Ray Buckner
@raymoishe.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Religious Studies at Northwestern University. Queer and Trans Studies of Contemporary Buddhism. Dissertation: “Sensual Materialities: Buddhist Art and Bodily Ethics in Queer and Trans Bangkok”
Newly tattooed!!! I love it so much ☺️✨🏳️⚧️💕 🥰
December 14, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Newly tattooed!!! I love it so much ☺️✨🏳️⚧️💕 🥰
From an art exhibit last night! This queer artist transforms a bai sri arrangement, typically green & made from banana leaves & flowers, into an all black arrangement made from fake leather.
November 15, 2024 at 10:57 AM
From an art exhibit last night! This queer artist transforms a bai sri arrangement, typically green & made from banana leaves & flowers, into an all black arrangement made from fake leather.
Letting my body become 🙏 Fieldwork is a time for interviews and fresh tattoos 💛🌷🌼
November 13, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Letting my body become 🙏 Fieldwork is a time for interviews and fresh tattoos 💛🌷🌼
Thinking about this work from an interlocutor, which critiques the relationship between contemporary Thai Buddhist prayer and capitalism and neoliberalism. The artwork combines traditional Thai script, materials, and iconography with modern branding.
November 10, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Thinking about this work from an interlocutor, which critiques the relationship between contemporary Thai Buddhist prayer and capitalism and neoliberalism. The artwork combines traditional Thai script, materials, and iconography with modern branding.
Tents going up at Northwestern!
April 25, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Tents going up at Northwestern!
Officially a PhD Candidate in Religious Studies. So grateful and excited.
December 7, 2023 at 2:56 AM
Officially a PhD Candidate in Religious Studies. So grateful and excited.
Photos from today’s Free Palestine protest in Chicago.
October 15, 2023 at 12:27 AM
Photos from today’s Free Palestine protest in Chicago.
High key I really love studying religion 💕
October 2, 2023 at 4:28 PM
High key I really love studying religion 💕