The Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements: Critical and Interdisciplinary Approaches

The Centre for the Critical Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements (CenSAMM) 2021 conference was held online 29 June to 1 July 2021.

The theme of the conference was

The Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements: Critical and Interdisciplinary Approaches

The aim of the conference is to facilitate critical and interdisciplinary discussion of apocalypticism, millenarianism and associated movements across time, place, and culture. Academic fields include anthropology, archaeology, biblical studies, critical theory, cultural studies, history, literary studies, political studies, psychology, religious studies, sociology, etc. The interdisciplinary scope is broadly understood to include methodologies, comparative approaches, and showcasing of research more specific to individual fields of expertise.

Invited speakers include:

Kelly Baker (independent scholar and author)

Ipsita Chatterjea (SORAAAD, University of Regina, Canada)

Lorenzo DiTommaso (Concordia University, Canada)

Paul Middleton (University of Chester, UK)

Rachel Wagner (Ithaca College, NY)

The full programme with abstracts is available here as a .pdf.