The AAR’s Academic Relations Committee has been engaging the topic of the future of Religious Studies; in this month's webinar we would like to focus on the future of doctoral programs and how they may look different in the upcoming years. Join guest interlocutors Jacob Barrett (PhD candidate, University of North Carolina) and Vaia Touna (Associate Professor and Graduate Director, University of Alabama Department of Religious Studies) as they reflect on doctoral programs, discuss changes, and imagine different approaches to programs to meet the needs of today’s doctoral students. Both are authors in the recent book, Religious Studies Beyond the Discipline (edited by Russell McCutcheon, Equinox 2024).
This is part of a monthly webinar series of AAR’s Academic Relations Committee (ARC); all of these meetings tackle topics of direct relevance to the success of a department (comprised of a 30-minute interview with the guest and then a 30-minute open Q&A for those attending the session). The webinars are recorded and eventually posted on the ARC page on the AAR site.