A collection of video interviews, webinars, and introductions to my published work.

 
 

Grad School in 3-2-1

 

Scholars of Religion as Educational Policy Actors

 

A talk from the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, held at Nanzan University, 10 June 2023

A 5 August 2022 conversation about recent Supreme Court rulings as they relate to religion in public schools and religious freedom and discrimination.

SCOTUS, Religious Freedom, and Discrimination

 

Christian Sorcerers on Trial

I had the pleasure of moderating a book launch discussion at UBC.

 

#ScholarStrike2020

As part of the nationwide #ScholarStrike organized by Anthea Butler and Kevin Gannon, I generated the lecture at left to talk about why overseas depictions of U.S. protests give us a lot to think about here at home.

Or Does It Explode?

“This Isn’t For You,” Penn School of Arts & Sciences 60-Second Lecture in the Summer 2020 Series, “What Happens to a Dream Deferred?”

 
Jolyon Thomas Assistant Professor of Religious Studies July 9, 2020 The recent killings of George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, along with other incidents of racist violence, have shined a spotlight on the painful reality that many in our community have long been aware of: the enduring legacy of racism. In an effort to amplify the messages of the protests, Penn Arts & Sciences presents a special series: What Happens to a Dream Deferred? 60-Second Lectures on Racial Injustice. This set of short talks spotlights the history and contemporary manifestations of racism in the U.S., Black lives and culture, and the range of factors that have contributed to this moment. --- The series’ title comes from Langston Hughes’ 1951 poem, “Harlem.” "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?"

Faking Liberties

A collection of short videos about Faking Liberties: Religious Freedom in American-Occupied Japan

Anime, Manga, and Religiosity in Japan

An Interview with Pause & Select

Interview at the University of Alabama

I visited the University of Alabama in Fall 2015 and delivered the 3rd annual Day Lecture there.