Berkley Center

During the 2007-2008 academic year the Berkley Center and the Anthropology Department hosed a series of seminars on the topic of religion, identity, and race, featuring well-known anthropologists of religion and politics drawn from major universities of the United States and Europe. They were invited to explore the complex and changing nexus of religion and identity, drawing on diverse fieldwork from around the world. Sensitive issues of race and its politicization, multiculturalism, global and local media influence, colonial legacies, missionary activities, and cultural clashes were highlighted, enabling the broader Georgetown community to consider the anthropology of religion in new ways.