Academic Advisory Council
The Academic Advisory Council works to advance religion-related scholarship by USC faculty and graduate students. The council supports a cadre of scholars at the forefront of their respective disciplines who are producing incisive research on religion. With funding support from the USC College Dean, the council oversees the CRCC signature seminar, annual working groups, organizes events and conferences, and provides small grants for research and academic presentations.
For the academic year 2009-10, the council's activities include:
- A lecture and consultation on religion and globalization by Prof. Peggy Levitt
- The CRCC Seminar entitled "Transnational Charisma" co-directed by Professors Janet Hoskins and Macarena Gomez-Barris
- A working group entitled "Religion and Material Culture" chaired by Professors. Ann Marie Yasin and Anne Porter
- A consultation on developing scholarly resources hosted by the Internet Missionary Photography Archive
- Funding opportunities for USC graduate students and USC faculty
The council is chaired by Professor Jon Miller, director of research and includes senior and junior faculty from disciplines including: gender studies, art history, political science, communications, and anthropology.
Lisa Marie Bitel
Professor of History and Gender Studies Chair, Gender Studies Program Lisa M. Bitel is professor of history, gender studies, and religion and chair of the gender studies program at the University of Southern California. She studies the social, cultural, and…
Janet Hoskins
Professor of Anthropology Janet Hoskins is professor of anthropology at the University of Southern California. Her first book The Play of Time: Kodi Perspectives on Calendars, History and Exchange (winner of the 1996 Benda Prize in Southeast Asian Studies) was…
Lori Meeks
Assistant Professor of Religion and East Asian Languages and Cultures Affiliations: Academic Advisory Council, Research Associate Lori Meeks is assistant professor of religion and East Asian languages and cultures. Her current research is centered on the social and cultural history…
Jon Miller
Jon Miller, director of research and research professor of sociology, convenes CRCC's interdisciplinary academic advisory council. As a comparative sociologist interested in organizations and religion, Miller has focused on the history of the international evangelical missionary movement, using that movement…
Diane Winston
Knight Chair in Media and Religion Annenberg School for Communication Diane Winston holds the Knight Chair in Media and Religion at the AnnenbergSchool for Communication at the University of Southern California. A national authority on religion and the media, her…
Janelle Wong
Associate Professor of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity Affiliations: Academic Advisory Council, Research AssociateJanelle Wong is Associate Professor of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity. Her recent research focuses on growing numbers of Latino and Asian evangelical,…
Ann Marie Yasin
Associate Professor of Classics and Art History Affiliations: Academic Advisory Council, Research Associate Ann Marie Yasin specializes in Roman and late antique art and material culture and holds a joint appointment in the Departments of Classics and Art History. Her…
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