Events

Check out our upcoming events!

Click the event links for up-to-date details.

 

Lunch Seminar promotion with a photograph of the speaker, Eva Mroczek.Public Lecture Series

Dr. Eva Mroczek from Dalhousie University will present a public lecture followed by Q&A.

Date and Time: November 22th at 12:00 pm

Location:  MM227 

Lunch will be provided

 

 


An event graphic with cob webs and vampire teeth in rainbow coloursLet's Go to the SMUvies!

Date and Time: Oct 30th at 6:00 pm

Location: Sobey Hub 324

Pizza, cake and prizes will be provided. Dressing up is encouraged!

 

 

 

 


An event poster with a mural depicting the first council of NiceaCatholic Studies Public Lecture

Date and Time: October 17, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Scotiabank Conference Theatre 

Reception to Follow

Faith in the Making Poster

 

 

 

 


Let's Go to the SMUvies!images of Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and Chapell Roan on a glitter background

Date and Time: Sept 12th at 6:00 pm

Location: Sobey Hub 325

Pizza, cake and prizes will be provided. Dressing up is encouraged!

 

 

 

 


Photograph of Dr. Sailaja Krishnamurti

Public Lecture Series

Dr. Sailaja  Krishnamurti from Queen's University will present a public lecture followed by Q&A.

Date and Time: September 20th at 12:00 pm

Location:  MM227 

Lunch will be provided

 

 

 


Event poster featuring an arched hallway with the silhouette of a man away down the hallFilm Screening and Director Q&A

Wajd: Songs of Separation

Join us for a screening of Amar Chebib's 2018 film Wajd: Songs of Separation. Director Q&A will follow.

Date: May 23rd at 5 pm
Location: Burke Theatre B

Director Q&A will follow. 

 

 

 


Conference poster with a photo of prayer beads.CASIM x SMU

Conference on the Study of Islam and Muslims - Movements

The Department for the Study of Religion is proud to collaborate with the (CASIM) to present its second biennial conference titled "Movements" from May 23rd to 24th.


Registration will be available up to and including the first day of the conference. Click to register!

 

 


An event poster with Star Wars Style font reading May the 4th be with you, SMUvies Strikes Back: A Star Wars Panel and Gathering. May 4th at 6 pm Atrium 101Let's Go to the SMUvies!

Date and Time: May 4th at 6:00 pm

Location: Atrium 101

Pizza, cake and prizes will be provided. Dressing up is encouraged!

 

 

 

 


A photograph of Dr. Sara Swensen with her name and the text 2023-2024 Study of Religion Seminar Series March 28thPublic Lecture Series

The Merit of Meat: Politics of Vegetarianism among Buddhist Charities in Vietnam Ideology

Date and Time: March 28th at 1:00 pm

Location:  MM227 

Lunch will be provided

 

 

 


A photograph of Dr. Darren Dias with text Department for the Study of Religion Converging Governmentalities: The Emergence of Catholic Residential Schools a lecture by Dr. Darren Dias, OP Monday, March 25th, 2024. Scotiabank Conference Theatre, Sobey School of Business 7:00 pm Reception to follow. All are welcome!Catholic Studies Lecture

Converging Governmentalities: The Emergence of Catholic Residential Schools

Date and Time: March 25th at 7:00 pm

Location: Scotiabank Conference Theatre 

Reception to follow

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