Session 1: Secularism and the State: Changing Contours Chair & Discussant: Ornit Shani, University of Haifa 9:00-9:15AM “Secular Subjects: Refugees, Minorities and the Citizenship Act of 1955,” Haimanti Roy, MIT 9:15-9:30AM “Normalizing Violence in and Through the Legal Discourse of Secularism,” Ratna Kapoor,CFLR, New Delhi 9:30-9:45AM “Multiplex Secularism,” Srirupa Roy, UMass-Amherst 9:45-10:15AM Discussion, Q&A