PhD Public Defence
Hugh Turpin, BA, MSC, MA 

Part of a Joint Doctoral (PhD) Programme in the Cognitive Science of Religion
Queen’s University Belfast and Aarhus University Denmark

Mr Turpin will be defending his thesis entitled:

Failing God:  A Cognitive Anthropological Examination of the Relationship between Catholic Scandals and Irish Secularisation 

Date:               Thursday, 19 July, 2018

Time:              10 am – 1 pm

Location:        Senate Room, 0G/059, Lanyon Building, Queen’s University Belfast

The defence is public, and all are welcome.   

The defence is scheduled for a maximum of three hours, and the proceedings will be chaired by John Barry, Professor, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics.

The dissertation is available for reading on location at the general office of the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics in 25 University Square and, on location at the office of the PhD Administration, Graduate School, Faculty of Arts, Taasingegade 3,  room 416., 8000 Aarhus C, Aarhus University.

Assessment Committee:

• Harvey Whitehouse, Professor, Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Oxford.
• Stephen Bullivant, Professor, Benedict XVI Centre for Religion and Society, St. Mary’s University-Twickenham
• Jesper Sørensen, Associate Professor, School of Culture and Society, Department of the Study of Religion, Aarhus University
• Dominic Bryan, Reader, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen’s University Belfast

Supervisor:

• Jonathan Lanman, Lecturer, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen’s University Belfast

Co-supervisors:

• Armin Geertz, Professor, School of Culture and Society, Department of the Study of Religion, Aarhus University
• Paulo Sousa, Senior Lecturer, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen’s University Belfast