Jessica Starling joined the faculty of Lewis & Clark in 2013 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship in Japanese Buddhism at the University of California, Berkeley. She is also affiliated with the Asian Studies and Gender Studies programs at Lewis & Clark, and teaches courses on the religions of Asia, asceticism, religion and medicine, and ethnographic research methods.
Course Description:
This course explores theories of space and the sacred from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. We’ll read academic theories and primary texts, watch films, and visit sacred spaces – some religious, some secular – around Portland.
Prerequisites: None.
Credits: 2 credits
Schedule: Mondays 3-4:30pm
Religious Studies is located in room 2nd Floor of John R. Howard Hall on the Undergraduate Campus. MSC: 45
