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East Asian Studies
February 1, 2021
A Fourth-Century Daoist Family
The Zhen'gao, Or Declarations of the Perfected, Volume 1
Stephen R. Bokenkamp
Hosted by Natasha Heller
The Zhen’gao, or Declarations of the Perfected is one of the most important Daoist texts, and a literary classic in its own right. The Declarations of the Perfected collects fragmentary …
East Asian Studies
September 3, 2019
The Wrong of Rudeness
Learning Modern Civility from Ancient Chinese Philosophy
Amy Olberding
Hosted by Natasha Heller
Amy Olberding’s The Wrong of Rudeness: Learning Modern Civility from Ancient Chinese Philosophy (Oxford UP, 2019) is a joy to read, both entertaining and rich in ideas. The Wrong of …
American Studies
April 26, 2019
American Dharma
Buddhism Beyond Modernity
Ann Gleig
Hosted by Natasha Heller
In her new book, American Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Modernity (Yale University Press, 2019), Ann Gleig makes a major contribution to scholarship on American Buddhism. Gleig focuses on meditation-based convert Buddhist …
Art
July 10, 2018
Chinese Surplus
Biopolitical Aesthetics and the Medically Commodified Body
Ari Heinrich
Hosted by Natasha Heller
Ari Larissa Heinrich’s new book, Chinese Surplus: Biopolitical Aesthetics and the Medically Commodified Body (Duke University Press, 2018), is a fascinating study of representations of the Chinese body in the …
Art
July 5, 2018
Mandalas in the Making
The Visual Culture of Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang
Michelle C. Wang
Hosted by Natasha Heller
Michelle C. Wang’s new book Mandalas in the Making: The Visual Culture of Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang (Brill, 2018) joins a growing body of scholarship on esoteric Buddhism in China …
Literary Studies
March 20, 2018
Unfortunate Destiny
Animals in the Indian Buddhist Imagination
Reiko Ohnuma
Hosted by Natasha Heller
Reiko Ohnuma's Unfortunate Destiny: Animals in the Indian Buddhist Imagination (Oxford University Press, 2017) is a masterful treatment of animals in Indian Buddhist literature. Although they are lower than humans …
South Asian Studies
February 27, 2018
Birth in Buddhism
The Suffering Fetus and Female Freedom
Amy Langenberg
Hosted by Natasha Heller
Birth and suffering are deeply linked concepts in Buddhism, and their connection has shaped how the bodies and status of women were understood. Join us for a conversation with Amy …