Network announces winner of 2019 Digital Religion Research Award: Dr Ruth Tsuria

The Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture Studies is very pleased to announce Dr. Ruth Tsuria as the winner of 2019 Digital Religion Research Award. Dr Tsuria is Assistant Professor in the College of Communication and the Arts at Seton Hall University. She received the award for her article “Conservative Judaism in the Digital Age”, which highlights current tensions experienced by Conservative Jewish offline congregations as they seek to embrace innovative forms of online media, as well as create mediated and hybrid form of religious identity through digital media engagement. Her research advances the field of Digital Religion by applying existing approaches to an understudied community and employing established theories in new and innovative ways. Dr Tsuria is the first recipient on this newly established annual award that seeks to recognize outstanding research in the area of Digital Religion Studies, which explores a variety of aspects of religion and technology. Award decisions are made by members of the Advisory Board of the Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture Studies, who evaluate submissions on how well a scholar’s work extends current knowledge in Digital Religion Studies. Decisions are also based on an individual’s sophistication and application of approaches and concepts developed by Dr Heidi A Campbell, founder of the Network and pioneer in the field of Digital Religion research. Dr Tsuria will be awarded a plaque and honorarium at a lecture featuring her award winning work to be held at Texas A&M University on January 21, 2020. The Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture Studies, is the premier international research network for interdisciplinary scholars and students who study the intersection between emerging technologies, religion and digital cultures.

More information on the award or the Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture Studies see: http://digitalreligion.tamu.edu or contact digitalreligion@tamu.edu
A call for submissions for the 2020 Digital Religion Research Award will be released in December 2019.