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About Bruno Shirley
Bruno is a PhD candidate in Asian Literature, Religion & Culture at Cornell University, and a Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellow in Buddhist Studies. His research operates at the intersection of Buddhist studies, gender theory (particularly comparative masculinities) and the history of political thought, and his dissertation focuses on the textual and material culture of Polonnaruva, Sri Lanka, c. 1150-1215.NBN Episodes hosted by Bruno:
October 4, 2022
The Tibetan Nun Mingyur Peldrön
Born to a powerful family and educated at the prominent Mindröling Monastery, the Tibetan Buddhist nun and teacher Mingyur Peldrön (1699–1769) leverag…
February 23, 2022
Visions of the Buddha
Eviatar Shulman's Visions of the Buddha: Creative Dimensions of Early Buddhist Scripture (Oxford University Press, 2021) offers a ground-breaking appr…
November 2, 2021
I Hear Her Words
Is there gender equality in Buddhist traditions? What do Buddhist texts say about women? How have Buddhist women responded to misogyny? Alice Collett'…
September 15, 2021
Rewriting Buddhism
Rewriting Buddhism: Pali Literature and Monastic Reform in Sri Lanka, 1157–1270 (UCL Press, 2020) is the first intellectual history of premodern Sri L…