Religious Studies Workshop Series
The "Religious Studies Workshop Series" was launched in the winter semester 2023/24. The individual workshops address key topics, theories, and methods of religious studies research.
- 25th Workshop on 18 March 2026
"Kunstreligion und okkultistische Kunsttheorie am Leitfaden der Wiener Moderne [Art Religion and Occult Art Theory Guided by Viennese Modernism]" (Karl Baier) - 24th Workshop on 16 December 2025
"English Academic Writing" (Nickolas P. Roubekas) - 23rd Workshop on 18 November 2025
"Focus Group Interviews: Challenges and Advantages" (Petra Tlčimuková) - 22nd Workshop on 11 November 2025
"Einführung in autoethnographische Zugänge der Religionswissenschaft: Reflexivität, Wahrnehmung und relationale Kompetenz in der Feldforschung [Introduction to Autoethnographic Approaches in the Study of Religions: Reflexivity, Perception, and Relational Competence in Field Research]" (Elena Popov and Gabriella Voss) - 21st Workshop on 28 October 2025
"KI im Studium: Neue Chancen, neue Regeln? [AI in Studies: New Opportunities, New Rules?]" (Robert Wurzrainer) - 20th Workshop on 26 June 2025
"Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten und KI: Möglichkeiten, Grenzen und Orientierungshilfen [Research and AI: Possibilities, Limits, and Orientation]" (Robert Wurzrainer) - 19th Workshop on 22 May 2025
"Religionswissenschaft in Funk und Fernsehen [The Study of Religions in Radio and Television]" (Ursula Unterberger - 18th Workshop on 15 May 2025
"Museen und Religion – Neue Potentiale für die Religionswissenschaft [Museums and Religion – New Opportunities for the Study of Religions]" (Dirk Schuster) - 17th Workshop on 8 May 2025
"Einblicke in die Organisation wissenschaftlicher Fachtagungen [Insights into the Organisation of Scholarly Conferences]" (Marleen Thaler) - 16th Workshop on 13 January 2025
"The Scholar’s Miraculous Catch? The Relevance and Issues of Archival Research for the Study of Religions" (Samuel R. Thévoz) - 15th Workshop on 26 November 2024
"The Conept of 'Guesthood'" (Joseph Chadwin) - 14th Workshop on 26 November 2024
"Religionesque: an Empirical Tool for Examining Alternative Religious Experiences and Practices" (Sára Eszter Heidl) - 13th Workshop on 11 November 2024
"Classical Tibetan for Scholars of the Study of Religions" (Christoph Hammer) - 12th Workshop on 21 October 2024
"Empirical Applications of the Concept of 'Lived Religion'" (Sára Eszter Heidl) - 11th Workshop on 24 Juni 2024
"Semi-structured Interwiews: Practical Use and Limitations" (Petra Tlčimuková) - 10th Workshop on 13 June 2024
"Implicit Religion in Social Media" (Sarah Perez and Bastiaan van Rijn) - 9th Workshop on 6 May 2024
"Studying Martial Arts Spiritualities" (Per Faxneld) - 8th Workshop on 29 April 2024
"Researching Religion: Definitions and Methodologies" (Ramón Soneira-Martínez) - 7th Workshop on 18 March 2024
"How to Secure an MSCA Fellowship" (Pavel Horák) - 6th Workshop on 29 January 2024
"How to Carry Out Research with Children" (Joseph Chadwin) - 5th Workshop on 27 November 2023
"Transcription Tools" (Gabriella Voss) - 4th Workshop on 21 November 2023
"English Academic Writing" (Joseph Chadwin) - 3rd Workshop om 07 November 2023
"Autoethnography" (Ninel Çam and Gabriella Voss) - 2nd Workshop on 06 November 2023
"What is Animism?" (Alisha Saikia) - 1st Workshop on 24 Oktober 2023
"Presentation Skills" (Alisha Saikia)