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EXTENSION> Submission Deadline for the Buddhist Studies Graduate Student Conference at FSU
by Greige Lott
Greetings Collegues,
We would like to announce that we will be extending the deadline for submissions for the upcoming Buddhist Studies Graduate Student Conference at FSU from August 15, 2017 to September 3, 2017 at 11:59pm EST. Additionally, full paper submissions will now be extended to October 12, 2017 at 11:59pm EST.
The Florida State University Department of
Religion, in conjunction with the Journal of Chinese Buddhist Studies,
and the Fifth Annual Sheng Yen Buddhist Studies Lecture Series are pleased to
announce the 2017 Buddhist Studies Graduate Student Conference.
Buddhism and Identity: Discourse,
Marginality, and Misrepresentation
November 3-5, 2017—Tallahassee Florida
Dr. Meir Shahar of Tel Aviv
University will deliver the keynote address as a part of the Sheng Yen Buddhist
Studies Lecture Series. The conference will conclude with a second keynote
address and a Buddhist Studies roundtable discussion consisting of guest
respondents and FSU Buddhist Studies faculty, whose expertise cover Chinese,
Tibetan, and Japanese Buddhism.
This conference aims to feature Buddhist Studies
as an interdisciplinary field, and actively seeks papers that present a
multiplicity of approaches and perspectives that cross departmental lines.
Focusing on the theme of “Buddhism and Identity,” we
welcome presentations about how Buddhism is represented not only as a religion,
but how, as an idea, it is conceived of and understood as a social, cultural
entity. Specifically, applicants are encouraged to consider how the study of
Buddhism manifests from and exists within the margins in multiple
contexts—historical, philosophical, psychological, and sociological—and how
marginal groups or individuals construct themselves, or are constructed by the
religious majority and scholars, through certain discourses from both
pre-modern and modern perspectives.
Possible topics include, but are not
limited to: Marginal/Minority Experiences of Buddhism; Buddhism
in the Creation and Maintenance of Personal or Group Identity; Buddhism within,
or as a Power Structure of Identity Creation; Buddhist Identity and Popular
Culture; Academia and Buddhism; The Body as a site of Buddhist Identity;
Negotiation No-Self and Personal Identity.
Owing to the generosity of the Journal
of Chinese Buddhist Studies, outstanding papers will have the
opportunity to appear in a special issue highlighting the work of graduate
students in Buddhist Studies. Additionally, an award for best paper will be
presented after Dr. Shahar’s keynote address.
In keeping with the conference’s goal of bringing
together as diverse a group as possible, an attempt will be made to award
partial travel stipends for all presenters. In addition, all meals will be
covered for this conference.
Please send proposals in
the form of an abstract of approximately 300 words, a list of key terms, and a
one-page CV to Corbin Nall and Greige Lott (cgn15b@my.fsu.edu; gal16f@my.fsu.edu) by September 3, 2017.
Final papers must be submitted by October 12, 2017.
Thank you for your interest, and we look forward
to your proposed topics.
Corbin Nall and Greige Lott.
