Max Farasat and Lara Offermans win the LUCSoR Thesis Prizes (2021-2023)
The Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion (LUCSoR) and the Beheerstichting Theologische Fondsen hand out two biennial thesis prizes, one for the best bachelor thesis and one for the best master thesis. Each of the prizes comes with a cash prize of €500. The prize money comes from the Fund for Religious Studies that is administered by the Leiden University Fund (LUF).
Max Farasat has won the BA prize for his thesis, titled, ‘Constructing Judaism: Reading Jewish Belonging in Religious Architecture’. Max was supervised by Prof. dr. Sarah Cramsey. Lara Offermans has won the MA prize for her thesis, titled, ‘Mennonite Networks Visualised: The Social and Professional Haarlem Mennonite Tulip Trade Network Expanded and Visualised’. Lara was supervised by Prof. dr. Eric Jorink.
In order to be eligible, all theses considered for the prizes received a mark of 8,0 or above. During the eligibility period (2021-2023), there were 7 BA theses and 3 MA theses that met this requirement. Prof. dr. Ab de Jong and Dr. Yves Menheere served on the selection committee, in which they assessed the theses on the basis of: (1) having a direct link with Religious Studies; (2) the quality of primary source research; (3) the quality of the links with the secondary literature; and (4) the way in which it contributes to new insights and questions.
Congratulations on this achievement, Max and Lara!
