{"id":3732,"date":"2026-02-19T19:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/?p=3732"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:49:29","slug":"abstract-am-exploration-of-the-elementary-forms-of-religious-life-accepted-for-the-v-forum-of-the-international-sociological-association-isa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/?p=3732","title":{"rendered":"ISA selects Martha&#8217;s Research Paper for Sociological Essay Film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martha\u2019s paper on Religious Integration is accepted for presentation at the International Sociological Association (ISA), taking place in Rabat (6-11 July 2025).  This marks the first academic presentation of the longitudinal research underpinning her sociological essay film <em>Searching for Mama Salone\u2019s Secret<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presented within ISA\u2019s <em>Research Committee on Futures Research <\/em>(RC07), Van Der Bly introduces an initial analysis of her analytical framework of  &#8216;The Elementary Forms of Religious Integration&#8217;, based on her filmed fieldwork in Sierra Leone and inspired by \u00c9mile Durkheim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This presentation represents a major milestone and an important next step in the film\u2019s release trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"539\" src=\"http:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ballax-Martha-1-950x539.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ballax-Martha-1-950x539.jpg 950w, https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ballax-Martha-1-590x335.jpg 590w, https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ballax-Martha-1-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ballax-Martha-1-1536x871.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ballax-Martha-1-2048x1161.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ballax-Martha-1-529x300.jpg 529w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Martha conducting fieldwork in Sierra Leone during the research for &#8216;Searching for Mama Salone&#8217;s Secret &#8216;<\/em>, with Ballax Sesay.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1005\" data-id=\"3739\" src=\"https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-19-at-18.05.14-950x1005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-19-at-18.05.14-950x1005.jpg 950w, https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-19-at-18.05.14-590x624.jpg 590w, https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-19-at-18.05.14-768x812.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-19-at-18.05.14-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-19-at-18.05.14.jpg 1286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martha\u2019s paper on Religious Integration is accepted for presentation at the International Sociological Association (ISA). 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