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Abel R. Gomez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
he/himA.R.Gomez@tcu.edu817-257-5084Beasley 306 (map link)
Program Affiliations
Education
Ph.D. (with distinction), Religion, Syracuse University (2021)
M. Phil., Religion, Syracuse University (2018)
MA, Religious Studies, University of Missouri, Columbia (2015)
BA, Philosophy and Religion, San Francisco State University (2013)
Areas of Focus
Native American and Indigenous Religions, Decolonial and Indigenous Feminisms, Two-Spirit Critique, Globalization, Place, Race and Ethnicity, Ethnography, Ritual Theory
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In Review, “‘We Survived This’: California Missions, Colonialism, and Indigenous Survival,” Political Theology -
2022 “What does it mean for Indigenous religions to be ‘place based’?” Indigenous Religious Traditions in Five Minutes, ed. Molly Bassett and Natalie Avalos, Equinox Publishing Ltd. -
2018 “(Re)writing, (Re)righting, (Re)riteing Hupa Womanhood: Cutcha Risling Baldy and The Flower Dance Revitalization." Review of We are Dancing for You: Native Feminisms and the Revitalization of Women’s Coming-of-Age Ceremonies by Cutcha Risling Baldy. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2018. Bulletin for the Study of Religion, Equinox Publishing Ltd. VOL 47, NO 3–4.
- 2021 “‘We Survived This’: Ohlone Narratives of Colonialism and Belonging at Mission Dolores.” Critical Mission Studies Conference, November 13
- 2021 “#SaveTheWestBerkeleyShellmound: Sacred Sites and Indigenous Futures in Ohlone Territory.” Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA), June 2021.
- 2020 “Defending Indigenous Sacred Places: Perspectives from Ohlone Territory/San Francisco Bay Area.” American Academy of Religion – Religion and Cities Section, December 1
- 2020, Invited Panelist, “Decolonial Futures: Religion as a Source of Resistance.” Raising Our Voices conference of the American Anthropological Association, November 13.
Last Updated: November 19, 2024