Claire Rostov

I am a PhD candidate in Religious Studies at Duke University. My research focuses on the relationship between religion, media, consumption, and waste in the United States. My dissertation shows how the enchantment of consumer capitalism relies on disposability, as much as it does on marketing, purchasing, and consuming. 

Trained in material culture approaches to the study of religion, I consider the materially messy, affective, embodied, and sensory ways in which religion is practiced and lived. This approach to my research shapes my teaching, where I aim to create an interactive, inclusive, and experiential classroom environment where students can empathetically learn about the diversity and complexity of religious traditions and practices.

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