Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026, 04:30pm - Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026, 06:00pm
Gibson Hall #341
The Buddhist Studies Program's invited speaker, Melissa R. Kerin (Washington & Lee University), will present "Beyond the Art Object: The Social Life of a Buddhist Shrine in Ladakh".
Prof. Kerin teaches courses in South Asian (including Tibet and the Himalayas) and East Asian Art and Architecture. Her research focuses on the intricate and multifaceted relationships between art and identity formation (political and cultural), cultural memory, and religious praxis.
Presentation made possible by a grant from the Khyentse Foundation.
See: https://religiousstudies.as.virginia.edu/buddhist-studies-beyond-art-ob…