This conference is made possible by a grant from the Ray Smith Symposium and by the generous support of Cathryn R.
Newton, Dean of The College of Arts and Sciences.
All sessions will be held in the Syracuse University Sheraton
Conference Center, Regency Ballroom
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THURSDAY, APRIL 26
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| 7:30 pm |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Dr. Cathryn R. Newton Dean,
The College of Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University |
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Chairs: John D. Caputo and Linda Martín Alcoff, Syracuse University |
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Speaker: Hélène Cixous, University of Paris-VIII |
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“Promised Belief ” |
| 9:15 |
RECEPTION |
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Sheraton Conference Center, Upper Lobby |
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27
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| 9:00 am |
Chair: James W. Watts, Syracuse University |
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Speaker: Sarah Coakley, Harvard Divinity School |
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“In Defense of Sacrifice: Gender, Selfhood and the Binding of Isaac” |
| 10:30 |
COFFEE |
| 10:45 |
Chair: Gail Hamner, Syracuse University |
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Speaker: Judith Butler University of California at Berkeley by interactive video conference. |
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“Sexual Politics, Torture, and the Limits of Secular Discourse” |
| 12:15 pm |
LUNCH |
| 2:00 |
Chair: Ernesto V. Garcia, Syracuse University |
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Speaker: Mark Jordan, Emory University |
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“The Return of Religion during the Reign of Sexuality” |
| 3:30 |
COFFEE |
| 4:00 |
Chair: David L. Miller, Syracuse University |
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Speaker: Catherine Keller, Drew University |
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“Returning God: the Gift of Feminist Theology” |
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28
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| 9:00 am |
Chair: Marcia Robinson, Syracuse University |
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Speaker: Kelly
Brown Douglas for bell hooks |
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"It's All About the Blues: Black Female Sexuality and Womanist God-Talk." |
| 10:30 |
COFFEE |
| 10:45 |
Chairs: John D. Caputo and Linda Martín Alcoff |
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Roundtable |
| 12:45 pm |
LUNCH |
| 2:30 |
Chair: Tazim Kassam, Syracuse University |
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Speaker: Saba Mahmood, University of California at Berkeley |
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“Feminist Politics, Secularism, and Religious Difference” |
| 4:00 |
COFFEE |
| 4:15-5:45 |
Chair: John D. Caputo, Syracuse University |
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Speaker: Gianni Vattimo, University of Turin |
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“Nihilism, Sexuality and Christian Postmodernity” |
