RLST News and Events

Professor Ku`ualoha Ho`omanawanui of the Department of English at the University of Hawai`i, Manoa will be speaking on her forthcoming article, "What Natives Really Think, About Captain Cook, For Example," in Greg Johnson's "The Past in the Present" seminar on Thursday, April 8 at 3:30 pm.

On February 26, 2010, nine Tibetan Studies scholars from across North America gathered for a one-day conference titled, Research on Contemporary Tibet: New Challenges, New Methods. The conference was hosted by three CU faculty in Tibetan Studies, Emily Yeh (Geography), Holly Gayley (Religious Studies), and Carole McGranahan (Anthropology), and sponsored...

On October 15-16th, 2009, Loriliai Biernacki organized a conference, "Sex and Texts: Representations of Sexuality in Asian Religious Traditions," sponsored by the Kayden Award and the Center for Asian Studies. This conference addresses the relationships between sexuality and religious textual traditions, especially focusing on Asian scriptural texts. The conference began...

Held on October 24-25, 2008 at CU Boulder, the Transnational Discourses of Islamic Community brought together leading scholars to critically analyze the content and appeal of the notion of a global Islamic community of faith through an explicitly comparative and interdisciplinary approach. The conference was organized by Ruth Mas (Assistant...