Cushwa Center // University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame’s Cushwa Center brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines to interpret the American Catholic experience.

Gender, Sex, and Power

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History of Women Religious

Cushwa sponsors conferences and research on Catholic vowed women.

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American Catholic Studies Newsletter

48.2 (Fall 2021)

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Latest News

Deanna Witkowski on Mary Lou Williams and soul friendships

Published: November 11, 2021

Author: Philip Byers

Deanna Witkowski (University of Pittsburgh) received a Guerin Grant from the Cushwa Center in 2021 for her research on jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams.

The modern faith of Margaret Mead: A conversation with Elesha Coffman

Published: October 26, 2021

Author: Cushwa Center

In spring 2020, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of several Cushwa Center events, including a planned lecture on what was, at that time, a forthcoming book. While elapsed time and other factors required some alterations to format, after 18 months the center welcomed Professor Elesha Coffman (Baylor University) to campus to join the center's Seminar in American Religion and also to discuss her now-published book,…

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Cushwa Center Lecture: "The Woman: Clare Boothe Luce and the Politics of Religious Conversion"

Feb 8

4:00PM - 5:00PM

Morris Inn Private Dining Rooms

Seminar in American Religion

Apr 2

9:00AM - 12:00PM

215 McKenna Hall