ReligYinz: Mapping Religious Pittsburgh

Abstract

ReligYinz: Mapping Religious Pittsburgh is a digital humanities project seeking to transform how religion is studied at the University. It will be centered around a dynamic online exhibit showcasing the lived experiences of religious communities in the city. Its emphasis will be not on doctrine but on the vernacular aspects of religious life. The exhibit will feature religious Pittsburgh in all its diversity, and in ways that are as colloquial and unexpected as our second-person plural pronoun. Students at Pitt will research local religious communities through course-related assignments and present their findings in a public forum on the site.

Principal Investigator

Benjamin Gordon
Co-Principal Investigator
Religious Studies

Rachel Kranson
Co-Principal Investigator
Religious Studies

Aaron Brenner 
Co-Principal Investigator
University Library System

Select Collaborators

Adam Shear 
Team Member
Religious Studies

Paula Kane 
Team Member
Religious Studies

Alex Taylor 
Team Member
History of Art and Architecture

Rika Asai
Team Member
Music

Arif Jamal 
Team Member
University Library System

Jeanette Jouili
Team Member
Religious Studies

Boris Michev 
Team Member
University Library System