The affective turn transformed the study of emotion by breaking down the barrier between private and public domains and merging the emotional with the embodied. The resulting studies challenged conventional distinctions between the internal and external, cognition and action, and emotion and reason. This conference builds on the rising awareness of the malleable condition of bodies, emotions, and cognitions, which contribute to shaping malleable selves, with a particular focus on Jain perspectives. Participants will investigate the notions of affect and emotion as portrayed in Jain practices, philosophy, literature, and art, with the goal of constructing a more integrated theory of the self.
Participants:
Miki Chase, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Gregory M. Clines, Trinity College
Peter Flügel, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Justin Henry, University of South Florida
Sarah Pierce Taylor, University of Chicago
Samani Pratibha, Florida International University
Nandita Punj, Arizona State University
Aleksandra Restifo, Florida International University
Alba Rodriguez, University of California, Riverside
Carol Rodriguez, University of Florida
*Streaming will begin at 9:30 am
