Asian Studies

Pamela Winfield of the Department of Religious Studies presented two conference papers at the annual American Academy of Religion (AAR) conference in Baltimore, Md., on Nov. 25 & 26, 2013. 

The associate professor of English on Sept. 10 discussed her new book, "Beyond 'The Chinese Connection': Contemporary Afro-Asian Cultural Production," with host Frank Stasio.

The professorship supports research, travel and professional development.

The assistant professor of religious studies presented a paper titled "New Rituals for New Audiences: Sweetening the Goddess in Urban South India" and served as a delegate from the American Academy of Religion to the International Association for the History of Religion's Special Conference in Liverpool.

Elon's Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society hosts the 2013 conference of the South Atlantic States Association for Asian and African Studies.

Assistant Professor Pamela Winfield explores the intersection of art and religion based on the writings & teachings of two Japanese Buddhist masters.

Dr. Ringelberg's essay "The Faked Pain of the Artist: Empathy or Sympathy, Compassion or Concealment?" was published this month in the book Representations of Pain in Art & Visual Culture.

Kirstin Ringelberg speaks on her most recent scholarship into gender and contemporary art at the Association for Asian Studies Conference in Toronto.

Kirstin Ringelberg, Associate Professor of Art History, presented her current work on the Japanese video installation artist Tabaimo at the Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ) conference at Rikkyo University in Tokyo on June 30, 2012.