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Please note that, in support of the Graduate Workers of Columbia strike, the following events have been postponed:

• March 30 | Grieving One-Self: Mortuary Care for Social Singles in Japan

• April 7 | Gestures of Protest and Piety: Race, Politics, and Faith in the World of Sport

• April 15 | Monument Lab: A Memorial to the Pandemic

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As part of its mission, IRCPL works to facilitate the study of religion and public life for faculty in a wide range of departments. With the annual Joint Projects Award, IRCPL selects a number of projects and works directly with Columbia faculty to organize conferences, working groups, seminars and other programs that bring together an interdisciplinary group of scholars.

The winners of the 2020-21 competition are:

Nadia Abu El-Haj (Barnard, Anthropology) & Lana Tatour (Center for Palestine Studies)
Maria José De Abreu (Anthropology)
Mana Kia (MESAAS) & Debashree Mukherjee (MESAAS)
Timothy Mitchell (MESAAS) & Mohamed Amer Meziane (Religion)
Anupama Rao (Barnard, History)

Read more about the projects.

Dear IRCPL Community,

Due to the developing situation with COVID-19, we have decided to suspend all events for the spring 2020 term. While Columbia has not closed, all classes are online through May, and gatherings of more than 25 people are strongly discouraged. (More information on Columbia’s response to COVID-19 here.)

We hope to be able to reschedule our events for another time. You can receive our updates by signing up for our newsletter.

The event "Life in Proximity to Death" (Wednesday, March 11) has been cancelled. Considering the rapidly changing information about COVID-19, Columbia University has decided to discourage non-essential events of more than 25 people. The goal of this policy is to prevent the virus from spreading.

We sincerely apologize, and we hope to be able to reschedule the event in the future.

Matthew Engelke, Director of IRCPL and Professor of Religion, is offering a six-week seminar on Magic at the School of Criticism and Theory at Cornell University this summer. For more information, visit the School of Criticism and Theory.