Monday, October 31, 2022

Conference on Digital Religion at Monte Verità

Just returned (about a week ago) from a splendid conference in Monte Verità, Switzerland. The event was hosted by the University of Zurich's University Research Priority Program (URPP) on "Digital Religion(s)". A most impressive initiative (see their blog here) which houses 12 leading research projects  with their respected PI team leaders and advanced students, all of which are headed by Professor Thomas Schlag. The event lasted 5 days and brought together scholars from multiple disciplines such as sociology, communications, religious studies and theology to explore different aspects of this emergent field. To learn more on the conference check out the Twitter hashtag: #Monte2022 




New Publication: Smartphone Religious Networking: Negotiating Contested Identities within a Pious Community over WhatsApp

Just published a new paper with my former student, Nakhi Mishol-Shauli, on the ways Haredi publics negotiate their identities through the use of public WhatsApp groups. The paper can be read here for free (no paywall)