September 30, 2022: The Politics of Buddhist Nationalism in Myanmar with David Moe
September 30: The Politics of Buddhist Nationalism in Myanmar, Dr. David Moe
Category: Faculty Working Group Events
Every month the GARNET brings together a working group comprised of faculty from the Elliott School of International Affairs and the Religion Department at the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences to discuss topics that weave together aspects from both fields. These blog posts summarize topic discussions from past Faculty Working Group events.
October 14, 2022: Gods at War: Religion and the Pacific Theater in World War II with Dr. Dayna Barnes
October 14, 2022: The Gods at War: Religion and the Pacific Theater, 1937-1945 with Dr. Dayna Barnes Religion played an underappreciated role in Asia during the Second World War. Governments used faith and religious organizations to garner support in colonies, pacify occupied areas, and court global allies. Faith leaders participated…
Vampires in Europe and Chinese Witches
Dr. Mark Joffe and Dr. Xiaofei Kang October 28, 2022: Vampires in Europe and Chinese Witches with Dr. Mark Joffe and Dr. Xiaofei Kang
April 15, 2022 “Spiritual Warfare: The Role of the Russian Orthodox Church in Today’s Russia” with Prof. Marlene Laruelle
Prof. Marlene Laruelle speaks on the role of the Russian Orthodox in the war in Ukraine and how the church has aligned itself with Russia's military.
March 25, 2022 “Uncivil Religion: MAGA Jesus at the Capitol” with Jerome Copulsky, PhD
Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky discusses the role of religion in the U.S. Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021, highlighting the tensions between civil religion and white Christian nationalism.
February 18, 2022 “Afghanistan: Islam Turning from Faith to Ideology” with Visiting Scholar Muqaddesa Yourish
GARNET’s February faculty lecture by the Elliott School’s Shapiro Visiting Scholar, Muqaddesa Yourish, highlights the role of political Islam in Afghanistan and how wartime governance weaponizes religion. Yourish is the former deputy minister for commerce and industry of the previous government of Afghanistan and often speaks on the Taliban takeover…
November 12, 2021 “Buddhist Nationalism in Myanmar” with Prof. Rollie Lal
In this talk, Prof. Lal analyzes the use of Buddhist philosophy in Burma and how it is reinterpreted in ethno-nationalist rhetoric.
October 29, 2021 “Spirits and Zombies in Japanese Buddhism and Western Christianity” with Prof. Rollie Lal
Prof. Lal speaks at GARNET's October session on the different portrayals of the afterlife and the undead across Japanese Buddhist and Western Christian contexts.
October 8, 2021 “Reform and Its Perils in Contemporary Islamic Thought” with Dr. Nadia Oweidat
Dr. Oweidat speaks about her upcoming book, Reform and Its Perils in Contemporary Islam: The Case of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd.
September 17, 2021 “A Borderless Society 2000 years ago: Christians and International Affairs in the Roman Empire” with Prof. Paul Duff
Prof. Paul Duff speaks at GARNET's launch event on ethnic movement within the Roman Empire during the 1st and 2nd centuries.
