Publications

Rocha, C., Openshaw, K. and Vokes, R. (2021) ‘Middle-class’ Africans in Australia: choosing Hillsong as a global home. Culture and Religion 22 (1): 25–45.

Rocha, C., Vokes, R. & Openshaw, K. (2021) “Can the Holy Spirit Be Livestreamed?”, SAPIENS (opens in new window)

Webinar series

2021 “Religion, Crisis and Disaster Webinar Series”

Convened by Richard Vokes and Cristina Rocha, February 24 – April 28. World-renowned academics invited to present on the role of religion during crises and disasters. Supported by the University of Western Australia & Western Sydney University. (Programme below)

Conferences

2022 Openshaw, K. & Rocha, C.

“Livestreaming church in ‘fortress Australia’: Why virtual worship is complicated for African Christians.” Paper presented at the European Association for Social Anthropologists (opens in new window) (EASA), 26-29 July, online.

2022 Panel convenors: Openshaw, K. & Rocha, C.

“Faith in Times of Crisis: Religion, Spirituality and Faith-Based Organisations as Life Supports.” Australian Anthropological Society (opens in new window), 23 -26 November, Deakin University.

2022 Openshaw, K. & Rocha, C.

“If you are here, it is because God wants you to be here”: How Brazilian and African Christian students use faith to negotiate their everyday lives in Australia.” The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) (opens in new window), 24 November-2 December, Deakin University.

2021 Vokes, R., Rocha, C. & Openshaw, K.

“Becoming Burundian, African and Black in Australia: Pentecostalism, Disruption, and the Everyday Politics of Place.” Presented at the “ Religion, Crisis and Disaster” Seminar Series convened by Vokes, R. & Rocha, C., University of Western Australia & Western Sydney University.

2021 Panel convenors: Openshaw, K., Rocha, C. & Vokes, R.

“African Christians in the Global North: Migration, Material Religion and Local-Global Spiritual Networks” Paper presented atInternational Society for the Sociology of Religion (ISSR) (opens in new window), online.

2021 Rocha, C., Openshaw, K & Vokes, R.

“Middle-class Africans in Australia: Choosing Hillsong as a Global Home.” Paper presented at The International Society for the Sociology of Religion (ISSR) (opens in new window), online.

2021 Panel convenors: Openshaw, K. & Rocha, C.

“Religion, Materiality and (Im)mobilities.” Australian Anthropological Society (opens in new window), 24 November-2 December, online.

2021 Rocha, C & Openshaw, K.

“Stuck in Fortress Australia: God, Waiting and the Homeland.”Paper presented at the Australian Anthropological Society (opens in new window), 24 November-2 December, online.

2020 Vokes, R., Rocha, C. & Openshaw, K.

Growing up African in Australia: Pentecostalism and the Everyday Politics of Place (opens in new window). Paper presented atThe European Association of Social Anthropologists (opens in new window) (EASA). online.

Religion, Crisis and Disaster Seminar Series (Online)

February 24 – April 28, 2021

Convenors: Richard Vokes & Cristina Rocha

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