Mayra Rivera

Mayra Rivera is a scholar of religion who is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Religion and Latinx Studies at Harvard University. ^[1]

Biography

Rivera was born and raised in Puerto Rico. ^[2] After first receiving a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Rivera received a PhD (2005) in theological and religious studies from Drew University. ^[1]

Rivera is known for her academic contributions in the area of postcolonialism, especially with reference to Caribbean thought. ^[3] Her current work examines the impact of climate change from a Caribbean perspective. ^[1]

Rivera is a member of the American Academy of Religion, and was elected president for 2022. ^[4]

Works

• Postcolonial Theologies: Divinity and Empire (edited with Catherine Keller and Michael Nausner, Chalice Press, 2004) ^[5]
• The Touch of Transcendence (Westminster John Knox Press, 2007) ^[6]
• Planetary Loves: Spivak, Postcoloniality, and Theology (edited with Stephen D. Moore, Fordham University, 2010) ^[7]
• Poetics of the Flesh (Duke University, 2015) ^[8]

References

1. "Mayra Rivera". Harvard University. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
2. Gibson, Lydialyle (8 October 2020). "Mayra Rivera". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
3. Steele Ireland, Marèque (2008). "Postcolonial Theology". In Dyrness, William A.; Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti (eds.). Global Dictionary of Theology. Nottingham: InterVarsity Press. pp. 683–687. ISBN   978-1-84474-350-6.
4. "AAR Presidents". American Academy of Religion . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
5. Askew, Emily (2011). Encounter. 72 (1): 165–166. ISSN   0013-7081. EBSCOhost   ATLA0001844910.
6. Reviews of The Touch of Transcendence:
   • Muers, Rachel (May 2009). Conversations in Religion & Theology. 7 (1): 41–53. doi:10.1111/j.1479-2214.2009.00153.x.
   • Rieger, Joerg (September 2009). Religious Studies Review . 35 (3): 162. doi:10.1111/j.1748-0922.2009.01360_24.x.
   • Schanbacher, Will (March 2008). Reviews in Religion & Theology. 15 (2): 242–244. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9418.2007.00380_16.x. ISSN   1350-7303.
7. Wong, Matthew (July 2012). Reviews in Religion & Theology. 19 (3): 347–350. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9418.2012.01071.x.
8. Reviews of Poetics of the Flesh:
   • MacKendrick, Karmen (April 2017). Critical Research on Religion. 5 (1): 98–101. doi:10.1177/2050303217690901. ISSN   2050-3032. S2CID   165069079.
   • Armour, Ellen T. (17 February 2017). Women's Studies. 46 (2): 168–170. doi:10.1080/00497878.2017.1264232. ISSN   0049-7878. S2CID   152215175.
   • Bakker, Justine (June 2017). Religious Studies Review . 43 (2): 149. doi:10.1111/rsr.12915.
   • Rambo, Shelly (January 2019). The Journal of Religion . 99 (1): 125–127. doi:10.1086/700427. ISSN   0022-4189. S2CID   171660399.

Further reading

• Rivera, Mayra; Jasper, Alison; Darroch, Fiona (15 January 2022). "An Interview with Mayra Rivera: Postcolonial Women's Writing and Material Religion". Literature and Theology. 35 (4): 383–395. doi: 10.1093/litthe/frab025 . hdl: 1893/34031 . ISSN   0269-1205.