Anthea Butler 2013 MLK Day Speaker at Bates

"Root Causes: Anthea Butler gives the issue of black women’s hair care an academic spin." See also the media coverage of her symposium on The Politics of Black Women's Hair on MSNBC and the Grio.

Ann Matter was chosen to receive the 2012 TCPW/Provost Award, which recognizes significant contributions in advancing the role of women in higher education and research at Penn.

An article in SAS Frontiers explores RELS major's research and fieldwork with local Muslim communities. 

Hear her thoughts on the new pope on NPR and read her blog post on History News Network.

Prof. Elias' newest book On Wings of Diesel: Identity, Imagination and Truck Decoration in Pakistan (Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2011) has been awarded the "Best Senior Book" prize by the American Institute of Pakistan Studies.

Prof. Elias' newest book reviewed in The Literary Review. 

The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand
Justin Thomas McDaniel

https://www.sas.upenn.edu/series/frontiers/root-causes

See the latest issue (Spring/Summer 2013) of Penn Arts and Sciences Magazine which has a story on Prof. Elias's new book and the relationship between art, narrative, and perception in Islamic Art and Material Culture.