16 Wednesday Nov 2011
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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%
08 Tuesday Nov 2011
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ETS, Evangelical Theological Society, Michael Bird, SBL, Society of Biblical Literature, women
Michael F. Bird (Evangelion) notes that, of 700 papers to be presented at this month’s Evangelical Theological Society Conference, he recognises that only 8 are by women. There may be a few other women’s names that Michael acknowledges he does not recognise, but let’s not quibble over details. That’s 1%!
How does the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting compare? Taking as a sample the first two pages of the Participant List, I get 40/137 on page one and 40/137 on page two. That’s 29%.
In most disciplines, that’s just below the percentage of women who are members of the faculty – and this with the inclusion of up-and-coming female students.
Why? Given the dominance of Christians at SBL, and the dominance of males in positions of authority within Christianity, is the percentage of women presenters a product of this demographic?
(And on a related issue: why is the local U.S. meeting considered the annual meeting of a purported global body, and not the international meeting?)
I prescribe a large dose of Buffy the Vampire Slayer for all attendees at ETS and SBL this year:
The Dunedin School 