Publicly Engaged Religion Mapping Project Survey

Publicly Engaged Religion Mapping Project Survey
Generously funded by the Henry Luce Foundation, the Publicly Engaged Religion Mapping Project is a collaborative initiative between the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Academy of Religion, the Institute for Diversity and Civic Life, and the National Humanities Alliance to document and analyze the landscape of publicly engaged scholarship on religion in North America. This project will create a comprehensive database that increases visibility of this kind of scholarship while addressing persistent barriers to its connectivity and sustainability.

We invite scholars, practitioners, and community partners to contribute to this initiative by completing the following survey about scholarship working at the intersection of religion and public engagement. The survey may take between 10-15 minutes to complete. If you are working on multiple projects related to Public Scholarship and Religion, we kindly request that you submit separate surveys for each project.

We thank you for your interest in and contribution to this project!

By participating in this survey, you acknowledge and consent to the following uses of your responses:

Database Inclusion: Your survey responses may be included in the publicly accessible database of publicly engaged scholarship and knowledge production on religion. This database will feature a searchable interface with visual components designed to map the landscape of the field.

Data Processing: Your responses will be analyzed and compiled alongside other contributions to create a comprehensive resource for researchers, practitioners, and the public. Individual responses may be aggregated, categorized, and synthesized with other data to identify patterns and trends in the field.

Publication and Dissemination: Information from your responses may be featured in reports, presentations, essays, and other materials produced as part of this project. While individual responses will generally be presented in aggregate form, selected responses may be highlighted as representative examples of practices in the field.

Attribution: Your name, institutional affiliation, and project details may be included in the database and associated materials.

Follow-up Opportunities: By participating, you may be contacted for potential inclusion in follow-up activities, such as in-depth interviews or case study profiles, though participation in these additional activities would require separate consent.

Data Retention: Survey responses will be retained as part of the project's permanent research archive and may continue to be used for research and educational purposes beyond the project period.

If you have questions about how your data will be used or wish to modify your consent, please contact Daphne Weber at dweber@acls.org.
I have read and understand how my survey responses may be used for this project.*

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As the submitter of this information, what is your full name?*

First NameLast Name
What is your email address?*
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How would you describe your primary institutional affiliation?*

Independent ScholarHigher Ed InstitutionK-12 InstitutionLibrary or ArchiveMuseumNonprofit OrganizationReligious InstitutionOther
What is the name of your primary institutional affiliation?*

AAR Themes of Public Scholarship
The questions that follow will work through the types of public work identified in the AAR Guidelines for Supporting and Evaluating Public Scholarship in Religion. These guidelines are designed to enhance the quality and impact of public scholarship; to support scholars of religion in their multifaceted approaches to research, teaching, and public engagements; and to integrate with existing policies and missions in a variety of institutions. The forms and content of public scholarship in religion are dynamic and expansive in nature; they include but are not limited to:
- Traditional Scholarship Presented in Public Venues, such as lectures at libraries, civic groups, and humanities festivals.
- Scholarship Written for a Public Audience, such as publications in trade books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs.
- Scholarship for Specific Contexts, such as environmental reports, cultural heritage documentation, infographics, policy briefs, government consulting, and expert testimony.
- Multimedia and Digital Scholarship, such as museum, library, and online exhibitions, websites and web apps, databases, data visualizations, films, and podcasts.
- Collaborative Research, such as co-knowledge production with public, community, and other non-academic partners.
Which of the following forms of public scholarship does your project involve?*

Traditional Scholarship Presented in Public VenuesScholarship Written for a Public AudienceScholarship for Specific ContextsMultimedia and Digital ScholarshipCollaborative Research
If you have presented on this scholarship to a public audience, please list the venues of presentation. (e.g., University of Texas, Austin; National Museum of American History)
If you have published on this scholarship for a public audience please list the publications. (MLA or Chicago Style citation styles preferred)
Please provide any available links to the presentations or the publications.
Please list any collaborators for this project. (e.g., Lakota Elders, Mississippi Delta community members, National Humanities Alliance, Art Institute of Chicago)
Please describe the project’s overarching objectives and the audiences or communities the objectives reach.*
Please describe both the current impact of your project and its potential for ongoing influence. For example, how is it reshaping relationships between academic research, religious communities, and public discourse?*
Please provide any other information you would like highlighted on the website, including background on the project's inspiration, noteworthy partnerships, or unique aspects?*

Is there anything else we should know about your public scholarship project?
Would you be interested in giving an interview about your project and its relationship to the Publicly Engaged Religion Mapping Project?*

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We are interested in promoting institutional change to better support public scholarship. Would you be interested in discussing your experiences at your institution with a member of our team?*

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Would you like to be updated as this project develops?*

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