Buddhist Dissent
Buddhism in the West
If you're interested in this topic, have a look at Tibetan Buddhism in the West: Problems of adoption and cross cultural confusion.
Macquarie and the State library have this book: https://www.amazon.com/Buddhism-Modern-World-Religions/dp/0415780152 I have it on order but it won't get here till your assessment is over.
- Why is Buddhism so hip? (BBC)
- Progressive Buddhism: An Australian Buddhist Nun Speaks on Tibetan Buddhism, Patriarchy, and India (American Buddhist Perspectives)
- How American women are changing buddhism (PBS)
- Tibetan Buddhism in the West: Is It Working? (Shambhala Publications)
- Subjectivity Politics in Sorrow Mountain: Transnational Feminism and Tibetan Autobiography (University of Colorado) - This is an examination of the way Western audiences choose to read certain types of biographies and the political intentions of the authors. It's pretty academic and requires some understanding of postcolonial theory.
Macquarie and the State library have this book: https://www.amazon.com/Buddhism-Modern-World-Religions/dp/0415780152 I have it on order but it won't get here till your assessment is over.
Buddhist 'Ethnic Cleansing' in Myanmar and Sri Lanka
In Myanmar (Burma), Thailand and Sri Lanka, Buddhists, including monks, are committing acts of violence against minority peoples and religions
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LGBTQIA+ Perspectives
Western Buddhists are reclaiming
- Dalai Lama Speaks on Gay Sex / He says it's wrong for Buddhists but not for society (SF Gate)
- Homosexuality, Buddhism and Sri Lankan Society (Groundviews)
- Sri Lanka: The Psychological Impact of Homophobia (Equal Eyes)
- We’re Queer And We’ve Been Here (Tricycle)
- Diverse Voices (Bhante Dharmikka) [contains sexual references]
- Queering Buddhism or Buddhist De-Queering? (Theology and Sexuality Journal)
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Buddism and Politics
Women's roles
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Interpersonal conflict resolution processes
Western and Eastern conflict resolutions styles often clash
- Embracing Conflict in Sangha (Lion's Roar)
Globalisation
- Globalisation from a Buddhist Perspective (Buddhist Publication Society)