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Dear friends and colleagues,

There will be no colloquium next week, but nevertheless we have a number of important announcements for you: Already today, we would like to draw your attention to our next screening religion film “Kongo” on 21 September at the Cinémathèque Leipzig. We also have two Calls for Papers for you, as well as several notes with regard to our KFG office building.

Enjoy and have a good week!

Anja & Lucy

Update on Corona Protection Measures

Even though Corona protection measures have been greatly reduced in recent times at Leipzig University and in general, it is still our concern to do everything possible to ensure the protection of members and employees at our university. Thus, everyone is asked to observe the general rules of hygiene such as keeping a minimum distance of 1.5 metres, ventilating rooms regularly, and, of course, wearing a mouth-nose protection wherever the minimum distance cannot be kept. In all Leipzig University buildings, wearing a medical or surgical face mask is strongly recommended, but not mandatory.

Please remember that before our events – in particular, the colloquia on Wednesdays, the Coffee Breaks on Tuesdays and the Eranos dinners – a Corona rapid test must be carried out by everyone who wants to participate. We have tests available for you in our office. Please contact us if you have any further questions around this topic.

Tuesday Coffee Break is back

Since the current situation allows it, we are very glad to be able to offer a joint coffee break on a regular basis again, every Tuesday at 3 p.m. in our KFG lounge. Everyone who is present at that time, is invited to join the colleagues for conversation and coffee (or tea) and a piece of cake. We ask everyone who would like to participate, to do a Covid test beforehand. We have tests available for you. See you at the coffee break!

KFG Offices: New Printer Room completed

For some time now, construction work has been going on for the new room for our network printer RICOH in the KFG office building. Now it is finally to be completed. As of next week, you will no longer find the printer in the small Meeting Room (4.22), but in a new room next to the office 4.21. You pass the blue kitchen and go around the corner until the next room on the left. There you will find the printer in the back left corner.

Save the date: Screening Religion with “Kongo” on 21 September at naTo

Our Screening Religion film series continues: On 21 September we will be showing the film “Kongo” at Cinémathèque Leipzig at naTo. As the directors of the film, Hadrien La Vapeur and Corto Vaclav, describe it, in Africa, no sphere of society escapes enchantment and magic. In his church, Médard the apostle hunts down the evil eye, which hides in the bodies of the patients he sees. He invokes spells, exorcises, but demons are crafty and the apostle himself is accused of being a sorcerer.

The film will be shown in original languages (Lari and French) with English subs. After the film, there will be a discussion. Free entrance, donations are welcome.

21 September | 7 p.m. (CET)

Cinémathèque Leipzig at naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 46, 04275 Leipzig

Call for Papers: “Here Be Dragons. East Asian Film and Religion”

We would like to draw your attention to a Call for Papers entitled “Here Be Dragons. East Asian Film and Religion”, initiated by the Journal for Religion, Film and Media (JRFM). The editorial team invites contributions from scholars from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, including – but not limited to – religious studies, theology, media studies, sociology, digital anthropology, film studies and cultural studies. Contributions might include questions such as how religion and religious traditions are portrayed in East Asian films, in what way characters in the films and their plots are guided by religious patterns and traditions or how films mirror recent changes in the religious landscape of East Asia.

For any questions about the issue or possible contributions, please contact the issue editors: Christian Wessely, Franz Winter or Yoshida Yukihiko.

Deadline for submissions: 15 February 2023

Publication: Presumably November 2023

Reminder and New Deadline Call for Papers: Conference on “Structuring Diversity – Structuring Religion. Religious Diversity and Human Heterogeneity in Society”, 30 March–1 April 2023

In July, we already announced this Call for Papers for the international conference on “Structuring Diversity - Structuring Religion: Religious Diversity and Human Heterogeneity in Society”, taking place from 30 March to 1 April 2023 at the University of Lucerne and online. The conference aims to investigate “diversity” as a term in the study of religions, and thus develop the field’s “critical diversity literacy” (Steyn and Dankwa 2021).

The deadline for submitting abstracts has now been extended to 11 September. Proposals must be submitted electronically via this website. The conference language is English. For further information, please contact the conference organizers or visit the conference website.

Extended deadline for submitting title and abstract (max. 250 words): 11 September

Notification of Acceptance: 30 September

Conference date: 30 March–1 April 2023

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