Haunted (by) Speech: Translating Religions and Religious Translations

March 17-19, 2023

The Drew University Graduate Division of Religion is pleased to announce its 20th Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquium to be held March 17th to 19th. This year’s conversation will be centered around our conference theme:

Haunted (by) Speech: Translating Religions and Religious Translations

Schedule of Events:

Friday, 17 March

10:00 – 10:15 AM Welcome Address
10:15 – 11:30 AM Panel 1: “National and Imperial Translations”

• Moderator: HaYoung Kang
• Panelist: Thomas Mathew (Zoom)
• Panelist: Tzu yu Lin
• Panelist: Esther Inuwa
• Respondent: TBD

11:30 AM – 1:15 PM Lunch (Meal can be taken in the Drew Commons)
1:15 – 2:45 PM Panel 2: “Challenging Translations”

• Moderator: TBD
• Panelist: Evan Marsolek
• Panelist: Jeff Yaneff
• Panelist: Susan Chang Saridakis
• Panelist: Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Jung-Chul Lee
• Respondent: Dr. Eli Rosenblatt (Zoom)

2:45 – 3:00 PM Break (Coffee, tea, and water provided)

3:00 – 4:00 PM Keynote 1: Dr. Minjung Noh, introduced by  Yajenlemla

4:00 – 4:15 PM Closing Remarks; Free-for-all Dinner

Saturday, 18 March

10:00 – 10:15 AM Morning Welcome
10:15 – 11:30 AM Panel 3: “Translation and Everyday Trans-gression”

• Moderator: TBD
• Panelist: Rose Sharon
• Panelist: Rev. Dr. So Jung Kim
• Panelist: Kenia Vanessa Rodriguez
• Respondent: Hunter Edwards

11:30 AM – 1:15 PM Lunch (Meal can be taken in the Drew Commons)
1:15 – 2:30 PM Panel 4: “Translational Humility: Speech and the Other”

• Moderator: TBD
• Panelist: Eunchul Jung
• Panelist: Beth Quick (In-person)
• Panelist: Carolina Glauster
• Respondent: TBD

2:30 – 2:45 PM Break (Coffee, tea, and water provided)
2:45 – 4:00 PM Keynote 2: Dr. Yohana Junker and Dr. Elaine Peganos, introduced by Kenia Vanessa Rodriguez
Tentative Title: “The Poetics of Continuity: a conversation on Cuban and Brazilian Afro Religious Traditions translated through the visual arts” 

This keynote has been graciously sponsored by the Latinx Caucus of Drew Theological School. 

4:00 – 4:15 PM Closing Remarks

Reception Dinner (Meal provided by Biladi Grill)

Sunday, 19 March

10:00 – 10:15 AM Morning Welcome
10:15 – 11:30 AM Panel 5: “Translating the Poetic and the Sonic”

• Moderator: TBD
• Panelist: Diana Brown
• Panelist: Julian Armand Cook
• Panelist: Minenhle Nomalungelo Khumalo (In-person)
• Respondent: TBD 

11:30 AM – 1:15 PM Lunch (Meal can be taken in the Drew Commons)
1:15 – 2:45 PM Panel 6: “Materiality and Translation”

• Moderator: TBD
• Panelist: Emilie Casey
• Panelist: Erin J. Parks
• Panelist: Stephen Thomas Betts
• Respondent: Dr. Catherine Keller

2:45 – 3:00 PM Break (Coffee, tea, and water provided)

3:00 – 4:00 PM Keynote 3: Dr. Althea Spencer Miller, introduced by Dan Siedell
4:00 – 4:15 PM Conference Closure 

Free-for-all Dinner, if desired

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