Dr. Rhema Hokama: What is Religious Studies at UW?

About this episode

Dr. Rhema Hokama discusses the development of Protestantism and English literary culture within the context of the global Renaissance.

Dr. Rhema Hokama is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Washington, and previously an Associate Professor of English at Singapore University of Technology and Design. She is the author of Devotional Experience and Erotic Knowledge in the Literary Culture of the English Reformation. Please join us for a conversation on the development of Protestantism and English literary culture within the context of the global Renaissance. Recorded on Mar. 3, 2026 Our series introductory and closing music are generously provided by Dr. John-Carlos Perea, chair of the UW Ethnomusicology program, from the title track of his 2014 CD Creation Story. For more, see johncarlosperea.bandcamp.com/album/creation-story.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Rhema Hokama

Topics covered

• Religious Studies
• Protestantism
• English literary culture
• global Renaissance

Keywords

• English Reformation
• literary culture
• devotional experience

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Creation Story

Books & works: Devotional Experience and Erotic Knowledge in the Literary Culture of the English Reformation, Creation Story

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