Religion Beyond Memes: Enhancing Public Discourse about Faith and Practice

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., October 18, 2019
Location: 1400 16th St NW, Washington, DC  

 

Third in the Contending Modernities series on Changing the Conversation about Religion.

 

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In a world where communications are based on 280-character word counts, influencer posts, and memes, how can reporters and educators effectively explain the complexities of religion? How can understanding of faith be expanded beyond generalizations and stereotypes?

Can academics, practitioners, and journalists collectively change the conversation about religion?

Join us for a free conference that brings together leading experts in media and higher education to discuss these and other important questions.

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This event is presented by the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs’ and its Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion. 

Originally published at: ansari.nd.edu.

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Speakers

Tariq Ansari

Next Mediaworks Ltd.

Scott Appleby

University of Notre Dame

Daniel Burke

CNN

Heidi Campbell

Texas A&M University

Robert Costa

The Washington Post

Nichole M. Flores

University of Virginia

Emma Green

The Atlantic

Todd Green

Luther College

Mehdi Hasan

The Intercept

Mahan Mirza

University of Notre Dame

Jolyon Mitchell

The University of Edinburgh

Ebrahim Moosa

University of Notre Dame

Michael J. Murray

Arthur Vining Davis Foundations

Atalia Omer

University of Notre Dame

Stephen Prothero

Boston University

Zeenat Rahman

The Aspen Institute

Nermeen Shaikh

Democracy Now!