Episode 43

Susan Wardell: A conversation about Holidays, Rituals and Religion

Published on: 17th December, 2018

Today we are back again with the intelligent Susan Wardell who talks to us about her recent work on religion, ethics and care practices in Uganda and New Zealand. In this very special episode we also have a conversation about Christmas, the holidays and rituals, practices and ideologies that surround the holidays.

Susan’s work:

Wardell, S. (2018). A Stranger in the Name of Jesus: Exploring cosmopolitan ethics in a Ugandan Christian Care Community. Sites, 15(2).

Wardell, S. & Fitzgerald, R.P. (2018). Psychometrics as moral labour: subject formation at the intersection of neoliberal and spiritual discourse. BioSocieties: 1-23.

Social media or other links:

https://twitter.com/Unlazy_Susan

https://www.otago.ac.nz/anthropology/staff/otago636914.html

https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-wardell-7257aa34/

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