Amy Allocco publishes journal article

Professor of Religious Studies

Dr. Allocco joined the Elon faculty in 2009 after earning her PhD in Emory University's Program in West & South Asian Religions. She is the 2019 recipient of Elon University's Ward Family Excellence in Mentoring Award. Elon’s College of Arts and Sciences honored her with the Excellence in… Read More

Articles by Amy Allocco

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Amy Allocco publishes journal article

July 30, 2013

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Amy L. Allocco recently published an article titled “From Survival to Respect: The Narrative Performances and Ritual Authority of a Female Hindu Healer," in the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion.

Allocco presents paper at an international conference in Manila, Philippines

May 24, 2013

Amy L. Allocco, assistant professor of religious studies, recently presented a paper at the fifth South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR) conference in Manila, Philippines.

Religious Studies faculty and students participate in SECSOR conference

March 21, 2013

Five faculty members from the Department of Religious Studies and five undergraduate students participated in the recent Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion conference in Greenville, S.C.

Brett Evans ’13 receives undergraduate paper award

January 27, 2013

Brett Evans ‘13 was recently awarded ASIANetwork’s Marianna McJimsey Award, which recognizes the best undergraduate paper focused on Asia.

Amy Allocco presents at American Academy of Religion conference and assumes new leadership positions

November 28, 2012

Sept 24 – Film Screening – Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath

September 4, 2012

In the wake of the Aug. 5 shootings at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., please join The Department of Religious Studies for the screening of this important film, Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath.

Amy Allocco delivers lecture on the collages of an Indian Muslim artist at Lamar University’s Dishman Museum

November 9, 2011

Amy Allocco, an assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies, delivered a lecture titled “Visual Language, Architecture, and Memory in the Collages of a Contemporary Tamil Muslim Artist” at the Dishman Museum at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011.

Amy Allocco presents at conference

November 2, 2011

Amy L. Allocco, assistant professor of religious studies, presented a paper titled "Earning respect, securing survival: Gender negotiations in a Tamil healing network" during the 2011 Annual Conference on South Asia in Madison, Wisc., Oct. 20-23.

Amy Allocco delivers lecture at Stella Maris College in India

September 13, 2011

Amy L. Allocco, an assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies, delivered an invited lecture titled “Gender in Naga Do?am’s Ritual Repertoire” at Stella Maris College in Chennai, India on July 25, 2011.

Amy Allocco Appointed to AAR International Connections Committee

December 2, 2010

Amy Allocco, an assistant professor of religious studies, has been appointed to serve on the International Connections Committee of the American Academy of Religion. Her appointment to this six-member committee, made by AAR President Ann Taves of the University of California Santa Barbara, will be for a four-year term.