<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp32267ac0yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I so wish I was on your continent, and could attend this conference.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">It would be interesting at some point to have a conversation between European and U.S. experts on terminology. "Mixedness" in the U.S., because of our racial history, has strongly racial overtones. So I believe it can be disorienting to people in the US when applied to religion. And for some, mixing implies the creation of a new entity, rather than practicing/honoring two distinct religions/heritages. Also, I would love to discuss the idea that "inter" implies that identities are fixed (see this <a href="https://onbeingboth.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/bill-of-rights-for-interfaith-people/">Bill of Rights</a> for a different perspective). If only for practical reasons, I believe interfaith/interreligious will continue to be used widely in the US. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I discuss some of this in my recent <a href="https://onbeingboth.wordpress.com/2023/12/04/got-more-than-one-religion-what-do-we-call-that/">blog post and video</a> on terminology. The video is part of a series created with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as a resource for US high school and college educators teaching about religion.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I would add that I deeply appreciate the academic work all of you are producing in this field in Europe (and Canada). It seems to be more connected than in the U.S., where separate conversations seem to be occurring in seminaries, religious studies, Jewish studies, sociology, anthropology, etc, without dedicated academic centers to convene conferences like this one. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Humbly,</div><div><br></div><div class="ydp32267ac0signature"><div style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">Susan Katz Miller<div><br></div><div>Author & Speaker<br><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Interfaith-Family-Journal-Susan-Miller/dp/1558968253/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539179797&sr=8-1&keywords=susan+katz+miller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Interfaith Family Journal</a> </i>(2019)<br><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Being-Both-Embracing-Interfaith-Anniversary/dp/B0CLWDN822/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2O8OZ0H6IYQ25&keywords=susan+katz+miller&qid=1706040041&s=audible&sprefix=susan+katz+miller%2Caudible%2C84&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family</a></i> (2013)<br>Website <a href="http://www.susankatzmiller.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">susankatzmiller.com</a><br>Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/susankatzmiller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@susankatzmiller</a><br>Blog <a href="http://onbeingboth.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">onbeingboth.com</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Susan-Katz-Miller/166241520141460?ref=hl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Facebook </a><br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div>
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<div><div dir="ltr">Send EuromixProject.rch mailing list submissions to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:euromixproject.rch@listserver.vu.nl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">euromixproject.rch@listserver.vu.nl</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="https://listserver.vu.nl/mailman/listinfo/euromixproject.rch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://listserver.vu.nl/mailman/listinfo/euromixproject.rch</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:euromixproject.rch-request@listserver.vu.nl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">euromixproject.rch-request@listserver.vu.nl</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You can reach the person managing the list at<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:euromixproject.rch-owner@listserver.vu.nl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">euromixproject.rch-owner@listserver.vu.nl</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br></div><div dir="ltr">than "Re: Contents of EuromixProject.rch digest..."<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Today's Topics:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 1. Expert meeting Mixedness in Postcolonial Europe - Programme<br></div><div dir="ltr"> and registration (Schrijvers, L.L. (Lieke))<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 1<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:22:38 +0000<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: "Schrijvers, L.L. (Lieke)" <<a href="mailto:l.l.schrijvers@vu.nl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">l.l.schrijvers@vu.nl</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: "euromixproject.rch@listserver.vu.nl"<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="mailto:euromixproject.rch@listserver.vu.nl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">euromixproject.rch@listserver.vu.nl</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: [Euromixproject.rch] Expert meeting Mixedness in Postcolonial<br></div><div dir="ltr"> Europe - Programme and registration<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID:<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="mailto:PAXPR09MB49587B962A3B725532EDD8EACE7A2@PAXPR09MB4958.eurprd09.prod.outlook.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PAXPR09MB49587B962A3B725532EDD8EACE7A2@PAXPR09MB4958.eurprd09.prod.outlook.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Dear colleagues,<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">It is my pleasure to announce the preliminary programme for the expert meeting 'Exploring Mixedness in Postcolonial Europe: Interdisciplinary Approaches', organised at KU Leuven on 20-22 March 2024.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The international and interdisciplinary expert meeting brings together speakers from religious studies, theology, law, history and anthropology, as well as from different geographical contexts. It explores how the meaning of 'mixedness', as well as reception, representations and lived experiences, change depending on the (historical, legal, contemporary) context, thus reflecting on mixed families in relation to broader European and postcolonial frameworks of difference. The conference is a result of a collaboration of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, and the Centre for Research on Culture and Gender, Ghent University, hence attention will be given to (intersections of) religion and gender in mixed couples and their families. The focus of the meeting is on exchange and conversation. You find the programme attached as a pdf to this email, please note that this may be subject to change.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You are kindly invited to join the expert meeting. Registration for speakers is now closed, but you can register as attendee through our website: <a href="https://theo.kuleuven.be/en/conference-exploring-mixedness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theo.kuleuven.be/en/conference-exploring-mixedness</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We look forward to three inspiring days in Leuven!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On behalf of the organising committee: prof. dr. Marianne Moyaert, prof. dr. Katrien de Graeve, dr. An van Raemdonck, Deniz Akta?,<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Lieke Schrijvers<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">dr. Lieke Schrijvers<br></div><div dir="ltr">Postdoctoral researcher<br></div><div dir="ltr">Beliefs & Practices, Faculty of Religion and Theology<br></div><div dir="ltr">Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Working days: Mo, Wo, Th, Fr | <a href="mailto:l.l.schrijvers@vu.nl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">l.l.schrijvers@vu.nl</a><mailto:l.l.schrijvers@vu.nl> | LinkedIn<<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lieke-schrijvers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lieke-schrijvers/</a>> | she/her<br></div><div dir="ltr">Mailing and visiting address: De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Research project 'Unequal Partners? An Ethnographic Study of Christian-Jewish and Christian-Muslim Couples in the Netherlands.'<br></div><div dir="ltr">Managing editor of the international peer reviewed journal Religion and Gender<<a href="https://brill.com/view/journals/rag/rag-overview.xml?language=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brill.com/view/journals/rag/rag-overview.xml?language=en</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Latest publication:<br></div><div dir="ltr">Schrijvers, L.L. 2023. "A Critical Reflection on the Intersections of Mixedness, Marriage and Conversion among Female Converts in the Netherlands: 'But I Did It for Myself.'" Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies 26 (3/4): 257-275. DOI 10.5117/TVGN2023.3/4.004.SCHR<<a href="https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/TVGN2023.3/4.004.SCHR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/TVGN2023.3/4.004.SCHR</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">See the latest issue of Religion and Gender 13.2: Special issue 'Contested Conversions', guest edited by Karin van Nieuwkerk and Anne-Marie Korte <a href="https://brill.com/view/journals/rag/13/2/rag.13.issue-2.xml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brill.com/view/journals/rag/13/2/rag.13.issue-2.xml</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="https://listserver.vu.nl/pipermail/euromixproject.rch/attachments/20240125/ce96a214/attachment.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://listserver.vu.nl/pipermail/euromixproject.rch/attachments/20240125/ce96a214/attachment.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">Name: Programme (preliminary) Exploring Mixedness in Postcolonial Europe.pdf<br></div><div dir="ltr">Type: application/pdf<br></div><div dir="ltr">Size: 272801 bytes<br></div><div dir="ltr">Desc: Programme (preliminary) Exploring Mixedness in Postcolonial Europe.pdf<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="https://listserver.vu.nl/pipermail/euromixproject.rch/attachments/20240125/ce96a214/attachment.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://listserver.vu.nl/pipermail/euromixproject.rch/attachments/20240125/ce96a214/attachment.pdf</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Digest Footer<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">EuromixProject.rch mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:EuromixProject.rch@listserver.vu.nl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EuromixProject.rch@listserver.vu.nl</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://listserver.vu.nl/mailman/listinfo/euromixproject.rch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://listserver.vu.nl/mailman/listinfo/euromixproject.rch</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">End of EuromixProject.rch Digest, Vol 39, Issue 1<br></div><div dir="ltr">*************************************************<br></div></div>
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