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The official site for Implicit Religion, encompassing the Edward Bailey Research Centre, the Implicit Religion UK Conference, and the Implicit Religion US workshop and conference.
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Our final presentation is by Darlene McLeod, a PhD candidate at the University of Ottawa. She is speaking on alt-right and Christian nationalist protests, focusing on the Christian Nationalist exploitation of the Covid-19 pandemic through rhetoric's on victimhood and combat narratives.
A plain purple background. Across the image is the title of the talk: “ An Intersection of Crises: Christian Nationalist Exploitation of the COVID Pandemic.” Below that is the name of the speaker, Darlene McLeod. Along the bottom is a white banner with the theme of the conference: Extensive Effects.
May 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Jacques Parker, a masters student at UCSB is presenting on his work on deprogramming in relation to the category of cult and a fear of social change with a focus on how cases in which the deprogramming was motivated by homophobia, partially or in full and therefore included sexual assault and rape.
A plain purple background. Across the image is the title of the talk: “Psychologically Kidnapped!: Secular Deprogramming the Category of Cult, and Fear of Social Change.” Below that is the name of the speaker, Jacques Parker. Along the bottom is a white banner with the theme of the conference: Extensive Effects.
May 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Ashley Forgey now speaking on the growing recognition that religious beliefs & practises results in long lasting trauma offers new avenues for understanding the human experience. Mapping ex-evangelical Autistic people generating their own discourse about religious experience / trauma.
A plain purple background. Across the image is the title of the workshop: “Religious Trauma and Epistemic Injustice: The Self-Representation of Autistic Ex-Evangelica’s Negative Religious Experiences as Authoritative and Valuable.” Below that is the name of the speaker, Ashley Alderman Forgey. Along the bottom is a white banner with the theme of the conference: Extensive Effects.
May 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Julianna Roseland, an UG student at NCSU is presenting on her work amongst Daughter Houses as a means of following Implicit Religion's capacity to help researchers listen to whispers over shouts. her presentation is titled " Daughter Houses: An Oral History of a Dominican Convent."
A plain purple background. Across the image is the title of the talk: “Daughter Houses: An Oral History of a Dominican Convent.” Below that is the name of the speaker, Julianna Roseland. Along the bottom is a white banner with the theme of the conference: Extensive Effects.
May 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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The second day of the IR US conference opens with a workshop by @ichatterjea.bsky.social the executive director of @soraaad.bsky.social. Her workshop is entitled "Chaos v Developing & Sustaining a Qualitative Research & Writing Practice" focusing on the transition from student to writer / author.
A plain purple background. Across the image is the title of the talk: “SORAAAD at Implicit Religion: Chaos v Developing and Sustaining a Qualitative Research and Writing Practice.” Below that is the name of the speaker, Ipsita Chatterjea. Along the bottom is a white banner with the theme of the conference: Extensive Effects.
May 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Up next for #IRUS we have George Gonzales and @drfstewart.bsky.social delivering a workshop on how to network, focusing on personal approaches to networks, being effective without exhausting yourself, networking as an introvert, UK / US differences and how to recover from networking.
A plain purple background. Across the image is the title of the workshop: “Networking (how to make ‘friends’ and influence people).” Below that is the name of the speakers, George Gonzalez and Francis Stewart. Along the bottom is a white banner with the theme of the conference: Extensive Effects.
May 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Amanda Furiasse on "Beyond Prediction: Al, Religious Ethics, and the Urban Imagination." Exploring how AI & urban planning often reflect extensive effects where efficiency, control & prediction are valued more than creativity and ethics. #IRUS
A plain purple background. Across the image is the title of the talk: “Beyond Prediction: AI, Religious Ethics, and the Urban Imagination.” Below that is the name of the speaker, Amanda Furiasse. Along the bottom is a white banner with the theme of the conference: Extensive Effects.
May 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Our first panel for #IR47 is opened by Octavio Carrasco, who is presenting on "Money and Moral Injury: the Implicit Religion of Squid Game." He is exploring the implicit religion of money as an image and also the system of capitalism as a form of implicit religion using Squid Game as an example.
A plain purple background. Across the image is the title of the talk: “Money and Moral Injury: the Implicit Religion of Squid Game.” Below that is the name of the speaker, Octavio Carrasco. Along the bottom is a white banner with the theme of the conference: Extensive Effects.
May 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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The extensive effects framework is an elegant way to reveal the interconnected nature of human experiences & their far reaching impacts on social structures & systems of power. But, there's significant challenges in establishing clear causal links in a phenomena & their extensive effects. #IR47
A plain purple background. Along the top of the image is a grey banner with the words, "2025 Implicit Religion US Keynote" written on it. Underneath that banner is a colour photograph of the speaker, Dr Angela Sutton, with her name written underneath her image. Next to the image is the title of Dr Sutton's talk: "Beyond the Limits of an Extensive Effects Framework." Underneath the image and title is another grey banner with the conference theme written on it. The theme is "Extensive Effects". In the bottom right hand corner is further information about the keynote, May 29, 2025, Online US CST. In the left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Humans continuously seek new ways of finding meaning, understanding the world, & making commitments. These things in turn take on lives of their own and shape the world we live in, in our collective futures. Which is a really threatening prospect if we let them remain unconscious and unnamed. #IR47
A plain purple background. Along the top of the image is a grey banner with the words, "2025 Implicit Religion US Keynote" written on it. Underneath that banner is a colour photograph of the speaker, Dr Angela Sutton, with her name written underneath her image. Next to the image is the title of Dr Sutton's talk: "Beyond the Limits of an Extensive Effects Framework." Underneath the image and title is another grey banner with the conference theme written on it. The theme is "Extensive Effects". In the bottom right hand corner is further information about the keynote, May 29, 2025, Online US CST. In the left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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The Keynote by @drangelasutton.bsky.social begins by noting that once you start to see how books are constructed, you cannot unsee it. When deciding what you should do, collecting a wide sample of stories of what others did can help you understand and make a more productive start.
A plain purple background. Along the top of the image is a grey banner with the words, "2025 Implicit Religion US Keynote" written on it. Underneath that banner is a colour photograph of the speaker, Dr Angela Sutton, with her name written underneath her image. Next to the image is the title of Dr Sutton's talk: "Beyond the Limits of an Extensive Effects Framework." Underneath the image and title is another grey banner with the conference theme written on it. The theme is "Extensive Effects". In the bottom right hand corner is further information about the keynote, May 29, 2025, Online US CST. In the left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Our annual Implicit Religion US conference starts very soon. Keynote by @drangelasutton.bsky.social (pirates, causation, oh my), workshops will be delivered by @soraaad.bsky.social and by Dr George Gonzalez & @drfstewart.bsky.social. Presenters talks will be promoted but details will not be shared.
A purple block tile. In the middle is a white banner which reads "Extensive Effects", the theme of the conference. In the bottom right hand corner is details about the conference: 29 - 30 may 2025, Online, US-CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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IR US conference keynote is open to all. Delivered by Dr Angela Sutton, entitled "Beyond the limits of an Extensive Effects Framework" & on her new book "Pirates of the Slave Trade."
Keynote is free, online at 10:45 - 12 CST on 29th May.
Register to attend: www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...
A plain purple background. Along the top of the image is a grey banner with the words, "2025 Implicit Religion US Keynote" written on it. Underneath that banner is a colour photograph of the speaker, Dr Angela Sutton, with her name written underneath her image. Next to the image is the title of Dr Sutton's talk: "Beyond the Limits of an Extensive Effects Framework." Underneath the image and title is another grey banner with the conference theme written on it. The theme is "Extensive Effects". In the bottom right hand corner is further information about the keynote, May 29, 2025, Online US CST. In the left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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The final presentation for #IR47 is by @drfstewart.bsky.social, she is speaking on Tracing the Gáe Bulg of Northern Irish punk’s antagonism to ‘deviant’ bodies.” She is exploring the impact of religion on socially constructed norms related to bodies that are coded as having atypical subjectivity.
In the background is a Scottish loch surrounded by autumnal trees and a mountain. Superimposed over that is a banner with the theme of the conference: Negotiating Religion, Race and Sexuality. Below the banner is the name and photograph of the speaker, Francis Stewart and her title: “Tracing the Gáe Bulg of Northern Irish punk’s antagonism to ‘deviant’ bodies”. In the bottom right-hand corner is further information about the conference, 16 – 18 May, Online, BST (British Summer Time). In the bottom left-hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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For our final panel of #IR47 Tova Makhani-Belkin speaks on gender advocacy within the Baha'i community in Ireland. Key principles are equality in the eyes of God & should therefore ensure gender & spirituality equality, encouraging women to be full participants in all aspects of society.
In the background is a Scottish loch surrounded by autumnal trees and a mountain. Superimposed over that is a banner with the theme of the conference: Negotiating Religion, Race and Sexuality. Below the banner is the name of the speaker, Tova Makhani-Belkin and her title: “Implicit Religion and Gender Advocacy: the case of the Bahai community in Ireland”. In the bottom right-hand corner is further information about the conference, 16 – 18 May, Online, BST (British Summer Time). In the bottom left-hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Next up is @annemariefoster.bsky.social speaking on her PhD work on the story of Bathsheba through womanist and feminist frameworks that focus on how gender, power, and silence function within the biblical text and its theological interpretations. #IR47
In the background is a Scottish loch surrounded by autumnal trees and a mountain. Superimposed over that is a banner with the theme of the conference: Negotiating Religion, Race and Sexuality. Below the banner is the name of the speaker, Anne-Marie Foster and her title: “Silencing of Bathsheba: A feminist and Womanist critique of 2 Samuel 11 – 12 and its implications for addressing sexual abuse”. In the bottom right-hand corner is further information about the conference, 16 – 18 May, Online, BST (British Summer Time). In the bottom left-hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Out next panel features @msamrc.bsky.social speaking on field notes from sites of climate crisis. She is focused on climate martyrs, the death of environmental defenders / known activists. In 23 / 24 there were 196 people murdered whilst protesting or defending the land (GlobalWitness.org).
In the background is a Scottish loch surrounded by autumnal trees and a mountain. Superimposed over that is a banner with the theme of the conference: Negotiating Religion, Race and Sexuality. Below the banner is the name and photograph of the speaker, Anupama Ranawana and her title: “Broken for you: field notes from sites of climate change”. In the bottom right-hand corner is further information about the conference, 16 – 18 May, Online, BST (British Summer Time). In the bottom left-hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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The 47th Implicit Religion is delighted to have George Gonzalez open up our Sunday series of panels, presenting on his recent ethnographic project with Rev Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping. #IR47
The 47th Implicit Religion is delighted to have George Gonzalez open up our Sunday series of panels, presenting on his recent ethnographic project with Rev Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping.
May 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Alice Bakradza is now presenting on her PhD work on Armenian ethnic minority women in Georgia and their experiences of motherhood. She is exploring how motherhood becomes a site of both cultural resistance and transformation as they negotiate traditional religious expectations. #IR47
In the background is a Scottish loch surrounded by autumnal trees and a mountain. Superimposed over that is a banner with the theme of the conference: Negotiating Religion, Race and Sexuality. Below the banner is the name of the speaker, Alice Bakradze and her title: “Negotiating Identity and Belonging: Armenian Ethnic Minority Women in Georgia”. In the bottom right-hand corner is further information about the conference, 16 – 18 May, Online, BST (British Summer Time). In the bottom left-hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Our evening panel begins with Saifa Tazrin on clothing as resistance amongst urban middle class Bangladeshi Muslim women and the struggle for autonomy. She notes that the dressed body is a fundamental aspect of identity as dress choices serve as personal narratives & express social position. #IR47
In the background is a Scottish loch surrounded by autumnal trees and a mountain. Superimposed over that is a banner with the theme of the conference: Negotiating Religion, Race and Sexuality. Below the banner is the name of the speaker, Saifa Tazrin and her title: “Clothing as Resistance: Urban Middle-Class Bangladeshi Muslim Women and the Struggle for Autonomy”. In the bottom right-hand corner is further information about the conference, 16 – 18 May, Online, BST (British Summer Time). In the bottom left-hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Our next presentation is by Maria Cecilia Johnson & Melisa Ruth Sanchez from the National University of Cordoba. They are speaking on the research they have been undertaking on gender based violence in Latin America, and note that religion is not as implicit there as it is elsewhere.
In the background is a Scottish loch surrounded by autumnal trees and a mountain. Superimposed over that is a banner with the theme of the conference: Negotiating Religion, Race and Sexuality. Below the banner is the name of the speakers, Maria Cecilia Johnson and Melisa Ruth Sanchez and their title: “Making Religious Beliefs Visible in Social Interventions in Gender Based Problems”. In the bottom right-hand corner is further information about the conference, 16 – 18 May, Online, BST (British Summer Time). In the bottom left-hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Our next speaker is Natasha Gilani, who is speaking on her doctoral work focused on how marginalised communities, particularly queer women in Pakistan, navigate systems of erasure and oppression through innovative strategies of resistance and community building.
In the background is a Scottish loch surrounded by autumnal trees and a mountain. Superimposed over that is a banner with the theme of the conference: Negotiating Religion, Race and Sexuality. Below the banner is the name of the speaker, Natasha Gilani and her title: “Covert Resistance amongst Pakistan’s Queer Women”. In the bottom right-hand corner is further information about the conference, 16 – 18 May, Online, BST (British Summer Time). In the bottom left-hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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#IR47 returns. Our first paper today is being delivered by Dina Imanmukhamed who is working on spaces of belonging & identity formation in women's Quran courses in Kazakhstan. She begins by noting Muslim majority population & that post-Soviet Islamic revival has occurred under state supervision.
In the background is a Scottish loch surrounded by autumnal trees and a mountain. Superimposed over that is a banner with the theme of the conference: Negotiating Religion, Race and Sexuality. Below the banner is the name of the speaker, Dina Immanmukhamed and her title: “Spaces of belonging and identity formation in women’s Qur’an classes”. In the bottom right-hand corner is further information about the conference, 16 – 18 May, Online, BST (British Summer Time). In the bottom left-hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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#IR47 Dr Moultrie notes the importance of strategic interdependence, that is be knowingly proximal to people on the margins, not to tell their story but to amplify their stories, teachings, words and voices.
In the background is a Scottish loch surrounded by autumnal trees and a mountain. Superimposed over that is a banner with the theme of the conference: Negotiating Religion, Race and Sexuality. Below the banner is a colour picture of the keynote speaker, Dr Monique Moultrie and her title: “Rooted Resistance: Lessons from Black Women’s Sextifying, Authority, and Advocacy”. In the bottom right-hand corner is further information about the conference, 16 – 18 May, Online, BST (British Summer Time). In the bottom left-hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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We begin #IR47 with a keynote from Dr Monique Moultrie. It is based on her new book: www.dukeupress.edu/hidden-histo... which explores through womanism how Black lesbian women who are leaders negotiate racism, sexism and homophobia whilst remaining committed to social justice and their communities.
In the background is a Scottish loch surrounded by autumnal trees and a mountain. Superimposed over that is a banner with the theme of the conference: Negotiating Religion, Race and Sexuality. Below the banner is a colour picture of the keynote speaker, Dr Monique Moultrie and her title: “Rooted Resistance: Lessons from Black Women’s Sextifying, Authority, and Advocacy”. In the bottom right-hand corner is further information about the conference, 16 – 18 May, Online, BST (British Summer Time). In the bottom left-hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.
May 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM