time period.  The WJSA always devotes some panels to Jews in the American West, pedagogical aspects in Jewish Studies, and contemporary Jewish issues.  Panels devoted to major Jewish anniversaries and birthdays in 2021 are also encouraged.

Paper proposals should be no longer than one double-spaced typed page and should be submitted with a short CV that contains contact information. Organizers of panels should submit a cover sheet with the title of the panel and the titles of each of the papers and contact information for presenters with their paper proposals and brief CVs. All interested scholars of Jewish Studies, including graduate students, are invited to submit proposals for papers and panels. A limited number of modest travel stipends are available for graduate students and overseas scholars presenting at the conference.  Individuals wishing to chair a session should submit their CV.

Note: If you submitted a proposal for the 2020 conference that was accepted, notify us of your willingness to present it at the 2021 conference.

The WJSA confers the Baron Award for the best graduate student paper presented at the conference.  The student will receive $200.

Deadline for submission of proposals is November 15, 2020.

Proposals and inquiries should be emailed to Lawrence Baron at lbaron@sdsu.edu

Call for papers for the 27^th  International Conference on Jewish Studies

Dear Colleagues,

we are pleased to inform you that the call for papers for the 27^th  International Conference on Jewish Studies has been announced. The Conference will be held in Moscow on 31 January – 2 February 2021.

The 27^th  International conference program will include sections on traditional areas of Jewish studies (Biblical and Talmudic Studies, Jewish Thought, Jewish History, Judeo-Christian Relations, the Holocaust, Israeli Studies, Languages and Literature, Art, Ethnology, Demography, Jewish Genealogy, Museums and Archives, etc.). We also welcome topics that require interdisciplinary approach.

Graduate students and young researchers are invited to take part in the youth panels of the conference, moderated by the leading experts in their fields of study.

Presentation of last year publications on Jewish studies will also take place. If you wish to submit new published works, please contact us so we will include it in the program.

To apply for the conference please fill in this online form. 

The deadline for the submissions is October, 1, 2020. 

We will inform you about the results and send all the organizational details on November, 1, 2020.

The time limit for one presenter is 20 minutes (including questions). The Conference will be held in Russian and English.

The participants will be provided with accommodation and meals during the Conference.

The full program of the conference will be published on our website after December 20, 2020.

We will be glad to see you at the conference!