History of Art Research Seminar Series: Professor Rajyashree Pandey

Thu Oct 10 2024 at 05:15 pm to 06:30 pm UTC+01:00

West Court, Edinburgh College of Art | Edinburgh

Edinburgh College of Art
Publisher/HostEdinburgh College of Art
History of Art Research Seminar Series: Professor  Rajyashree Pandey
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Disgust, Compassion, and Laughter: Excrement in the Buddhist Narratives of Medieval Japan
About this Event

Join History of Art for the next in the Research Seminar Series chaired by Dr Halle O’Neal.

This lecture will be hybrid. Please book your ticket for attendance in person or online. Further details on how to access the lecture will be sent to you following booking.

The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.


This talk explores the significance of excrement in medieval Japanese Buddhist literature, arguing it was a polyvalent symbol used in various pedagogical projects, evoking reactions from revulsion to compassion.

Rajyashree Pandey is Professor Emerita of Japanese Studies in the Politics and International Relations department of Goldsmiths, University of London.


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West Court, Edinburgh College of Art, 74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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