Comments on: Mormon Studies at the AAR (2008)

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:12:56 +0000

Margaret: There is another session on “African Americans and the LDS Church” other than yours.

I do look forward to hearing their reaction to the documentary.

By: Margaret Young

Margaret Young — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:36:07 +0000

We’re showing _Nobody Knows_ at AAR. I don’t know if the “African Americans and the LDS Church” refers to us or there’s something else as well.

By: AHLDuke

AHLDuke — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:09:01 +0000

I got mine (or rather my wife’s) in the mail yesterday and I noticed that BYU was not holding its regular Saturday night social and was not, as a whole, represented very well among the participants. I think this might be due to the AAR/SBL split than begins this year. A lot of the LDS grad students and BYU faculty that fall into the biblical studies arena rather than Mormon studies might forgo AAR and attend SBL instead.

By: stan

stan — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:55:19 +0000

Thanks dudes. I’m in the Death, Dying, and Beyond Consultation, on Monday morning. Presenting on Marie Ogden and the Home of Truth: a little episode wherein a community member died but Marie refused to turn the body over to the county health officials: insisted she wasn’t dead, just sojourning on the other side of the veil.

Konden Smith, at ASU, is also presenting. He’s in the North American Religions section, with Kathleen Flake moderating. He is presenting on the Romney GOP primaries and memory.

By: jupiterschild

jupiterschild — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:58:05 +0000

Thanks for posting this.

By: SC Taysom

SC Taysom — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:39:27 +0000

I checked and it hasn’t been posted to the AAR website yet.

Congrats to Stan on getting a spot on the program. AAR is a very competitive conference–it’s tough to get accepted. Stan, if you are out there, in which section will you be presenting?

By: SC Taysom

SC Taysom — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:27:22 +0000

It’s actually just the “Program Planner” that has been released, so not everything is in it yet. I will try to find a link, but you may need a membership to get to the info.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:23:44 +0000

Do you have a link to the program, Steve? From what I hear, the session on Blacks and the LDS Church is promising.

It’s also worth noting that JI’s own Stan Thayne will be presenting at the meeting, though not on a Mormon topic.

By: David G.

David G. — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:11:47 +0000

Thanks for the info, Steve. I’m especially interested in the other panel.

By: SC Taysom

SC Taysom — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:09:36 +0000

The deadline is usually in February, but still too early to have known for sure. I remember this being kicked around during the business meeting at the AAR last year, and everyone acknowledged that it would be risky. Still very much worth attending, I’m sure.