Dr. Marwood Larson-Harris
Lecturer
Department: Religion/Philosophy
Office: 317 Francis T. West Hall
540-375-2411
mdharris@roanoke.edu
Degrees
BA in History--Reed College
MA in English--Boston University
MTS in Theology--Boston University
PHD in Religion and Literature--Boston University
Research & Teaching Interests
Teaching: Buddhism, Chinese Religions, Native American Religions, Environmental Ethics, Animals in the Humanities
Research: visual culture in modern Buddhism
Scholarly Activities
Conference Papers:
“Contemporary Adaptations of the Oxherding Pictures and the Globalization of Buddhist Culture” (Icons of Impermanence: Contemporary Buddhist Art, 2012)
“The Ambiguity of Homecoming in the Zen Oxherding Pictures” (Religion, Literature, and the Arts Conference, 2011)
“Zen Buddhist Documentaries: the Problem of Form and Content” (American Academy of Religion National Meeting, 2009)
Extracurricular
Organizer, 2012 Virginia Humanities Conference: “Childhood Reconsidered”
Faculty advisor to the Comic Book Club and the Meditation Club
Available as a Media resource for the following topics
Eastern Religions, Native American Religions
Willing to speak to professional, social or civic groups on
Eastern Religions, Native American Religions