Erica Baffelli
@baffellierica.bsky.social
Professor of Japanese Studies- University of Manchester; Interested in religion; Japan; media; violence; religious minorities; fear; temporalities; belonging; food. PI "Fear and Belonging in Minority Buddhist Communities" http://tinyurl.com/36rnykdy
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The Fear Research Network (FeRN), led by @chikaw.bsky.social and yours truly, brings together researchers interested in the politics, feelings, and practices that converge around fear from historical and contemporary perspectives. tinyurl.com/ycx25kkb Here are some of our upcoming events at UoM
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UKABS 2025 conference begins with keynote address by Prof Erica Baffelli on "Buddhism at the margins: crisis, community, and vulnerabilities" #buddhistconference #buddhism ukabs.org.uk/conferences/...
June 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
UKABS 2025 conference begins with keynote address by Prof Erica Baffelli on "Buddhism at the margins: crisis, community, and vulnerabilities" #buddhistconference #buddhism ukabs.org.uk/conferences/...
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Keynote for UKABS coming up from @baffellierica.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Keynote for UKABS coming up from @baffellierica.bsky.social
Truly enjoyed listening to @uomsalc.bsky.social researchers presenting their research projects at the annual SALC Research Showcase
Check out this fantastic visual summary of the fascinating conversations at our recent Research Showcase – created by the talented Jenny Leonard Art (jennyleonardart.com)
May 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Truly enjoyed listening to @uomsalc.bsky.social researchers presenting their research projects at the annual SALC Research Showcase
Reposted by Erica Baffelli
The deadline for this CFP is today. After a request, the form will accept submissions until 10pm (not the original 5pm). We’re meeting to go through the proposals as soon as we can so hope to get back to everyone and open registration soon.
May 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The deadline for this CFP is today. After a request, the form will accept submissions until 10pm (not the original 5pm). We’re meeting to go through the proposals as soon as we can so hope to get back to everyone and open registration soon.
Reposted by Erica Baffelli
Scottish RME teachers:
Buddhism Discovery Day: 12 June, 10am-2.30pm
University of Edinburgh
Includes Q&A with Thai Buddhist monk, meditation with Zen Buddhist priest, Buddhist Studies taster lectures, and Treasure Hunt for Buddhist art at National Museum of Scotland. Contact halle.oneal@ed.ac.uk
Buddhism Discovery Day: 12 June, 10am-2.30pm
University of Edinburgh
Includes Q&A with Thai Buddhist monk, meditation with Zen Buddhist priest, Buddhist Studies taster lectures, and Treasure Hunt for Buddhist art at National Museum of Scotland. Contact halle.oneal@ed.ac.uk
April 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Scottish RME teachers:
Buddhism Discovery Day: 12 June, 10am-2.30pm
University of Edinburgh
Includes Q&A with Thai Buddhist monk, meditation with Zen Buddhist priest, Buddhist Studies taster lectures, and Treasure Hunt for Buddhist art at National Museum of Scotland. Contact halle.oneal@ed.ac.uk
Buddhism Discovery Day: 12 June, 10am-2.30pm
University of Edinburgh
Includes Q&A with Thai Buddhist monk, meditation with Zen Buddhist priest, Buddhist Studies taster lectures, and Treasure Hunt for Buddhist art at National Museum of Scotland. Contact halle.oneal@ed.ac.uk
Coming up this week!
Our next Fear Research Network (FeRN) seminar will be on April 2, 2025. Valentina Zagaria will present on “The harga is the women’s fault” – Fearing migration’s revolutionary potential in a Tunisian border town" events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:.... @uomsalc.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
FeRN Seminar Series: “The harga is the women’s fault” – Fearing migration’s revolutionary potential in a Tunisian border town | Events at The University of Manchester
events.manchester.ac.uk
March 31, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Coming up this week!
@uomsalc.bsky.social will be holding an online information session for potential applicants to the following schemes:
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships,
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships,
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Link here: shorturl.at/opLFB
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships,
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships,
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Link here: shorturl.at/opLFB
Funding Opportunities - School of Arts, Languages and Cultures - The University of Manchester
www.alc.manchester.ac.uk
March 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
@uomsalc.bsky.social will be holding an online information session for potential applicants to the following schemes:
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships,
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships,
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Link here: shorturl.at/opLFB
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships,
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships,
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Link here: shorturl.at/opLFB
East Asian Studies Seminar coming up next week @uomsalc.bsky.social Iwashima, Fumi (Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University) ‘Shared Washing Machines in Rural Japan: Embodied Experience of the Electrification of Home Life’
4-6pm Tuesday 18 March
Samuel Alexander Building A213A
4-6pm Tuesday 18 March
Samuel Alexander Building A213A
March 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
East Asian Studies Seminar coming up next week @uomsalc.bsky.social Iwashima, Fumi (Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University) ‘Shared Washing Machines in Rural Japan: Embodied Experience of the Electrification of Home Life’
4-6pm Tuesday 18 March
Samuel Alexander Building A213A
4-6pm Tuesday 18 March
Samuel Alexander Building A213A
Our next Fear Research Network (FeRN) seminar will be on April 2, 2025. Valentina Zagaria will present on “The harga is the women’s fault” – Fearing migration’s revolutionary potential in a Tunisian border town" events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:.... @uomsalc.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
FeRN Seminar Series: “The harga is the women’s fault” – Fearing migration’s revolutionary potential in a Tunisian border town | Events at The University of Manchester
events.manchester.ac.uk
March 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Our next Fear Research Network (FeRN) seminar will be on April 2, 2025. Valentina Zagaria will present on “The harga is the women’s fault” – Fearing migration’s revolutionary potential in a Tunisian border town" events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:.... @uomsalc.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
2 PhD and 1 postdoc positions available on the RADHEART project. In beautiful Bergen and with an amazing project leader!
JOBS: At the Study of Religions in beautiful Bergen, we are looking for 2 PhD Fellows and 1 Postdoctoral Fellow in HB/Second Temple + ancient forms of Christianity for the RADHEART project: www.linkedin.com/posts/laura-...
Deadline: April 22
Read more about RADHEART: www.uib.no/en/ahkr/1760...
Deadline: April 22
Read more about RADHEART: www.uib.no/en/ahkr/1760...
RADHEART – Radical Habits of the Heart: Emotions, Embodiment, and Strong, Individual Commitment in Ancient Radical Religion
Radical religion scholarship has not yet responded satisfactorily to the question of how and why individual members of radical religious groups become and stay strongly committed. The ERC project RADH...
www.uib.no
March 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
2 PhD and 1 postdoc positions available on the RADHEART project. In beautiful Bergen and with an amazing project leader!
Reposted by Erica Baffelli
And one opening for a Phd Research fellow in the Study of Religion (Ancient Forms of #Christianity)
#AncientBluesky #sblaar #AcRel #AncientChristianity
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
#AncientBluesky #sblaar #AcRel #AncientChristianity
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Phd Research fellow in the Study of Religion (Ancient Forms of Christianity) (276440) | University of Bergen
Job title: Phd Research fellow in the Study of Religion (Ancient Forms of Christianity) (276440), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
March 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
And one opening for a Phd Research fellow in the Study of Religion (Ancient Forms of #Christianity)
#AncientBluesky #sblaar #AcRel #AncientChristianity
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
#AncientBluesky #sblaar #AcRel #AncientChristianity
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Reposted by Erica Baffelli
Also two exciting PhD fellowships connected to the project: one in the Study of Religion (Hebrew Bible/Ancient Forms of Judaism) #AncientBluesky #sblaar #aarsbl #AcRel
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Phd Research Fellow in the Study of Religion (Hebrew Bible/Ancient Forms of Judaism) (276459) | University of Bergen
Job title: Phd Research Fellow in the Study of Religion (Hebrew Bible/Ancient Forms of Judaism) (276459), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
March 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Also two exciting PhD fellowships connected to the project: one in the Study of Religion (Hebrew Bible/Ancient Forms of Judaism) #AncientBluesky #sblaar #aarsbl #AcRel
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Reposted by Erica Baffelli
Another postdoc position in the Study of Religion @ UiBergen - this one for a research project on strong individual commitment in ancient forms of #Christianity, as part of the big ERC project RADHEART led by @laurafeldt.bsky.social 🌟
#AncientBluesky #AcRel #SBL www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
#AncientBluesky #AcRel #SBL www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Study of Religion (276308) | University of Bergen
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Study of Religion (276308), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
March 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Another postdoc position in the Study of Religion @ UiBergen - this one for a research project on strong individual commitment in ancient forms of #Christianity, as part of the big ERC project RADHEART led by @laurafeldt.bsky.social 🌟
#AncientBluesky #AcRel #SBL www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
#AncientBluesky #AcRel #SBL www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Join us on Wednesday for this great talk! @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomsalc.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social
East Asian Studies- FeRN seminar next week! Ran Zwigenberg (Pennsylvania State University) "Nuclear Minds: Anxiety and Transformation in A-bomb Psychology" @uomsalc.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
March 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Join us on Wednesday for this great talk! @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomsalc.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social
Reposted by Erica Baffelli
Come work with us in Geography at Manchester!
We are looking for a permanent Lecturer in Physical Geography, particularly in the field of peatland science
Closing date 27/03/2025
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
We are looking for a permanent Lecturer in Physical Geography, particularly in the field of peatland science
Closing date 27/03/2025
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Lecturer in Physical Geography :Oxford Road
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
February 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Come work with us in Geography at Manchester!
We are looking for a permanent Lecturer in Physical Geography, particularly in the field of peatland science
Closing date 27/03/2025
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
We are looking for a permanent Lecturer in Physical Geography, particularly in the field of peatland science
Closing date 27/03/2025
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Looking forward to being part of this interdisciplinary event in Bristol on March 11-12, bringing together academics, artists, and filmmakers to discuss how Japanese religious practices, media, and the arts have been shaped by and responded to the 3/11 tragedy. theartofrecovery.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
The Art of Recovery – Legacies of the Fukushima Triple Disaster
theartofrecovery.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
March 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Looking forward to being part of this interdisciplinary event in Bristol on March 11-12, bringing together academics, artists, and filmmakers to discuss how Japanese religious practices, media, and the arts have been shaped by and responded to the 3/11 tragedy. theartofrecovery.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
Happening on Friday this week!
A month to go! Only a few tickets left. @uomsalc.bsky.social @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social
Coming up in February 2025. Registration link: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
February 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Happening on Friday this week!
East Asian Studies- FeRN seminar next week! Ran Zwigenberg (Pennsylvania State University) "Nuclear Minds: Anxiety and Transformation in A-bomb Psychology" @uomsalc.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
February 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
East Asian Studies- FeRN seminar next week! Ran Zwigenberg (Pennsylvania State University) "Nuclear Minds: Anxiety and Transformation in A-bomb Psychology" @uomsalc.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
Happening on Wednesday this week!
Coming up in a couple of weeks @uomsalc.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social ! Looking forward to discussing affective entanglements, bodies and temporalities, atmosphere and, of course, fear!
February 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Happening on Wednesday this week!
Reposted by Erica Baffelli
Another public history project on our map. Minna de Honkoku (Japan) is a collaborative transcription project that converts historical Japanese cursive scripts into modern readable text.
Thank you @emitozawa.bsky.social
honkoku.org/index_en.html
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
#Japan #PublicHistory
Thank you @emitozawa.bsky.social
honkoku.org/index_en.html
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
#Japan #PublicHistory
みんなで翻刻 - MINNA DE HONKOKU
「みんなで翻刻」は、多数の人々が協力して史料の翻刻に参加することで、歴史資料の解読を一挙に推し進めようというプロジェクトです。このプロジェクトは、2017年に歴史地震の研究グループである京都大学古地震研究会によって、地震史料の翻刻プロジェクトとして始まりました。すでに「みんなで翻刻」では、5000人の人々により600万文字もの史料が翻刻されています。
honkoku.org
February 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Another public history project on our map. Minna de Honkoku (Japan) is a collaborative transcription project that converts historical Japanese cursive scripts into modern readable text.
Thank you @emitozawa.bsky.social
honkoku.org/index_en.html
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
#Japan #PublicHistory
Thank you @emitozawa.bsky.social
honkoku.org/index_en.html
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
#Japan #PublicHistory
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🚨 Buddhist Studies Job Opening🚨
Full Professorship in Buddhist Modernisms @ EPHE-PSL in Paris. "Open to scholars working on modern developments in Buddhism since the 19th c. w/ grounding in an Asian region incl. Tibet, Mongolia, & Himalaya. Teaching in French."
www.ephe.psl.eu/recrutement-...
Full Professorship in Buddhist Modernisms @ EPHE-PSL in Paris. "Open to scholars working on modern developments in Buddhism since the 19th c. w/ grounding in an Asian region incl. Tibet, Mongolia, & Himalaya. Teaching in French."
www.ephe.psl.eu/recrutement-...
Recrutement des enseignants-chercheurs 2025 | École Pratique des Hautes Études
Liste des postes ouverts au concours à l'EPHE - PSL. Campagne 2025.
www.ephe.psl.eu
February 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🚨 Buddhist Studies Job Opening🚨
Full Professorship in Buddhist Modernisms @ EPHE-PSL in Paris. "Open to scholars working on modern developments in Buddhism since the 19th c. w/ grounding in an Asian region incl. Tibet, Mongolia, & Himalaya. Teaching in French."
www.ephe.psl.eu/recrutement-...
Full Professorship in Buddhist Modernisms @ EPHE-PSL in Paris. "Open to scholars working on modern developments in Buddhism since the 19th c. w/ grounding in an Asian region incl. Tibet, Mongolia, & Himalaya. Teaching in French."
www.ephe.psl.eu/recrutement-...
Coming up in a couple of weeks @uomsalc.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social ! Looking forward to discussing affective entanglements, bodies and temporalities, atmosphere and, of course, fear!
February 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Coming up in a couple of weeks @uomsalc.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social ! Looking forward to discussing affective entanglements, bodies and temporalities, atmosphere and, of course, fear!
Reposted by Erica Baffelli
Join @baffellierica.bsky.social, Minoru Asada and Angelo Cangelosi on 28 February for their symposium on 'Robotics, Religion and Ethics', presented in partnership with @official-uom.bsky.social and the Japan Society of the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 🤖
🔗Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
🔗Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
February 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Join @baffellierica.bsky.social, Minoru Asada and Angelo Cangelosi on 28 February for their symposium on 'Robotics, Religion and Ethics', presented in partnership with @official-uom.bsky.social and the Japan Society of the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 🤖
🔗Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
🔗Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
Great job opportunity at The John Rylands Library
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Head of Collections, Teaching and Research:John Rylands Library
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
February 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Great job opportunity at The John Rylands Library
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Applications are now open for the Simon and Hallsworth Fellowships @official-uom.bsky.social:
tinyurl.com/ypxjkce5
4 x Simon Fellowships
5 x Hallsworth Fellowships/Hallsworth Chinese Political Economy Fellowships
5 x Hallsworth Fellowships External Engagement and Impact
Closing date: 7 March 2025.
tinyurl.com/ypxjkce5
4 x Simon Fellowships
5 x Hallsworth Fellowships/Hallsworth Chinese Political Economy Fellowships
5 x Hallsworth Fellowships External Engagement and Impact
Closing date: 7 March 2025.
Simon and Hallsworth Fellowships | Faculty of Humanities | The University of Manchester
Find out the Simon and Hallsworth Fellowships at Manchester, our Faculty of Humanities funding scheme for early career researchers with a doctoral degree.
www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk
January 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Applications are now open for the Simon and Hallsworth Fellowships @official-uom.bsky.social:
tinyurl.com/ypxjkce5
4 x Simon Fellowships
5 x Hallsworth Fellowships/Hallsworth Chinese Political Economy Fellowships
5 x Hallsworth Fellowships External Engagement and Impact
Closing date: 7 March 2025.
tinyurl.com/ypxjkce5
4 x Simon Fellowships
5 x Hallsworth Fellowships/Hallsworth Chinese Political Economy Fellowships
5 x Hallsworth Fellowships External Engagement and Impact
Closing date: 7 March 2025.