Past events

Past events https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/past-events/ en Fri, 01 May 2026 06:50:15 +0200 Fri, 01 May 2026 06:50:15 +0200 Gross National Happiness: The Development Philosophy of a Buddhist Monarch https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/2025/gross-national-happiness/ 20. marts 2025 kl. 10:00 Arrangementstype: Forelæsning Sted: <a href="https://drukren.zoom.us/j/91542078567?pwd=Ue2e8VQtZHkeGAM6oTtUVpdw2dbrYh.1">Join Zoom Meeting</a> Meeting ID: 915 4207 8567 Passcode: 346428 Arrangør: Center for Contemporary Buddhist Studies (CCBS) Virtual Talk by Dasho Paljor J. Dorji (Dasho Benji), Special Advisor, National Environment Commission... https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/2025/gross-national-happiness/ Building Buddhist Worlds https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/2024/building-buddhist-worlds/ 29. november 2024 Arrangementstype: Workshop Sted: By invitation only Arrangør: Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies / Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies This one-day workshop explores the building of new urban infrastructures in Asia that leverage Buddhism’s... https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/2024/building-buddhist-worlds/ Sanitary Rituals: Menstruation among the Newars in Sankhu, Nepal https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/2024/sanitary-rituals/ 15. november 2024 Sted: Please get in touch with <a href="mailto:trinebrox@hum.ku.dk">Trine Brox</a> if you wish to attend Arrangør: Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies / Trine Brox Pre-defence review of Sierra Humbert’s thesis. https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/2024/sanitary-rituals/ Navigating dangerous emotions and progress in Bhutan: Buddhist lesson for sustainability https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/2024/navigating-dangerous-emotions-and-progress-in-bhutan/ 07. maj 2024 kl. 16:00 Arrangementstype: Oplæg Sted: South Campus, room 12.1.62 Arrangør: <a href="https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/">Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies</a>, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies and <a href="https://environmentalhumanities.ku.dk/">Environmental Humanities</a>. Talk with Dasho Karma Ura. https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/2024/navigating-dangerous-emotions-and-progress-in-bhutan/ WASTE & VALUE conference https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/waste-and-value-conference/ 25. april 2024 Arrangementstype: Konference Sted: South Campus, room 15A-0-13 Arrangør: The Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies and the international collaborative research project <a href="/hum-sites/tors-sites/tors/english/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/waste/"> WASTE: Consumption and Buddhism in the age of garbage</a> Registration is now open. Limited spaces available. Hosted by the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional... https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/waste-and-value-conference/ Waste ethnographies workshop https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/2024/waste-ethnographies-workshop/ 22. februar 2024 kl. TBA Arrangementstype: Workshop Sted: Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies, room TBA Arrangør: Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies / Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies The workshop is conceived as a platform for open-ended inquiry and collaborative problem-solving, rather... https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/2024/waste-ethnographies-workshop/ Waste temporalities and practices in India and Japan https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/waste-temporalities-and-practices-in-india-and-japan/ 17. november 2023 kl. 13:00 Arrangementstype: Event Sted: University of Copenhagen, South Campus, Building 24, Room: 24.1.11 Arrangør: ADI and the Centre for the Contemporary Buddhist Studies: Stephen Christopher and Paulina Kolata Panel discussion. https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/waste-temporalities-and-practices-in-india-and-japan/ Sacred Canopies: LGBT+, Buddhism and Economics in Vietnam https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/sacred-canopies/ 02. november 2023 kl. 10:00 Arrangementstype: Event Sted: South Campus, room 10-4-05 Arrangør: Stephen Christopher (CCBS), Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies Six speakers and a roundtable discussion exploring the question: how to theorize new spiritual and... https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/sacred-canopies/ The Ethics of Practice-Based Research https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/the-ethics-of-practice-based-research/ 26. oktober 2023 kl. 10:00 Arrangementstype: Workshop Sted: South Campus, room 10-4-05 Arrangør: Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies This workshop is designed as a platform for open-ended inquiry and collaborative problem-solving, https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/the-ethics-of-practice-based-research/ Waste interventions, case work, and fieldwork workshop https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/waste-interventions-case-work-and-fieldwork-workshop/ 24. august 2023 Arrangementstype: Workshop Sted: Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, Southern Campus University of Copenhagen. Arrangør: The project WASTE: Consumption and Buddhism in the age of garbage Workshop. https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/waste-interventions-case-work-and-fieldwork-workshop/ Plastic Temporalities and the Materiality of Connection on Christmas Island https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/plastic-temporalities/ 02. juni 2023 kl. 12:00 Arrangementstype: Forelæsning Sted: South Campus, room 10-4-05 Arrangør: Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies / Center for Contemporary Bhuddist Studies Presentation by Saskia Adelle Abrahms-Kavunenko, CCBS, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies. Discussant:... https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/plastic-temporalities/ Buddhist, Spiritual and Ecological Movements https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/dynamic-legacy/ 22. maj 2023 Arrangementstype: Workshop Sted: South Campus, room 4A-1-68 Arrangør: Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies (CCBS) and the Copenhagen Centre for the Study of Theosophy and Esotericism (CCSTE) A two-day workshop that will explore the ways that Buddhist modernism continue to transform spiritual... https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/dynamic-legacy/ Business Spirits: Contested Terrains of Trade Models and Religious Value https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/business-spirits/ 04. maj 2023 Arrangementstype: Konference Sted: South Campus, room 4A-1-31 Arrangør: Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies / Stephen Christopher Can we analyze religion and economy without assuming that these are two a priori distinct fields of action?... https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/business-spirits/ How can we best understand spiritual alternativity? https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/how-can-we-best-understand-spiritual-alternativity/ 03. maj 2023 kl. 14:00 Arrangementstype: Seminar Sted: South Campus, room 4A-1-31 Arrangør: Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies / Stephen Christopher This mini-seminar unpacks the dichotomy of organized and unorganized religions, sometimes called fuzzy... https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/how-can-we-best-understand-spiritual-alternativity/ The 9th Contemporary Buddhist Studies writing workshop https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/the-9th-contemporary-buddhist-studies-writing-workshop/ 09. februar 2023 Arrangementstype: Workshop Arrangør: Center for Contemporary Buddhist Studies, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies The ninth CCBS writing workshop will take place on Thursday February 9, 2023 https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/the-9th-contemporary-buddhist-studies-writing-workshop/ The Corporate Form of Religion Reading Group https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/the-corporate-form-of-religion-reading-group-4/ 14. december 2022 kl. 10:00 Arrangementstype: Event Sted: South Campus, room 14.2.68 and on <a href="https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/65734499292">Zoom</a> Arrangør: <a href="mailto:scj@hum.ku.dk">Stephen Christopher</a>, Marie Curie Postdoc, Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies, University of Copenhagen Reading group exploring how post-1970s spirituality has synchronized with neoliberalism. https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/the-corporate-form-of-religion-reading-group-4/ The Corporate Form of Religion Reading Group https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/the-corporate-form-of-religion-reading-group-3/ 16. november 2022 kl. 10:00 Arrangementstype: Event Sted: South Campus, room 14.2.68 and on <a href="https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/65734499292">Zoom</a> Arrangør: <a href="mailto:scj@hum.ku.dk">Stephen Christopher</a>, Marie Curie Postdoc, Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies, University of Copenhagen Reading group exploring how post-1970s spirituality has synchronized with neoliberalism. https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/the-corporate-form-of-religion-reading-group-3/ The Market Economy and Ritual Discards https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/the-market-economy-and-ritual-discards/ 02. november 2022 Arrangementstype: Workshop Sted: Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, the University of Copenhagen Arrangør: <a href="mailto:scj@hum.ku.dk">Stephen Christopher</a> Workshop on the intersection of ritual practices, the market economy and attendant discard in the... https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/the-market-economy-and-ritual-discards/ 8th Contemporary Buddhist Studies writing workshop https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/8th-contemporary-buddhist-studies-writing-workshop/ 28. oktober 2022 Arrangementstype: Workshop Sted: Department for Cross-cultural and Regional Studies, Southern Campus, University of Copenhagen Arrangør: Department for Cross-cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen Writing workshop on Contemporary Buddhist Studies. https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/8th-contemporary-buddhist-studies-writing-workshop/ CCBS reading group https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/ccbs-reading-group-3/ 13. oktober 2022 kl. 13:00 Arrangementstype: Event Sted: The 4th floor, building 10 Arrangør: The Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies Reading group open to everbody. https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/ccbs-reading-group-3/ The Corporate Form of Religion Reading Group https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/the-corporate-form-of-religion-reading-group-2/ 12. oktober 2022 kl. 10:00 Arrangementstype: Event Sted: South Campus, room 14.2.68 and on <a href="https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/65734499292">Zoom</a> Arrangør: <a href="mailto:scj@hum.ku.dk">Stephen Christopher</a>, Marie Curie Postdoc, Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies, University of Copenhagen Reading group exploring how post-1970s spirituality has synchronized with neoliberalism. https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/the-corporate-form-of-religion-reading-group-2/ CCBS reading group https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/ccbs-reading-group-2/ 29. september 2022 kl. 13:00 Arrangementstype: Event Sted: The 4th floor, building 10 Arrangør: The Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies Reading group open to everbody. https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/ccbs-reading-group-2/ CCBS reading group https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/ccbs-reading-group/ 22. september 2022 kl. 16:00 Arrangementstype: Event Sted: The 4th floor, building 10 Arrangør: The Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies Reading group open to everbody. https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/ccbs-reading-group/ The Corporate Form of Religion Reading Group https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/the-corporate-form-of-religion-reading-group/ 14. september 2022 kl. 10:00 Arrangementstype: Event Sted: South Campus, room 14.2.68 and on <a href="https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/65734499292">Zoom</a> Arrangør: <a href="mailto:scj@hum.ku.dk">Stephen Christopher</a>, Marie Curie Postdoc, Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies, University of Copenhagen Reading group exploring how post-1970s spirituality has synchronized with neoliberalism. https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/the-corporate-form-of-religion-reading-group/ Engineering Buddhism https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/engineering-buddhism/ 23. juni 2022 Sted: South Campus, room 12.0.44 Arrangør: Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies Workshop exploring how Buddhism is playing a role in providing platforms and resources for matters that... https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/engineering-buddhism/ Buddhism in the Anthropocene https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/buddhism-in-the-anthropocene/ 14. juni 2022 Arrangør: Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies and Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology This workshop will bring together scholars working on Buddhist responses to the array of concatenating... https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/buddhism-in-the-anthropocene/ Tibetan Materialities Workshop https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/tibetan-materialities-workshop/ 12. maj 2022 The Tibetan Materialities workshop will take place at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.... https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/tibetan-materialities-workshop/ PhD-course WASTE: Cultural imaginaries and materiality https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/phd-course-waste-cultural-imaginaries-and-materiality/ 03. maj 2022 Sted: Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen Arrangør: <a href=mailto:s.abrahms.k@hum.ku.dk>Saskia Abrahms-Kavunenko</a> and <a href=mailto:trinebrox@hum.ku.dk>Trine Brox </a> 3-day course for PhD-students https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/centres/centre-for-contemporary-buddhist-studies/calendar/phd-course-waste-cultural-imaginaries-and-materiality/