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*** with apologies for cross-posting *** Everyone’s welcome! Wed 21st March| 5-7pm | Deptford Town Hall (DTH) 109 Goldsmiths, University of London Part of the Pluralistic Variations Lecture Series Organiser: Dr Martin Savransky (Sociology) Tanya M. Luhrmann Local “Theory” of Mind: and Why It Matters This talk makes the argument that the way we think about our minds matters, and may shape our mental events. It makes the case that people find evidence of God’s presence in mental events; that different practices of attending to mental events have identifiable consequences; and that different cultures and different theologies emphasize mind and mental process in distinctive ways. The talk then goes on to present evidence that this has consequences for the way charismatic Christians experience God and the way persons who meet criteria for schizophrenia experience psychosis in the US, Accra and Chennai. The data suggest that one consequence of the different ways of representing mind and mental experience is that Americans have a harsher experience of psychosis, and less spiritual experience. Tanya Marie Luhrmann is currently the Watkins University Professor in the Anthropology Department at Stanford University. She has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has been the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. She is the author of numerous publications, including Of Two Minds (2001), When God Talks Back (2012), and most recently, with Jocelyn Marrow, Our Most Troubling Madness (2016) Dr. Martin Savransky Lecturer | Department of Sociology Director, Unit of Play (UoP) Convenor, MA Critical & Creative Analysis Goldsmiths, University of London London SE14 6NW [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Goldsmiths Staff Website<http://www.gold.ac.uk/sociology/staff/savransky-martin/> <http://goldsmiths.academia.edu/MartinSavransky>Academia.edu Website <http://goldsmiths.academia.edu/MartinSavransky> Book Reviews Editor: Science as Culture<http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/csac20/current> T<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventure-Relevance-Ethics-Social-Inquiry/dp/1137571454/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467049493&sr=8-1&keywords=the+adventure+of+relevance>he Adventure of Relevance<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventure-Relevance-Ethics-Social-Inquiry/dp/1137571454/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467049493&sr=8-1&keywords=the+adventure+of+relevance> Speculative Research: The Lure of Possible Futures<https://www.routledge.com/Speculative-Research-The-Lure-of-Possible-Futures/Wilkie-Savransky-Rosengarten/p/book/9781138688360> ************************************************************* * Anthropology-Matters Mailing List * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * * online discussions, teaching and research resources * * and international contacts directory. * * To join this list or to look at the archived previous * * messages visit: * * https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/Anthropology-Matters * * If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all * * those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to: * * [log in to unmask] * * * * Enjoyed the mailing list? Why not join the new * * CONTACTS SECTION @ www.anthropologymatters.com * * an international directory of anthropology researchers * To unsubscribe please click here: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ANTHROPOLOGY-MATTERS&A=1 ***************************************************************