Short Course with Dr Paul-Francois Tremlett: Religion and Coloniality
About this Event
This 3-hour session explores the intersection of modernity, anthropology and religion in the 19th century, and the implication of anthropology in coloniality. the session asks us to imagine an anthropology beyond coloniality.
For the first hour, students share their objects and use them to create ‘cabinets of curiosity’. then using the insights from the cabinet of curiosity session, they move into an interactive discussion on ‘religion and coloniality’ as a means of fleshing out the emergence of anthropology in the late 19th century. the take-home is that anthropology emerged to enact modernity, inviting the question as to how it can be re-imagined beyond the limits of coloniality.
Dr Paul-Francois Tremlett joined the Religious Studies department at the Open University in 2010. He was awarded his PhD by the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London). He conducted ethnographic research in the Philippines around the extinct volcano Mount Banahaw, looking at religion improvised outside institutional contexts. His current research interests include space and place, disinformation and religious literacies.
This event is part of the Anthropology Summer School London held near Victoria Park, Hackney and online. More info on our events and courses: [email protected]
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 40.00 to GBP 60.00
