Notes From the Field | Religious Studies

2026-2027 Notes from the Field Speaker Series

A monthly speaker series featuring faculty and advanced graduate students, whose research focuses on the study of religion.
12:00pm-1:00pm
Lunch served at each talk

Oct 13, 2026 - May 11, 2027 @ 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sproul 912
Event Details

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Notes From the Field: Says Who? The Talking Self in Prophecy, Confession and Psychoanalysis

A monthly speaker series featuring faculty and students whose research focuses on the study of religion.

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Notes From the Field - The Tarot, Esoteric Spirituality, and the Semiotics of Neurodivergent Reading

A monthly speaker series featuring faculty and students whose research focuses on the study of religion.

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Notes From The Field - From Palm Leaf to Pixel: Muni Jambūvijaya's Manuscript Preservation Efforts in Jaisalmer

Lynna Dhanani
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Department of Religion, Culture and Society

From Palm Leaf to Pixel: Muni Jambūvijaya's Manuscript Preservation Efforts in Jaisalmer

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Notes From The Field: Muslim Religious Elite and Imperial Rule in Sixteenth-Century North India

Ali Anooshahr
Professor, History Department

Muslim Religious Elite and Imperial Rule in Sixteenth-Century North India

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Notes From the Field - Musical-Dramatic Adaptations of the Ramayana in Nineteenth-Century Calcutta

Anushka Kulkarni
PhD Candidate, Department of Music

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Notes From The Field - Virūpa is Virūpākṣa: A Tale of Two Siddhas or Two Siddha Tales?

Virūpa is Virūpākṣa: A Tale of Two Siddhas or Two Siddha Tales?Westin HarrisPhD Candidate.

Notes From The Field - The Wetlands Converted: Spiritual Geography in Early New England

Department of Religious Studies presents

Notes From The Field Spring 2025

Michael Ziser,
Associate Professor, Department of English,
Affiliated Faculty, GREL

The Wetlands Converted: Spiritual Geography in Early New England

Notes From the Field: Ama Divers of Shima: Notes on Filming a Documentary in Japan

Ama Divers of Shima: Notes on Filming a Documentary in JapanMichael Dylan Foster,

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Notes from the Field - Lauren Eastland: Homeschooling, Children’s Rights, and Religious Freedom: Differing Ideals for Muslims and Conservative Christians

Winter 2025: Notes From the Field
Lauren Eastland
Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Program in the Study of ReligionTuesday, February 25, 12:00-1:00 pm
912 Sproul