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by Jeff Wilson

Hi Frances, your student will likely want to know about two resources. First is the upcoming Centre for the Study of Contemporary Buddhism workshop on Buddhist Consumption: Excess and Waste: https://centerforcontemporarybuddhiststudies.wordpress.com/2019/03/11/bu...
The workshop is closed to new applicants, but participants may be willing to share their research privately (and eventually the May workshop is anticipated to result in publications). I am the only Canadian participant and will be happy to interface with your student. Please feel free to direct the student to my email address: jeff.wilson@uwaterloo.ca
Second, the most recent issue of the Japanese Journal of Religion (vol 45 no 2) is about Buddhist materiality, with a number of relevant articles on discarded objects: https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/publications/jjrs/listofjournals/
Sincerely,
Jeff Wilson
Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies
Renison University College, University of Waterloo

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by Giuliano Giustarini

Dear Frances,
Some references to Pali Buddhist sources are found in Harvey, P. (2000). An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics, Cambridge University Press, p. 180. They include the case of the monastic robes recycled as rugs, mats, carpets, etc. (Vinaya II.291).
Best,
Giuliano

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CFP> Buddhism: The Basics

by Gwendolyn Gillson

I am looking for contributors to a new multi-media, peer-reviewed, digital resource for the study of Religion: Bloomsbury Religion in North America (BRINA). I am editor for the section related to Buddhism: The Basics which is envisioned as an introduction to the Buddhist tradition as a whole; there will be a separate section for Buddhism in North America specifically. There is a small stipend associated with the successful completion of the project.

BRINA will provide students with a reliable and mixed media online resource, where articles are both scholarly (unlike, for example, Wikipedia entries) and written at an appropriate level (unlike, for example, many journal articles). Students will be able to refer to and cite articles from BRINA during their study and research, and instructors will find a rich, reliable, and flexible resource for teaching.

The article requirements are as follows:

• Word Length: 4000-4500
• Images: 5-7 (an image budget is provided)
• Proposal submission date: April 17, 2019
• Draft submission date: September 1, 2019
• Final submission date: June 30, 2020

On one of the following Topics:

• Buddhist Monastics
• Buddhist Scriptures
• Buddhism and Gender
• Buddhist Deities
• Buddhism and Economics
• Socially Engaged Buddhism
• Death and the Afterlife in Buddhism
• Buddhist Ritual
• Buddhist Materiality
• Buddhism and the Environment
• Buddhist Medicine
• Buddhist Practices and/or Meditation

All articles written for BRINA should be written for undergraduate students and should not assume knowledge on the part of the reader. They should be at once scholarly and accessible. Material should be written as clearly as possible, without loss of accuracy. Articles should provide an introduction to the topic as well as speaking to key debates, theories, and controversies. The discipline(s) within which the article is situated should be made explicit (e.g. if the article is primarily anthropological in approach). Contributors should have experience teaching undergraduate students. Ideally, contributions will come from across the permanent and contingent professoriate, from advanced graduate students (late-stage ABD) to full professors.

This project has the potential to offer a cutting-edge resource for the field. As digital is increasingly important and value is seen in being able to work across media, this offers a unique opportunity to work on something teaching-centred. Bloomsbury also plans to publish print editions of the Sections, so there will also be a traditional print book associated with the project in due course.

Please send a 150-200 word proposal for the topic of your choice and a CV to Gwendolyn Gillson, Section Editor for Buddhism: The Basics, at ggillson@oberlin.edu by Wednesday, APRIL 17^th at 5 PM Eastern Time.

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JOBS> H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report For H-Buddhism: 18 March - 25 March

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Florida International University - Associate Professor, Modern
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by Frances Garrett

Dear colleagues,

I have a student interested in the topic of Buddhism & wastefulness/waste - she is looking for sources on how Buddhist communities, practices, or doctrines interact with waste (i.e., the byproducts of consumption, or trash). Does anyone have anything to recommend?

Thanks!
Frances


Frances Garrett
Associate Professor
Department for the Study of Religion
University of Toronto

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Evan Ellis article

Dear Colleague:

I hope this email finds you well.  With this email, I am forwarding my latest article on PRC activities in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago, based on interactions with businessmen and others in the country during my just completed trip to the country.  The article examines the significant and growing activities by Chinese companies in the construction, petroleum, telecommunications and other sectors, as well arms purchases from the PRC, other aspects of the military relationship, and the deepening political relationship by the current PNM government of Keith Rowley, including signing onto the PRC Belt and Road initiative last year.

The article is enclosed with this email as a *.pdf document, and is also available at the website of Global Americans, which published it:

https://theglobalamericans.org/2019/03/chinas-engagement-with-trinidad-and-tobago/

Thank you as always for your interest in my work, and the opportunity to continue in contact....

Respectfully,

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CHARLA ONLINE DE ALADAA

“En busca del giro decolonial en la academia india: descolonizar las filosofías de la producción de conocimiento: un cambio polivalente”/

“In search of decolonial turn in Indian academia: Decolonizing the philosophies of knowledge production: A multi-versal shift”.

Dr. Sayan Dey

Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida

30 de marzo, 10:30 a 11:30 horas (hora Argentina)

Interesados, por favor, inscribirse en:

aladaainternacional@gmail.com

(Nombre, apellido y número de documento e identidad)

La actividad se desarrollará en inglés y se hará llegar a los inscriptos el link para acceder a la charla durante el viernes 29, a través de su correo electrónico.

Resumen

El sistema académico (pos) colonial de la India, sustentado con las nociones occidente-céntricas subrepresentadas de avances ontológicos y epistemológicos, ha experimentado un cambio masivo en sus perspectivas de producción de conocimiento en las últimas décadas. Los institutos de educación en la India han desarrollado un fetichismo insuperable hacia los sistemas académicos que están monopolizados por la ética euro-estadounidense-céntrica. Estos institutos, con diversas colaboraciones internacionales, no solo imitan ciegamente los patrones occidentales, sino que también generan complejas jerarquías ideológicas y sociopolíticas. A los estudiantes se les impone una estructura definida de aprendizaje, práctica y producción de conocimientos que imitan a occidente. Manteniendo estos aspectos en segundo plano, esta charla busca explorar las dimensiones contemporáneas occidente-céntricas de la academia india, desaprenderlas y reformularlas como una plataforma multi-versal, con diversos marcos epistemológicos y ontológicos que interactuarán entre sí.

CV del Autor

Sayan Dey creció en Calcuta, Bengala Occidental. Completó B.A. (Inglés), MA (Inglés) y PhD (Inglés) en la Banaras Hindu University, Benares, India y actualmente trabaja como profesor en el Departamento de Inglés, Royal Thimphu College, Bután y la Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida, India. Como colaborador y editor, sus publicaciones aparecen en revistas y antologías de Brill (Países Bajos), Heidelberg University Press (Alemania), Escuela de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (Eslovenia), Lexington Press (Estados Unidos), Teatro / Público (Francia), Universidad de Flinders (Australia), Addleton Academic Publishers (Estados Unidos), Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Reino Unido), etc. Recibió la beca GAPS Travel Grant, la German Research Foundation Travel Grant (dos veces), la Beca breve Charles Wallace y del Journal of International Women's Fellowship de estudios (dos veces), con respecto a sus proyectos de investigación sobre estudios decoloniales.

Es también un investigador documentalista. Su primer documental "Sus historias, sus voces: Los huérfanos del Raj británico" ha sido proyectado en varios festivales de cine y foros académicos de todo el mundo. Es también cofundador de Aurthaat Archives.

Sus áreas de interés académico y de investigación son: estudios descoloniales, estudios poscoloniales, estudios raciales, estudios culturales, antropología social, humanidades alimentarias y teatro indio moderno.

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Abstract

The (post)colonial Indian academic system, underpinned with the West-centric (mis)represented notions of ontological and epistemological advancements, has undergone a massive shift in their perspectives of knowledge production over the last few decades. The education institutes in India have developed an insurmountable fetishism towards academic systems that are monopolized by the Euro-American-centric ethics. These institutes, with diverse international collaborations, not only blindly mimic the western patterns but also generate complex ideological and socio-political hierarchies. The students are enforced with definite structures of learning, practicing and producing knowledges that blankly mimic the West. Keeping these aspects at the background, this talks looks forward to explore the contemporary West-centric dimensions of the Indian academia, unlearn them and re-shape a multi-versal platform, with diverse epistemological and ontological frameworks that will interact and inter-act with each other.

Bio-note

Sayan Dey grew up in Kolkata, West Bengal. He completed B.A. (English), M.A. (English) and PhD (English) from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and is currently working as a Lecturer in Department of English, Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan and the Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida, India. As a contributor and editor, his publications appear in journals and anthologies from Brill (Netherlands), Heidelberg University Press (Germany), School of Advanced Social Studies (Slovenia), Lexington Press (US), Theatre/Public (France), Flinders University (Australia), Addleton Academic Publishers (US), Cambridge Scholars Publishing (UK), etc. He has also been awarded the GAPS Travel Grant, German Research Foundation Travel Grant (twice), Charles Wallace Short term Fellowship and the Journal of International Women’s Studies Fellowship (twice) with respect to his research projects on decolonial studies.

Besides these, he is also a research documentary film maker. His first documentary ‘Their Stories, their voices: The Orphans of the British Raj” has been screened in several film festivals and academic forums across the world. He is also the co-founder of the  Aurthaat Archives.

His areas of academic and research interests are decolonial studies, postcolonial studies, racial studies, cultural studies, social anthropology, food humanities and modern Indian theatre.