01/07/2026 09:00 - 17:10

HALL: Pola - A108

Chair: Jacobs C., Mohme D., Rieger J., Thomaier S.

Contact: Jacobs C.

This panel explores the complex interplay between material realities and the production of inequality and injustice at the intersections of race, class, gender and religion. While scholarship on (in)equality has increasingly emphasized the multifaceted nature of social hierarchies, the role of material conditions - such as labour relations, economic resources, and lived environments - in shaping and transforming these hierarchies remains a pressing focus. An examination of material relations does not merely enumerate intersecting symptoms of systemic inequalities but seeks to explain their causes and functions in order to challenge them at their roots. As religion both reflects and shapes material realities through religious traditions, institutions, and communities, it can reinforce inequalities and injustices as well as offer resources for resistance, solidarity, and transformation.
We therefore invite scholars, activists, and practitioners from various backgrounds with varying academic focuses (biblical studies, ethics, religion and society, etc.) who seek to give renewed critical attention to the material dimensions of race, class, gender, and queer realities, with particular attention to religion. By foregrounding material realities, this panel invites a conversation on how inequalities are produced, naturalized, and finally dismantled across these interlocking domains. The panel continues a series from five previous EuARe annual conference panels on labour, economic justice, and queering liberation. It is open to anyone who wishes to join the critical conversation on the material production of inequality, exchange insights and strategies for resistance and transformation, and contribute to this ongoing work.