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\n[https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9t5166r6](https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9t5166r6)  \nISBN  \n9798241680181  \nAuthor  \nWhitesides, Kevin  \nPublication Date  \n2026-03-09  \nPeer reviewed|Thesis/dissertation  \n[eScholarship.org](eScholarship.org) Powered by the California Digital Library  \nUniversity of California  \nUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA  \nSanta Barbara  \nNetworks of Heterodoxy: Shared Dissent and the Dynamics of Counter-Discourse  \nA dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies  \nby  \nKevin Whitesides  \nCommittee in charge:  \nProfessor Ann Taves, Chair  \nProfessor Alan Liu  \nProfessor Rudy Busto  \nMarch 2026  \nThe dissertation of Kevin Whitesides is approved.  \nAlan Liu  \nRudy Busto  \nAnn Taves, Committee Chair  \nMarch 2026  \nNetworks of Heterodoxy: Shared Dissent and the Dynamics of Counter-Discourse  \nCopyright © 2026  \nby  \nKevin Whitesides  \nCURRICULUM VITAE  \nKevin Whitesides  \n[kevin@kevinwhitesides.com](kevin@kevinwhitesides.com)  \nMarch 2026  \nEducation  \n2026 PhD, Religious Studies, University of California Santa Barbara  \nDissertation: “Networks of Heterodoxy: Shared Dissent and the Dynamics of Counter-Discourse.”  \nCommittee: Ann Taves (Chair), Alan Liu, and Rudy Busto  \n2012 MSc by Research (Distinction), Religious Studies, University of Edinburgh  \n2010 BA, Religious Studies (summa cum laude), Humboldt State University  \n(Minors: Anthropology, Philosophy, Psychology)  \nTeaching Experience  \nTeaching Associate (Instructor of Record), University of California Santa Barbara  \no  Memes: Theory and Analysis of Cultural Evolution (Linguistics/Creative Computing Initiative), Fall 2023, Summer 2020  \no  New Religious Movements (Religious Studies), Summers 2022 & 2023  \no  Intro to Native American Religious Studies (Religious Studies), Summers 2021 & 2019  \no  Religious Approaches to Death (Religious Studies), Summer 2018  \nTeaching Assistant, University of California Santa Barbara  \no  Intro to Native American Religious Studies (Religious Studies), Spring 2022, Falls 2019, 2016 & 2014  \no  Greek Mythology (Classics), Winter 2022, Fall & Spring 2021  \no  Religious Approaches to Death (Religious Studies), Winters 2021 & 2015, Fall 2017  \no  Instructional Support for Transition to Covid-19-based Online Teaching (Support for entire Classics Dept. ), Spring 2020  \no  Memes: When Language and Culture Go Viral (Linguistics), Winters 2020 & 2018  \no  East Asian Traditions: Modern (East Asian Languages and Cultures), Spring 2019  \no  Intro to Middle East Studies (Middle Eastern Studies), Winter 2019  \no  Intro to Taiwan Literature (Chinese Studies), Fall 2018  \no  Global History, Culture, and Ideology (Global Studies), Spring 2018  \no  Gods & Goddesses of India (Religious Studies), Springs 2017 & 2015  \no  Islam & Modernity (Religious Studies), Winter 2017  \nReader, University of California Santa 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