Our online new books lecture series

Join hosts Melanie Adrian, Amélie Barras & Jennifer Selby for "New Books - Live - on Secularism, Gender, Law & Politics," an online series featuring new books in these fields. Sign up for individual talks with the links below.  

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This one-hour online series began in the early days of the global pandemic. The series brings together scholars interested in secularism, gender, law and politics in a lively and informal manner and allows us all to keep up to date with the latest scholarship. The sessions are not recorded. 

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We’ll be back in September, with these speakers for Fall 2025:

• Friday, September 19th at 11am ET with Elizabeth Shakman Hurd for Heaven Has a Wall: Religion, Borders, and the Global United States (in English, sign up here).

• Friday, October 10th at 11am ET with Jennifer Selby for Secular Sensibilities: Romance, Marriage, and Contemporary Algerian Immigration to France and Québec (in English; sign up here).

• Friday, December 5th at 12pm ET with Carol Ferrera for Muslim and Catholic Experiences of National Belonging in France: Rethinking Boundaries Inequities, and Faith in the Republic (in English; sign up here).