Dear Colleagues, The Jain Studies Unit welcomes scholars to submit panel proposals for the 2025 AAR Annual Meeting in Boston as well as the online summer session in June. We especially welcome suggestions for panels to be co-sponsored with other units and for panels that address the 2025 Annual Meeting’s Presidential Theme: “Freedom.” Finally, the Jain Studies Unit encourages proposals to include voices that are diverse in terms of race, caste, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, ability, age, socioeconomic status, geographic region, professional rank, and institutional affiliation. Questions can be addressed to either of the unit co-chairs, Gregory Clines ( [email protected]) and/or Ana Bajzelj ([email protected]).
Please note that the Jain Studies Unit *only accepts proposals for complete panels*, *roundtables, book discussions, etc. and does not accept individual paper proposals*. This is true for both the online summer session and the in-person annual meeting. The following are proposed panel titles with contact information as of January 27th, 2025. If interested, please contact the listed person(s) directly. Additional panel proposals are welcomed. The Jain Studies unit exclusively uses the AAR PAPERS system for all submissions. *November In-Person Meeting:* - Amṛtacandra and His Works (Jinesh Sheth, [email protected]) - *Caityavāsin*s, *Yati*s, *Bhaṭṭāraka*s: Revisiting Jain ‘Semi-Renouncers’ (Tillo Detige, [email protected], and Anchit Jain, [email protected]) - Contours of Freedom: Jain Approaches to Contemplation and Self-Realization <https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/9A-eC6YpnlfPy6ALRFpfBS5KMql?domain=papers.aarweb.org> (Alba Rodriguez, [email protected]), possible co-sponsorship with Contemplative Studies Unit - *Engaged Jainism* (SUNY Forthcoming) Sitting on the Lotus of Engaged Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Book Review Roundtable <https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/-8jjC7DqomizZXxGrHWhQSoJBND?domain=papers.aarweb.org> (Christopher Miller, [email protected]), possible co-sponsorship with Buddhist Critical-Constructive Reflection Unit - Gender, Women, and Identity: From Texts to Contemporary Shifts (Shivani Bothra, [email protected], and Venu Mehta, [email protected] ) - Language of the Gods in the World of Jinas: Jainas and Sanskrit (Seema Chauhan, [email protected]) - The Non-One-Sidedness of *Anekāntavāda* (Raja Rosenhagen, [email protected]) *Online Summer Session:* - Jainism and Technology (Corinne Smith, [email protected]) - Jain Texts on Conduct (Alba Rodriguez, [email protected] ) *Statement of Purpose* This Unit began in 2009 in recognition of the burgeoning state of the field and its relative neglect in the AAR. Originating in India in the first millennium BCE, Jainism — historically as dominant a South Asian religious tradition as Buddhism and Hinduism and, in the light of current demographics, a disproportionately powerful presence in the cultural and economic life of India — is a world religion now extending far beyond South Asia to East Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, and Australia. Given the increasing focus of scholarly attention on Jainism both in India and around the globe, this Unit provides a venue in North America for scholars of Jainism to meet regularly and exchange ideas. -- Ana Bajzelj Associate Professor Shrimad Rajchandra Endowed Chair in Jain Studies Director of Undergraduate Studies Department for the Study of Religion Cooperating Faculty Member Department of Philosophy University of California, Riverside Co-Chair, Jain Studies Unit, American Academy of Religion She/her/hers
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