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New Books in Buddhist Studies

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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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Sara Swenson is Assistant Professor of Religion and Affiliated Faculty in Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages at Dartmouth College. Her areas of expertise include Religions of Southeast Asia, Buddhism in Vietnam, Gender and Sexuality, Affect The... more

All Things Act explores the collective character of action to expand the ways we think about agency. First, it resists viewing agency as a capacity, much less one exclusive to humans. Instead, it defines agency as an umbrella term for the concrete so... more

Sri Lanka has long sat astride the monsoon winds between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea – a small island at the centre of a very big story. For over a thousand years, Muslim pilgrims, merchants, scholars, and soldiers have passed through “Lank... more

Poet-Monks focuses on the literary and religious practices of Buddhist poet-monks in Tang-dynasty China to propose an alternative historical arc of medieval Chinese poetry. Combining large-scale quantitative analysis with close readings of important ... more

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Recent Guests

Nile Green
Editor of Sarandib's Translations, holds Ibn Khaldun Endowed Chair in World History at UCLA
UCLA
Episode: Nile Green, "Serendipitous Translations: A Sourcebook on Sri Lanka in the Islamic Indian Ocean" (U Texas Press, 2026)
Thomas Mazanec
Associate Professor of University of California, Santa Barbara.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Episode: Thomas J. Mazanec, "Poet-Monks: The Invention of Buddhist Poetry in Late Medieval China" (Cornell UP, 2024)
Shuchen Xiang
Mount Hua Professor of Philosophy at Xidian University and author
Xidian University
Episode: Shuchen Xiang, "Chinese Cosmopolitanism: The History and Philosophy of an Idea" (Princeton UP, 2023)
Megan Bryson
Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Chair of the Asian Studies Program
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Episode: Megan Bryson and Kevin Buckelew eds., "Buddhist Masculinities" (Columbia UP, 2023)
Kevin Buckelew
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Northwestern University
Episode: Megan Bryson and Kevin Buckelew eds., "Buddhist Masculinities" (Columbia UP, 2023)
Scott Mitchell
The Reverend Yoshitaka Tamai Professor of Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Studies, and Dean of Students and Faculty Affairs at the Institute of Buddhist Studies
Institute of Buddhist Studies
Episode: Scott A. Mitchell, "The Making of American Buddhism" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Dr. Yasmin Cho
Author and Assistant Instructional Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
Episode: Yasmin Cho, "Politics of Tranquility: The Material and Mundane Lives of Buddhist Nuns in Post-Mao Tibet" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Nick Canby
Visiting assistant professor at Brown University and a clinical psychologist specializing in meditation and psychedelics.
Brown University
Episode: Black Beryl: Self and Nonself, with Nick Canby
Stephen Murphy
Senior Lecturer in Curating and Museology of Asian Art, Chair of the Centre of Southeast Asian Studies
NUS Press
Episode: Stephen Murphy, "Buddhist Landscapes: Art and Archaeology of the Khorat Plateau, 7th to 11th Centuries (NUS Press, 2024)

Hosts

Marshall Pell
Editor-in-Chief of the New Books Network, overseeing the network and its contents.
Natali Pearson
Co-host of the New Books in Southeast Asian Studies channel, contributing to interdisciplinary discussions.

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4.4 out of 5 stars from 63 ratings
  • Good

    I like the podcast! Thank you.

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    EnthusiasticWill
    Canada2 years ago
  • Black students can’t handle no-self? Seriously?

    What a infantilising take that is. Was Thích Quàng Dúc too oppressed to handle that insight? Being an oppressed person and a Buddhist is not at all uncommon.

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    Jdjej sje
    Canada3 years ago
  • Glaring mistake in otherwise excellent show

    This podcast is great. An enjoyable way to keep abreast of new scholarly books on the subject.

    Adding the ‘Imperfect Buddha’ podcast to the network is clearly a major misstep. I hope that, in the future, nBn continues its excellent programming of interviews with scholars, and does not continue in this new direction of featuring editorialized rantings and over-blown musings. This new addition fits so poorly with the original scope, that it is hard to understand what nBn was thinking by adding i... more

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    Lizzzzzzxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    United States4 years ago
  • Audio Quality

    This is a great podcast, but the quality of the audio is horrible. I think most of their interviews are done over Skype, leaving the audio quality uneven and tinny. During the last episode it sounded like the author was rubbing fabric on the microphone. These kinds of sounds are painful when heard through earbuds. I want to listen to this very interesting podcast, but almost every time I can’t get through it because of the audio quality.

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    Mr. Buzz Buzz
    United States7 years ago
  • Great Resource

    I just stumbled on this podcast. The interviews with authors are very illuminating.

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    Wangdu from California
    United States13 years ago

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Mercedes Valmisa, "All Things Act" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: What do you mean by non-cruel optimism?
Non-cruel optimism is about rethinking our relationship to agency and responsibility without placing the entire burden on individuals. It recognizes interdependence and promotes collective well-being while fostering personal growth.
Mercedes Valmisa, "All Things Act" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: Your take on philosophy of action and philosophy of agency is quite unique. Can you tell us more about your insight into this philosophy of action of agency and the relational, processual aspect of it?
Mercedes aligns philosophy of action with a broader shift towards relational and processual thinking. She emphasizes that agency emerges from a dynamic network of interactions rather than being an intrinsic property of individuals.
Mercedes Valmisa, "All Things Act" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: Mercedes, please tell us more about how things can act, how things can act as well, and how come agencies distributed rather than located in our own unique human free will?
Mercedes explains that we usually assume actions start inside an individual through intention or free will, but that assumption doesn't hold up. Actions are the result of a network of things, including language, technologies, and social contexts that collectively shape how actions unfold.
Sara Ann Swenson, "Near Light We Shine: Buddhist Charity in Urban Vietnam" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: What is the significance of the term 'event network' in understanding charity in Vietnam?
Sara explains that 'event networks' refer to spontaneous and grassroots forms of charitable giving that are less organized but impactful, highlighting the role of social media in facilitating these networks.
Sara Ann Swenson, "Near Light We Shine: Buddhist Charity in Urban Vietnam" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: How does charity create a sense of belonging?
Sara highlights that charity provides an avenue for individuals, particularly marginalized groups, to find community and connection, and that it helps them navigate feelings of alienation in urban environments.

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