#IRUS

Implicit Religion

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1 month ago

A purple block tile with a white stripe in the middle. On the stripe is the theme of the conference, "Challenging Narratives". Below that on the right hand side is information about the conference: 28 - 29 May 2026, Online, US-CST. On the lower left hand side is the Implicit Religion logo.

CFP IR US: The call for papers for the Implicit Religion US Conference, "Challenging Narratives" is live. #IRUS

CFP DEADLINE: 3rd April 2026

CFP: www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-us/implic...

CFP PDF: cdn.prod.website-files.com/616453adbf9f...

SpaceWatch.Global

@spacewatch.bsky.social

2 months ago

#Astroscale UK has secured a €399k #ESA Phase A contract to lead #IRUS, a mission concept enabling in-orbit satellite refurbishment and upgrades.

🔗 spacewatch.global/2026/01/astroscale-uk-wi...

#SpaceWatchNews

NCS Software

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7 months ago

NCS Contabilidad y NCS Sociedades ya incluyen el nuevo código IRUS para el depósito de las Cuentas Anuales de 2024 - Blog NCS Software NCS Contabilidad y NCS Sociedades ya incluyen el código IRUS en los modelos de cuentas anuales 2024, según la Resolución del 26 de mayo de 2025.

NCS Contabilidad y NCS Sociedades ya incluyen el nuevo código IRUS para el depósito de las Cuentas Anuales de 2024
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#irus #fiscalidad #contabilidad #sociedades #cuentasanuales

Implicit Religion

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9 months ago

A plain purple background. Across the image is the title of the workshop: “Networking (how to make ‘friends’ and influence people).” Below that is the name of the speakers, George Gonzalez and Francis Stewart. Along the bottom is a white banner with the theme of the conference: Extensive Effects.

Up next for #IRUS we have George Gonzales and @drfstewart.bsky.social delivering a workshop on how to network, focusing on personal approaches to networks, being effective without exhausting yourself, networking as an introvert, UK / US differences and how to recover from networking.

Implicit Religion

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9 months ago

A plain purple background. Across the image is the title of the talk: “Beyond Prediction: AI, Religious Ethics, and the Urban Imagination.” Below that is the name of the speaker, Amanda Furiasse. Along the bottom is a white banner with the theme of the conference: Extensive Effects.

Amanda Furiasse on "Beyond Prediction: Al, Religious Ethics, and the Urban Imagination." Exploring how AI & urban planning often reflect extensive effects where efficiency, control & prediction are valued more than creativity and ethics. #IRUS

Implicit Religion

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1 year ago

Corgi Dog GIF Alt: A corgi dog running up to a human hand and placing its head there as a gif. Along the top it reads "hey...Thank you."

A massive thank you to all who attended, presented at or otherwise contributed to #IRUS. It was a fantastic two days that have gone by so quickly and been filled with learning, connections, laughter, reflection and friendships. Here's to #IRUS 2025. Thanks and goodnight.

Implicit Religion

@implicitreligion.bsky.social

1 year ago

A purple background with a grey banner along the top stating “Implicit Religion US”. Below that is a colour photograph and the name of the speaker, Ashley Forgey, and her presentation title: “Existing Authentically: Intensive Concerns of Acceptance, Inclusion, and Visibility of LGBTQAI+ Autistic Adults in American Evangelicalism.” Below that is another grey banner stating the theme of the conference: Intensive Concerns. In the bottom right hand corner is practical information about the conference: 5 -6 June 2024, Online, US, CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.

#IRUS Ashley Forgery, a master's student from Georgia State University, is presenting on her thesis work exploring the successes, ways and difficulties of existing authentically as a 'queer' autistic person within American evangelicalism (understood as multiple) through Tik Tok creations / content.

Implicit Religion

@implicitreligion.bsky.social

1 year ago

A purple background with a grey banner along the top stating “Implicit Religion US”. Below that is a colour photograph and the name of the speaker, Sher Afghan Tareen, and his presentation title: “Beyond the Impasse: Revisiting Virtual Education through Afeefa Sayeed’s Lens to Alleviate Intensive Concerns about Parenting in the Digital Age.” Below that is another grey banner stating the theme of the conference: Intensive Concerns. In the bottom right hand corner is practical information about the conference: 5 -6 June 2024, Online, US, CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.

#IRUS Sher Afghan Tareen is presenting on using Afeefa Sayeed's lenses to alleviate intensive concerns about parenting in the digital age that emerged, first, through the covid lockdown and now has spread further into other aspects of everyday life. The gendered aspect is centred through motherhood.

Implicit Religion

@implicitreligion.bsky.social

1 year ago

A purple background with a grey banner along the top stating “Implicit Religion US”. Below that is the name of the speaker, Matthew Pierce, and his presentation title: “Transcending the track: NASCAR as Implicit Religion Deconstruction.” Below that is another grey banner stating the theme of the conference: Intensive Concerns. In the bottom right hand corner is practical information about the conference: 5 -6 June 2024, Online, US, CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.

#IRUS Matthew Pierce, an UG student from Middle Tennessee State University is presenting on "Transcending the Track: NASCAR as Implicit Religion Deconstruction." Alongside Implicit Religion, he is drawing upon religious deconstruction, deconversion and disaffiliation to explore the decline of fandom

Implicit Religion

@implicitreligion.bsky.social

1 year ago

A purple background with a grey banner along the top stating “Implicit Religion US”. Below that is the name of the speaker, Asmae Hadidi, and her presentation title: “Sufi Performance: an embodied concept of knowledge.” Below that is another grey banner stating the theme of the conference: Intensive Concerns. In the bottom right hand corner is practical information about the conference: 5 -6 June 2024, Online, US, CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.

#IRUS Asmae Hadidi, an MA student from Georgia State University, is presenting on "Sufi Performance: an embodied component of knowledge". She is focusing on the role of the embodied experience as related to one of the goals of Sufi Islam to contemplate spiritual realities beyond simple faith.

Implicit Religion

@implicitreligion.bsky.social

1 year ago

A purple background with a grey banner along the top stating “Implicit Religion US”. Below that is a colour photograph and the name of the speaker, Amanda Furiasse, and her presentation title: “Biohacking the Soul: Cyberpunk and Religions Biomedical Futures.” Below that is another grey banner stating the theme of the conference: Intensive Concerns. In the bottom right hand corner is practical information about the conference: 5 -6 June 2024, Online, US, CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.

#IRUS Amanda Furiasse presents on "Biohacking the Soul: Cyberpunk and Religions Biomedical Futures" She notes cyberpunk imagines a world where technology is pervasive and intrusive. It shapes every aspect of existence whilst exacerbating social divides and marginalizing segments of the population

Implicit Religion

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1 year ago

A purple background with a grey banner along the top stating “Implicit Religion US”. Below that is the name of the speaker, Rebecca Sabatini, and her presentation title: “Exploring Cultural Heritage: semantic layering and intensive concerns.” Below that is another grey banner stating the theme of the conference: Intensive Concerns. In the bottom right hand corner is practical information about the conference: 5 -6 June 2024, Online, US, CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.

#IRUS Rebeccca Sabatini is a PhD student at the University of Turin. Her presentation today is entitled "Exploring Cultural Heritage: Semantic Layering and Intensive Concerns." She is considering what negotiations make or allow aspects of cultural heritage to be considered or labelled 'religious'?

Implicit Religion

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1 year ago

A purple background with a grey banner along the top stating “Implicit Religion US”. Below that is a colour photograph of the speaker, George Gonzalez, and his workshop title: “The Publication Process in the USA.” Below that is another grey banner stating the theme of the conference: Intensive Concerns. In the bottom right hand corner is practical information about the conference: 5 -6 June 2024, Online, US, CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.

#IRUS Dr Gonzalez's forthcoming book on The Church of Stop Shopping is a mixed methods ethnographic account of the past and present lives and times of the Stop Shopping Church and their importance for the study of North American religion and economy / religious capitalism.

Implicit Religion

@implicitreligion.bsky.social

1 year ago

The Church of Stop Shopping and Religious Activism Explores the religious activism of the Stop Shopping Church performance groupSince the dawn of the new millennium, the grassroots performance activist group ...

#IRUS Dr Gonzalez concludes by sharing his latest forthcoming book, "The Church of Stop Shopping and Religious Activism: Combatting Consumerism through Performance.
Available here: nyupress.org/978147981773...

Implicit Religion

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1 year ago

#IRUS Dr Gonzalez notes that an editor is looking for writers, not just scholars in training. That is, people who can write the world in such a way that other people and libraries want to buy and read it.

Implicit Religion

@implicitreligion.bsky.social

1 year ago

#IRUS Dr Gonzalez highlights the difference between a successful dissertation and a successful publication. The latter takes a project and weaves it through a world for the reader, taking it beyond what you've read and what technical skills you've developed.

Implicit Religion

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1 year ago

A purple background with a grey banner along the top stating “Implicit Religion US”. Below that is a colour photograph of the speaker, George Gonzalez, and his workshop title: “The Publication Process in the USA.” Below that is another grey banner stating the theme of the conference: Intensive Concerns. In the bottom right hand corner is practical information about the conference: 5 -6 June 2024, Online, US, CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.

#IRUS Dr George Gonzalez is delivering a workshop on the publication process in the US. He notes that key to successful publishing is tapping into your network, none of this is done alone. He emphasises it is very much relational.

Implicit Religion

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1 year ago

and how to write a successful abstract for larger conferences, specialised conferences and in response to CFPs for journal articles, edited books etc. #IRUS

Implicit Religion

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1 year ago

A purple background with a grey banner along the top stating “Implicit Religion US”. Below that is a colour photograph of the speaker, Ipsita Chatterjea, and their presentation title: “Designing and Presenting your Research: Units of Observation, Methods Sections and Abstract Writing.” Below that is another grey banner stating the theme of the conference: Intensive Concerns. In the bottom right hand corner is practical information about the conference: 5 -6 June 2024, Online, US, CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.

#IRUS @ichatterjea.bsky.social of @soraaad.bsky.social is delivering a workshop on designing and presenting your research. This is focused on units of observation (what are you seeing and not seeing), methods sections in writing (how are you conveying what you did and why to your audience)

Implicit Religion

@implicitreligion.bsky.social

1 year ago

for those outside institutions. This year we have two workshops. The publication process, delivered on 6th June by George Gonzalez, and how to design and present your research by @ichatterjea.bsky.social as part of the @soraaad.bsky.social Implicit Religion partnership. #IRUS

Implicit Religion

@implicitreligion.bsky.social

1 year ago

As #IRUS is intended for students, early career and independant scholars as well as marginalised scholars we intentionally build workshops into the programme that detail aspects of academic work and experiences not necessarily covered in all programmes, grad schools or hard to access

Implicit Religion

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1 year ago

A purple background with a grey banner along the top stating “Implicit Religion US”. Below that is a colour photograph of the speaker, Camille Cassingham, and their presentation title: “Reimagining Fat Religion.” Below that is another grey banner stating the theme of the conference: Intensive Concerns. In the bottom right hand corner is practical information about the conference: 5 -6 June 2024, Online, US, CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.

#IRUS Camille Cassingham, an MA student from Georgia State University, is presenting on ways in which we might reimagine fat religion. That is, ask questions about how fat people (intentional term) draw upon religion for fat liberation, empowerment and to understand their embodied experiences.

Implicit Religion

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1 year ago

#IRUS Anna notes that the death positive movement began with a tweeted out question - why do we have a sex positive movement and not a death positive one as well?

Implicit Religion

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1 year ago

Dr Dromgoole reminds us that when working with family curated archives the right to access is always negotiated, people have the right to say 'no'. There is a consensual aspect to the process that is always only what the family are willing to share. You are not the story, they are. #IRUS

Implicit Religion

@implicitreligion.bsky.social

1 year ago

In detailing her experiences interviewing Roxie Moore's family, she notes that she is detailing an ethnographic awakening she had, that such a project is a sacred endeavour worthy of much respect. In which intimate histories meet material memories and demand close listening as praxis. #IRUS

Implicit Religion

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1 year ago

A purple background with a grey banner noting 2024 Implicit Religion US keynote. Below that is a colour picture of the keynote speaker, Dr Ambre Dromgoole and the title of her talk, “Live on Forever: Curating a Post-Mortem Mythos.” Below that is another grey banner noting the theme of the conference, Intensive Concerns. In the bottom right hand corner is further information about the keynote: June 5, 2024, Online, CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.

2024 #IRUS Dr Dromgoole notes that Intensive and Intimate are often intertwined, especially for Black women performers, to such an extent that legends such as The Clark Sisters remain surprised by the level of research and dedication to their back catalogues and lives.

Implicit Religion

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1 year ago

A purple background with a grey banner noting 2024 Implicit Religion US keynote. Below that is a colour picture of the keynote speaker, Dr Ambre Dromgoole and the title of her talk, “Live on Forever: Curating a Post-Mortem Mythos.” Below that is another grey banner noting the theme of the conference, Intensive Concerns. In the bottom right hand corner is further information about the keynote: June 5, 2024, Online, CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.

The 2024 #IRUS conference begins at 4pm UK time / 10am CST time. We look forward to seeing those of you who are registered for the keynote, and hope those unable to make it this time will be able to join another year. The keynote will be lived posted, so follow along here.

Implicit Religion

@implicitreligion.bsky.social

1 year ago

Along the top is a banner that reads: 2024 Implicit Religion US Keynote. Beneath that is a colour photograph of the speaker, Dr Ambre Dromgoole and her keynote title: "Live on Forever: Curating a Post-Mortem Mythos." Beneath her picture is another banner that has on it the conference theme: Intensive Concerns. In the bottom right hand corner is further information about the keynote, June 5, 2024, Online, US CST. In the bottom left hand corner is the Implicit Religion logo.

Registration for the #IRUS Keynote Lecture, delivered by Dr Ambre Dromgoogle is open. Lecture is online, free. Keynote is entitled, "Live On Forever: Curating a Post-Mortem Mythos."

Registration: www.ticketsource.co.uk/edward-baile...

Full details: www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-us/implic...