Exploring Scholars' Positionality and Personal Experiences in Religious Studies

Welcome to the Blue Beryl, a podcast with intelligent conversations about Buddhism, Asian Medicine, and embodied spirituality.  In this episode, host Dr Pierce Salguero sits down with BBP producer Dr Lan Li to reflect on Season 1 and look ahead to Season 2. We discuss showing up for scholarly work as a whole person, how studying Buddhist medicine challenges the academic status quo, and what do I mean by calling Season 2 “embodied spirituality”? Along the way, we touch on talismanic chants, poisonous centipedes,  dissolving bodies, and the unfolding mystery that this podcast is pursuing.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• “Human•ities,” Pierce’s blog series on building a more humane culture in the humanities (see also this Facebook group)
• Pierce’s publications and blogs about pedagogy
• Pierce Salguero, "The Monk and the Centipede" Tricycle (2022)
• Pierce Salguero, Buddhish: A Guide to the 20 Most Important Buddhist Ideas for the Curious and Skeptical (2022)