[Commlist] Workshop Digitalization and Religious Contact

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Are you doing research on digitalization and religious contact? Or do 
you have a general interest in learning more about methods and theories 
in media and religious studies to address the ethical and social 
consequences of digitalization? Then you might like to actively join the 
round table at our workshop and share information about your project. 
This is an opportunity for early career researchers to receive funding 
to come to Bochum (Germany) for a two-day workshop.

The workshop “*Digitalization and Religious Contact*” 
(_http://bit.ly/DigitalizationWS)_ will take place on *14-15 November 
2019* at Ruhr University, in Bochum. It will be organized by two 
research centers: the Center for Religious Studies (CERES), which is an 
interdisciplinary and international center studying the dynamics of 
religious change and religious encounters in Europe and Asia 
(_www.ceres.rub.de <http://www.ceres.rub.de/>_); and the Center for 
Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS), a research center where scholars can 
study the opportunities and challenges of the digital 
transformation(http://bit.ly/CAISEvent).

During our workshop we want to address the following practical 
questions: How can scholars collect data about digital religion and 
analyze them? Which framework can better capture the role of the 
Internet in relation to religious contact? What kind of impact does 
digitalization have on religion, and how can it be analyzed?

The workshop will include presentations from leading scholars in the 
field, including Mona Abdel-Fadil (University of Oslo), Oren Golan 
(University of Haifa), Tim Hutchings (University of Nottingham), Mehmet 
Karacuka (Ege University), Stephen Philaja (Newman University), Susanne 
Stadlbauer (University of Colorado), Johanna Sumiala (University of 
Helsinki).

The second day will host the round table that will bring together senior 
researchers and early career scholars. We are willing to have early 
career scholars (including PhD students) who are interested in taking 
part in the round table.

If you want to participate in this round table, please send us your 
abstract (300-400 words) before *30 July 2019* (to: 
giulia.evolvi@rub.de_; nina.hahne@cais.nrw_). The abstract should sum up 
your current research and point out your interest in the workshop and 
the input you plan to give. Travel and accommodation costs will be fully 
covered.

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