Jessica Starling

professor of religious studies, mother of two, scholar of Japanese religion, alumna of Guilford College and the University of Virginia

[Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz @kaitlynugoretz.bsky.social @KaitlynUgoretz]

If you’re in town/Japan June 9-10, please join us for a star-studded discussion of the study of Japanese religions past, present, & future. If not, don’t worry! We’re planning to record the event.

Plz RSVP if you can by May 9–just for planning purposes. Walk-ins encouraged. 😉

[V. Joshua Adams @vjoshuaadams]

Excellent piece. I was struck by this passage in particular:

[Jessica Starling @JStar_2000]

I'm honored to be delivering the Taitesu Unno Memorial Lecture at Smith College on Monday. If you're in the neighborhood, please come by!

[DIJ Tokyo @dij_tokyo]

What is Patchwork Ethnography? Find out in our online DIJ Method Talk 'Patchwork Ethnography: Interpenetrations of the Personal and the Professional in Research' with @drchikawatanabe @PatchworkEthno on 30 March @kott_no. Details & registration https://t.co/CaFv8bqby0

[Timothy Benedict @tobenedi]

Very thankful for the opportunity to talk with Nathan
Hopson on his pod about my new book. @NewBooksNetwork
Listen to find out how it all started and what spirituality has in common with Big America burgers at Japanese McDonalds (anyone remember those?) https://t.co/bjOdo1uxYv

[April D. Hughes @AprilDHughes2]

Please help spread the word: The Department of World Languages and Literatures at Boston University invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position in premodern Chinese Literature before 1911, to begin July 1, 2023. https://t.co/bZS1j795dn

[Jessica Starling @JStar_2000]

Looking forward to presenting my work at Princeton this Thursday! Please come if you happen to be in the neighborhood!

[Bryan Lowe @bryandaniellowe]

Very excited to welcome Jessica Starling (@JStar_2000) to Princeton next Thursday (3/2) to speak about her new research on Buddhist activism and Hansen's disease in Japan. If you happen to be anywhere vaguely in the area of central NJ, please join us: https://t.co/oJZvQb1sCm

[Bryan Lowe @bryandaniellowe]

Today marks the commemoration of the Buddha's death, as celebrated in Japan and elsewhere. Images of the Buddha's death have long been a common theme in Japanese #BuddhistArt. While it would seem to be a serious subject, it has also been one of humor and parody. A 🧵. 1/

[Jessica Starling @JStar_2000]

@ClintonGodart @CTMathewes That's great! I hope it's helpful.

[Jessica Starling @JStar_2000]

It's an honor to have my work published in the Journal of the American Academy of Religion (where I was once an editorial assistant to the peerless @CTMathewes!). I hope this piece is useful for teaching about Buddhism and gender, among other things. https://t.co/VeWXJGF3OJ

[Jessica Starling @JStar_2000]

Revisiting Religion & Place in Light of Environmental, Legal, and Indigenous Studies - UVA Religion Lab https://t.co/1d40UaGSEt

[Jessica Starling @JStar_2000]

@CTMathewes Failure to engage with existential issues systematically or normatively? We struggle with this in our committed RS (vs. theology, etc) department.

[Jessica Starling @JStar_2000]

CFP for the American Academy of Religion annual meeting in November is now open! Proposals are due March 1, 2023. https://t.co/nuwIuC5etR

[Jessica Starling @JStar_2000]

@bryandaniellowe This is a fascinating series! I got excited when I saw the illustration on the website of three Meiji women reading and sewing. I have an article forthcoming in the JAAR that I'll be eager to hear your thoughts on.

[Charles Mathewes @CTMathewes]

Great piece by @JonMalesic on willingness to learn!
https://t.co/oDzz7vutRW

[Women in the Study of Asian Religions @WomenAsianRel]

Teaching position in Buddhism at the University of Virginia—apply by January 15

https://t.co/scszyATt7x

[Jessica Starling @JStar_2000]

Join me and many other talented scholars of Women in Buddhism in Honolulu this summer for this excellent NEH program!

[Matt Melvin-Koushki @mmelvink]

Want an MA in Magic? Come to USC!

I'm overjoyed to announce that the University of South Carolina’s Department of History has officially launched 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐂𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 as a new graduate theme, the first of its kind in North America.