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Tamara Suzanne Jackson Lanaghan
2006 Ph.D. Candidate in the Committee on the Study of Religion, Area II: The Hindu Tradition, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Thesis: “Transforming the Seat of a Goddess to Vishnu’s Place: The Complex Layering of Theologies in the Karavira Mahatmya,” supervised by Professor Diana L. Eck. May 2001: Passed General Exams: (1) Generic Exam: Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, (2) The Hindu Tradition, (3) Special Exam: Hindu Goddess Traditions, and (4) Special Exam: Understanding Hindu Dharma 2001 Student, American Institute of Indian Studies Summer Intensive Language Program in Marathi, Pune India. 1996 Master of Arts in Hebrew and Semitic Studies (Biblical Hebrew), University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 1991 Master of Arts in South and Southeast Asian Studies (Sanskrit Language and Literature), University of California, Berkeley, California 1990 Bachelor of Arts in South and Southeast Asian Studies (Sanskrit Language and Literature), University of California, Berkeley, California 1985 Diploma, Dutton High School, Dutton, Montana
Training in Teaching Pedagogy
Spring 1999: Graduate Writing Fellow, Derek Bok Center, Harvard University Fall 1999: Discussion Leading Seminar, Derek Bok Center, Harvard University Fall 2003: Christensen Discussion Seminar, Derek Bok Center, Harvard University 1998 – 2005: Numerous Workshops on Issues in Teaching, Derek Bok Center, Harvard University
2005 – curr. Assistant Professor, Department of Religion, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota Courses Taught: Rel 100: Christianity and Religious Diversity Rel 331: Understanding Religion Rel 332: American Religion: Natives and Immigrants Rel 338J: Religions of Asia
2005 – 2006 Instructor, Department of Religion, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota
1998 - 2005 Teaching Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
In the Committee on the Study of Religion, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Rel 98a: Junior Tutorial: Sacred Journeys: Pilgrimage in Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism, supervised by Kimerer LaMothe (Fa ‘98, Fa ‘99) Rel 98b: Junior Tutorial: Warrior Goddess, Mother of the Universe: Contemplating Mahadevi, supervised by Kimerer LaMothe (Sp ‘99) Rel 98a/b: Junior Tutorial: Mortal Journeys: Experiencing Death in the Asian Religious Traditions, supervised by Kimerer LaMothe (Sp ‘02, Fa ‘02) Rel 98a/Ind Std 98r: Junior Tutorial: Evoking the Transcendent: Varieties of Sadhana in the Hindu Tradition, supervised by Christopher White (Fa ’03)
In the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Indian Studies 98r: Tutorial – Junior: Christianity in India: Themes of Religious Acculturation, supervised by Stephanie Jamison (Fa ‘01)
Harvard Divinity School HDS 3445/Rel 1605: Understanding Hindu Dharma, co-taught with John B. Carman (Sp ‘99)
Thesis Advising: Christina Leigh Wu (Senior, Committee on the Study of Religion), “The In-Accessibility of Divorce for Indian Christian Women: An Analysis of the Cultural and Religious Forces Behind Indian Christian Marriages and Women’s Identities as Wives” (2000-2001).
Kristen Marie Boike (Senior, Department of Psychology and Committee on the Study of Religion), “The Effect of Mortality Salience on Religiosity and Belief in God” (2000-2001).
Harvard Divinity School 4590: Master of Divinity Senior Seminar, supervised by Ronald Thiemann and Stephanie Paulsell (Fa ‘04 – Sp ’05) (directed 9 projects)
Courses Assisted: In the Core Program, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Literature & Arts C-18: Hindu Myth, Image & Pilgrimage, taught by Diana L. Eck (Sp ‘98, Fa ‘99, Sp ‘02, Sp ‘05) Foreign Cultures 12: Sources of Indian Civilization, taught by Diana L. Eck (Sp ‘03)
In Area III: World Religions, Harvard Divinity School HDS 3436/Rel 1067: Seeds of Christ in Hindu Soil, taught by John B. Carman (Sp ‘98, Sp ‘00) HDS 3432/Rel 1609: The Feminine in Indic Traditions, taught by Edwin Bryant (Sp ‘00) HDS 3453/Rel 1614: The Bhagavad Gita, taught by Edwin Bryant (Sp ‘99)
Fall 2002 Teaching Associate, Department of Religious Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island Introduction to Indian Religion, taught by Donna Wulff
Fall 2001 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut Introduction to Hinduism through Myth, Image and PilgrimageMortal Journeys: From Here to the Hereafter in Asian Religious Traditions
1999-2000 Assistant Academic Advisor, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts Advised students in the Master of Theological Studies (Area III: World Religions) and Master of Divinity programs under the guidance of Prof. John B. Carman, Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Religion Emeritus
1998-1999 Part-Time Lecturer, Northeastern University, Department of Philosophy & Religion, Boston, Massachusetts The Meaning(s) of Death
Research Projects
Publications Review of Romila Thapar, Interpreting Early India (Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1992) in The Journal of Asian Studies 53.1, February 1994, 271-72.
Papers Presented at Professional Meetings “Agastya Goes to Kolhapur: The Metaphor of Journey in a Sanskrit Mahatmya.” Presented as part of the panel “The Metaphor of Travel in South Asian Literature,” chaired by Neelima Shukla-Bhatt, at the American Academy of Religion Eastern Regional Meeting, May 12, 2005. “Agastya Sees Kashi in Kolhapur: Duplication or Transposition of a Sacred City?” Presented as part of the panel “Loka and Locations: The Transformative Power of Travel to Sacred Worlds,” chaired by Tamara S. J. Lanaghan, at the 215th Meeting of the American Oriental Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 18, 2005. “Finding Kashi in Kolhapur: Mirroring a North Indian Sacred City in South India.” Presented as part of the panel “Lokas and Locations: Borders and the Tourism of Powerful Places in Indic Religious Traditions,” chaired by Kristen Scheible, at Asian Border Crossings: New York Conference on Asian Studies, Bard College, Annandale, New York, October 29, 2004. “Shri Mahalakshmi at Work Shaping Kolhapur: Questions of Gender and Divine Agency in the Karavira Mahatmya.” Presented at the New England Association for Asian Studies 2003 Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 25, 2003. “Draupadi in King Virata’s Court: Women and Varna in Classical Hinduism.” Presented at the 204th Meeting of the American Oriental Society, Madison, Wisconsin, March 20, 1994. “Who Knows Krishna’s Divinity? Creating Epiphany in the Kaliyadamana Episode.” Presented at the 7th Annual South Asia Conference, Center for South Asia Studies, Berkeley, California, February 20, 1993. “The Figure of the Tapasvini: Traditional Hindu Views about Female Asceticism.” Presented at the 21st Annual Conference on South Asia, Madison, Wisconsin, November 8, 1992.
Conferences or Conference Panels Organized“Lokas and Locations: The Transformative Power of Travel to Sacred Worlds.” 215th Meeting of the American Oriental Society. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 18, 2005. “The Quest for Female Agency in South Asian Literature.” New England Association for Asian Studies 2003 Conference. The Asia Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 25, 2003. “John B. Carman Retirement Symposium.” Organized and chaired with Prof. Kimberley Patton, Harvard Divinity School, and Ms. Malgorzata Radziszewska-Hedderick, Center for the Study of World Religions. Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 11, 2000.
Invited Lectures“Finding Kashi in Kolhapur: Mirroring a Sacred North Indian City in South India.” Faculty Colloquium at Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, January 27, 2005. “Knowing God Through Human Relationships in Krishna Mythology.” Sermon at The Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Vallejo, California, May 23, 2004. “Finding Grace and Mercy in a Fierce Hindu Goddess.” Sermon at The Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Vallejo, California, August 10, 2003. “A Christian in the Presence of a Hindu Goddess.” Sermon at The Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Vallejo, California, June 16, 2002. “Meditations on Office ‘X’.” Presented at the John B. Carman Retirement Symposium, Harvard Divinity School, May 11, 2000.
Academic Awards Received
1996 - 2000 ? Tuition Grant, Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ? Fellow-in-Residence, Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1998 ? Mellon Fellowship for Summer Language Study, Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, for study of Marathi and Sanskrit in Kolhapur and Ahmedabad, India. 1996 - 1998 ? Living Stipend, Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1995 ? Laurence and Frances Weinstein Award for Best Graduate Student Essay, Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. Awarded for a paper titled “Exegesis Through Expansion: Pseudo-Philo’s Interpretive Techniques in the Book of Biblical Antiquities.” 1994 - 1996 ? Various Scholarships, Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 1990 ? Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, Center for South Asia Studies, University of California, Berkeley, California. For the study of First Year Intensive Hindi-Urdu at the University of California, Berkeley, Summer 1990. 1989 ? National Endowment for the Humanities Younger Scholars Program proposal funded at $2,200 to conduct research June 1 – August 31, 1989, resulting in an unpublished paper titled “The Living Ramayana: A Look at the Changing Emphases in the Complex Characterization of Kaikeyi.” The research project was conducted under the guidance of Dr. Robert P. Goldman of the University of California, Berkeley, California.
American Academy of Religion — 1993 - Current American Oriental Society — 1991 - Current Association for Asian Studies — 1991 - Current
Foreign Languages
Primary Research Languages: Sanskrit, Marathi, Biblical Hebrew, Aramaic. Secondary Research Languages: Pali, Hindi, German, French.
Theology, mythology, ritual, and iconography of the goddess traditions in Hinduism and the world religions. Political uses of religious symbolism. The interrelationship of cosmology, ethics, and religious law in Hinduism and Ancient Near Eastern Religions. Sacramental theology and sacred geography.
1997 - 2005 Research Assistant to Professor John B. Carman, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Part-time. 1995 - 1996 Editorial Assistant to Professor Michael V. Fox, Hebrew & Semitic Studies Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; Part-time. 1990 - 1991 Research Assistant, Center for South Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, California; Part-time.
Work Experience in Administration
1995 - 1996 Student Assistant, Hebrew & Semitic Studies Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; Part-time. 1992 - 1993 Clerk Typist II, Madison Area Technical College, Technical and Industrial Division, Madison, Wisconsin; Part-time. 1986 - 1991 Senior Office Assistant, Diablo Valley College Financial Aid Office/Extended Opportunities and Programs Office, Pleasant Hill, California; Part-time.
Birth date: August 14, 1967 Birthplace: Greenbrae, California Married with no children. Spouse’s Occupation: Senior Research Analyst, Development Office, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts. Religious Affiliation: Lutheran (ELCA)
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