Year-Round Programming
AAR produces and sponsors webinAARs every month on topics related to the academic study and teaching of religion. These webinAARs may be single-session events, part of a series, or components of AAR certificate programs. WebinAARs are hosted by AAR committees, program units, or in collaboration with other academic and professional development organizations. Live WebinAARs are open to the public. Recordings typically require an AAR membership to view and are available to watch below.
WebinAAR
April 30, 2025
The Departmental External Review: Preparation in Precarious Times
Religious Studies departments routinely use regular external reviews as an opportunity both to educate home colleagues and administrators about the nature of our field, as well as to envision or argue for potential areas of growth or change in the curriculum. The webinAAR discusses how to make the most of those reviews.
WebinAAR
April 29, 2025
Getting Engaged in Public Scholarship: Strategies and Modalities, Risks and Opportunities
How do you “succeed” in public scholarship — doing work of intellectual rigor that “counts” as scholarship in the academy and has a meaningful impact in the public square? Hear a conversation with colleagues who are doing amazing work in this arena.
WebinAAR
February 20, 2025
2025 ALHR Lecture 2: Emilie Townes at Temple University
Womanist ethicist Dr. Emilie M. Townes was this year’s lecturer for the 2025 American Lectures in the History of Religion series. She delivered this lecture at Temple University called “Colored Orneriness as Critical Companion to U.S. Democracy.”
WebinAAR
February 19, 2025
2025 ALHR Lecture 1: Emilie Townes at University of Pennsylania
Womanist ethicist Dr. Emilie M. Townes was this year’s lecturer for the 2025 American Lectures in the History of Religion series. She delivered this lecture at the University of Pennsylvania called “Shadowboxing the Ridiculous.”
WebinAAR
April 15, 2025
Government Book Bans in America: A Conversation with Recently Banned AAR Member Authors
In this webinAAR, several AAR member authors of books banned by the Naval Academy in April 2025 discuss the dangers of the book banning and related efforts to censor, restrict, and control what students and the public can read, learn, and know.
WebinAAR
April 2, 2025
Implementing the AAR Guidelines for Supporting and Evaluating Public Scholarship at Your Institution
This webinAAR presents a discussion around the challenges and opportunities of adapting/adopting the AAR Guidelines for Supporting and Evaluating Public Scholarship in Religion at your institution.
WebinAAR
March 31, 2025
From TA to Professor: Tools for Early Career Scholars in the Classroom
For many early career scholars, the transition to full-time teaching often involves seriously confronting questions regarding syllabus design, assignment structure, classroom pedagogy, and student mentorship for the first time. This webinAAR will highlight the tools and resources that can aid in that transition.
WebinAAR
March 31, 2025
Non-Profit Spotlight: Institute for Diversity and Civic Life
This webinAAR explores what it’s like to be a scholar doing community-based work in a non-profit with a spotlight on the Institute for Diversity and Civic Life (IDCL), a Texas-based nonprofit that works to build more democratic public spaces through storytelling, research, and education.
WebinAAR
February 26, 2025
The REL Toolbox: Resources for Departments & Programs
In this webinAAR, learn about The REL Toolbox (reltoolbox.ua.edu), a free online advocacy resource for religion departments and programs.
WebinAAR
February 3, 2025
Navigating the 2025 AAR Call for Proposals
In this webinAAR, Join the AAR Director of Programs and Publications for an information session on navigating the 2025 CFP for the AAR Online June Sessions and In-person November Annual Meetings.