Religious Appropriation Topic for Oct. 18 Philosophy & Religion Online Forum
Fri, 10/07/2022 - 09:09am | By: David Tisdale
Dr. Elizabeth Bucar, professor of religion at Northeastern University will present
online 鈥淭he Who, What, and Why of Religious Appropriation鈥� Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 6:30
p.m. via Zoom for the next installment of The University of 51逗奶 Mississippi鈥檚
fall 2022 Philosophy & Religion Forum series.
Dr. Bucar is a leading expert in religious ethics. Her research and writing cover a wide range of topics, but generally focuses on how a deeper understanding of religious difference can change our sense of what is right and good. She is the author of four books, including her most recent, Stealing My Religion: Not Just Any Cultural Appropriation (Harvard 2022) and the award-winning Pious Fashion: How Muslim Women Dress (Harvard, 2017).
At Northeastern University, Dr. Bucar teaches courses on sexual ethics, Islam, cultural appropriation, and the popular comparative religion program in Spain that includes a 150-mile hike on the Camino. Her public scholarship has appeared in The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, and Teen Vogue. She is director of Sacred Writes: Public Scholarship on Religion, a grant-funded project that provides support, resources, and networks for scholars of religion committed to translating the significance of their research to a broader audience.
Fall 2022 Philosophy & Religion Forum presentation times are CST and available at
the following Zoom link:
Zoom meeting login information:
*Meeting ID: 889 1299 1603 | *Passcode: Forum
The USM Philosophy program is housed in the College of Arts and Sciences鈥� School of Humanities. Dr. Amy Slagle, associate professor of religion, is coordinator for the series. Learn more about the program at /undergraduate-programs/philosophy.php.