Here is news of an online follow up to the conference Being Buddhist in Britain which we advertised here earlier.

Wednesday 13th December
7:30-8:30pm
Zoom

Due to bad weather during the weekend of the conference and disruptions to transport, the key speaker Dr. Caroline Starkey, was unfortunately unable to make the event.

However, Caroline will now deliver her talk and you can attend from home. (See registration details below.)

Dr. Caroline Starkey is Associate Professor of Religion and Society and Director of Liberal Arts in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds. She will speak from her years of studying Buddhists in Britain, including Triratna.

She writes:

"The aim of this talk is to provide a brief historical overview of Buddhism's connection to Britain, detail its contemporary trajectories, and give particular focus to burgeoning areas of study and reflection of interest to Buddhist practitioners and academics alike, including gender, social class, secular mindfulness and Covid.

Whilst Buddhism in Britain has grown and diversified since the 1960s, it still does not receive the kind of academic attention it deserves, and the aim of this talk is to encourage a revitalisation in the study of Buddhism on British shores. Through the talk, I weave together a discussion of what it is like being a Buddhist in Britain, whilst also studying Buddhists in Britain, and the opportunities and tensions inherent within occupying this particular position.'

Caroline's talk will be followed by Q&A.

Registration
please register for the online event using this link
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIldO2tqzkrGteNqF7Blaxue7mmln6Dl0mg.

Once you have registered you should receive the Zoom log-in details.
If you do not receive login details within 24 hours of registering, please email lp@Appliedbuddhism.org.uk.