British Ritual Innovation under Covid-19

30/09/2021

Our final report is here! Give it a read and a download, and let us know your thoughts.

The final report of the project Social Distance, Digital Congregation: British Ritual Innovation Under COVID 19 (BRIC 19), funded by UK Research and Innovation through the Arts and Humanities Research Council (grant number AH/V008730/1). A joint research project of the Manchester Metropolitan Univer...

20/09/2021

Folks! Our final report is coming out, and the launch and discussion event is next week, live in Manchester and also online - free and open to all. Come join us! Please sign up here:

What has the pandemic meant for British religious life?

13/05/2021

We are proud to showcase the work of Zara Elfersy, a final year undergraduate student at the UK Centre for Events Management at Leeds Beckett University. Check out our research blog where Zara examines Shabbat adaptations made by a Jewish Student Centre and tells us all about new ways of community building under Covid-19.

Covid-19 and the national restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of the virus, have put a strain on all religions and religious practices. I saw this first hand in my work at a Jewish student centre in Northern England. [1] This centre is an orthodox Jewish movement and organisation...

05/05/2021

Listen to our newly produced audio piece about experiences of during the pandemic. If you listen, we'd love to learn your thoughts in the survey:

https://socialbroadcasts.co.uk/broadcastoverview/bric19



Please share widely. This is a pilot project and we would love to hear from as many people as possible wherever you're in the world.

LOSS IN TRANSLATION - FUNERALS AND DEATH CARE Social Distance, Digital Congregation: British Ritual Innovation under COVID-19 Manchester Metropolitan University April 2020 This audio documentary is a pilot of the research project Social Distance, Digital Congregation: British Ritual Innovation un

02/05/2021

In our most recent , we'd like to share with you a piece by Dr Paulina Kolata on the experiences of death rituals under .

"While images of mass death became part of our everyday, we have been distanced from the rituals that usually bring us face to face with the dead and which are designed to help us process our grief."

Paulina's work on death care under Covid-19 formed the basis of our exciting audio collaboration with Lucia Scazzocchio from
and Sasha Edye-Lindner.

Read, listen, and join this collaborative reflection:

https://bric19.mmu.ac.uk/research-updates/research-update_conspicuousness-and-distance-death-care-in-the-coronacene/

19/04/2021

In our next Dr Katja Stuerzenhofecker reflects on her fascinating work with female-only online prayer groups:

“"...both groups use this exceptional period to normalize active female ritual participation within the authorised repertoire in a public, institutional space. The pandemic has acted as a catalyst to get people doing things that we could have been doing before.”

Dr Katja Stuerzenhofecker is Lecturer in Gender Studies in Religion at the University of Manchester. She has a special interest in gender issues in contemporary Jewish and Christian practices and their relation to thought and tradition.

06/04/2021

Today's Research Update features a flash summary of the case study work by Dr. Mark A Minott:

"Rolling with the punches: Ritual Adaptations in two Black Majority Churches"

Mark investigates the experiences of worship, technological choices & labour in two Black Majority Churches during the pandemic.

https://bric19.mmu.ac.uk/research-updates/research-update_rolling-with-the-punches-ritual-adaptations-in-two-black-majority-churches/

17/03/2021

Join us on the 29th March!

17/03/2021

REGISTRATION OPEN NOW for British Ritual Innovation under Covid-19 Public Research Update on March, 29. Join us to learn about our work in progress and hear about people's experiences of ritual life under across the UK's diverse religious & cultural contexts.

Bric-19 research team share their insights on ritual lives under Covid-19 in this public event.

15/03/2021

Starting the week with another research update in our Community Voices series.

Rev Dr Chris Swift shares with us how has affected the ritual life of residents & staff at MHA care facilities:

Sustaining Spiritual Connections during COVID-19

https://bric19.mmu.ac.uk/research-updates/community-voices_sustaining-spiritual-connections-during-covid-19/