16 Wednesday Nov 2011
Posted in Academics
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AAR, American Academy of Religion, ETS, Evangelical Theological Society, Kim Il Jong, SBL, Society of Biblical Literature, University of Otago Reception
Berlusconi Youth has seven handy hints for anybody attending the SBL/AAR (and ETS) conferences in San Francisco in the next few days. It’s some of the most practical and sage advice ever. Be prepared. Read it.
12 Saturday Nov 2011
Posted in Academics, Biblical Studies, Feminist Theory, Gender Studies
11 Friday Nov 2011
Posted in Academics, Biblical Studies, Sex
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AAR, American Academy of Religion, ETS, Evangelical Theological Society, SBL, Society of Biblical Literature
Qualitative analysis indicates that, even though only 1% of participants at the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) annual conference are women, the level of sexual promiscuity among all participants is at much the same, relatively high, level as at the SBL and AAR annual conferences.*
* Results based on initial survey results. Final results may differ. Qualitative analysis is inherently subjective; results should not be accorded the sacred status of objective scientificity (Wissenschaftlichkeit) as is quantitative analysis. Amen.
10 Thursday Nov 2011
Posted in Academics, Feminist Theory, Gender Studies, Religion
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AAR, American Academy of Religion, ETS, Evangelical Theological Society, SBL, Society of Biblical Literature
Further to discussions about the low number of women presenting at the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) conference, and the disgustingly low number of women presenting at the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) conference in 2011 – what are the comparative figures for the American Academy of Religion (AAR) conference this year?
The names for the first 200 abstracts include 119 male and 81 female presenters.
So based on the samples carried out, the percentages of women presenting at the three largest annual religious studies conferences are:
American Academy of Religion (AAR): 41%
Society of Biblical Literature (SBL): 29%
Evangelical Theological Society (ETS): 1%
The Dunedin School 