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Duncan Ryuken Williams

Alton M Brooks Professor of Religion American Studies and Ethnicity and East Asian Languages and Cultures Professor of Japanese Buddhism

University of Southern California

Affiliations

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Humanities

East Asian Studies Center

Religion

Duncan Ryuken Williams is currently serving as a College Of Letters, Arts And Sciences Alton M Brooks Professor of Religion American Studies and Ethnicity and East Asian Languages and Cultures Professor of Japanese Buddhism at University of Southern California.

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Duncan Ryuken Williams

University of Southern California

Alton M Brooks Professor of Religion American Studies and Ethnicity and East Asian Languages and Cultures Professor of Japanese Buddhism

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east asian studies asian studies japan studies religious studies religion cultural studies cultural history orientalism comparative religion sociology of religion religious research contemporary asia interdisciplinary history global history international history cultural analysis religious symbol world literature cultural heritage spirituality tokugawa japan journalism anthropology early modern philosophy popular culture applied philosophy ayurveda modern literature diaspora studies folklore studies cultural theory religious pluralism traditional medicines cultural identity american identity sacred site american popular culture middle eastern studies identity (social science) textual practice narrative wildlife intercultural studies transitional justice open access animal protection animal welfare human-animal interactions religious prejudice war crimes folklore tradition green growth green transition philosophy of medicine medicalization humanity and medicine chinese culture south asian culture racial studies art criticism radical aesthetics memory loss storage (memory) middle position japanese-american buddhist identity internment experience camp dharma world war ii release animals medieval japan animal liberation fort sill national security threat buddhist studies issei buddhist ministers healing jizōon bodhisattva japanese american incarceration social history east asian languages

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Buddhism, Religious Pluralism, and Labor Strikes in Hawai’I. In Pilgrimage, Place, and Pluralism: Essays in Conversation with Diana Eck (2024)

asian studiesreligious pluralismreligious studieseast asian studiesreligion

Karli Shimizu’s “Overseas Shinto Shrines.”. Journal of Japanese Studies (2024)

orientalismreligious symbolcultural historycultural studiescultural heritagekarli shimizu ’east asian studies

The Karma of a Nation. Harvard Divinity Bulletin (2022)

global historyglobal responsibilitycultureinjusticehuman rightscitizenship studiesglobal justicenationalismpolitical sciencepolitical sociologynationality

Mazie Hirono’s “Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter’s Story.”. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (2021)

social historycultural historyliteratureworld literaturediaspora studiescultural studiesimmigrant daughter ’african american studiesamerican literatureamerican identitypostcolonial writingamerican studies

Solidarity Sutra. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review and Lion’s Roar (2020)

The Karma of Becoming American. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (2020)

becoming americanamerican political thoughtcultureamerican humorcultural impactcultural changecultural identityafrican american studiessocial changecitizenshipamerican identitynationalityamerican studies

Wisdom X Compassion = Freedom. Lion’s Roar (2020)

ethical theoryphilosophymoralitypractical philosophymoral psychologyethicsmoral philosophymoral educationapplied philosophysocial justicehuman valuessocial philosophypsychology of religion

12. Camp Dharma: Japanese-American Buddhist Identity and the Internment Experience of World War II. University of California Press eBooks (2019)

Duncan Ryūken Williams

cultural historycamp dharmahistoryidentity (social science)international historyinternment experiencejapanese-american buddhist identityeast asian studiesjapan studiesworld war ii

At Fort Sill, a Prayer That History Would Not Repeat Itself. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (2019)

cultural historyintellectual historyhistoryphilosophy of religionreligious studiesfort sillhumanitieshistoriographyreligion

Buddhism as a National Security Threat: After Pearl Harbor Japanese Americans Found Their Faith Under Threat. Wall Street Journal (2019)

national security threatasian studiesreligious prejudicereligious studieseast asian studiessecurity studiessociology of religionreligionjapan studies

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Duncan Ryuken Williams

Alton M Brooks Professor of Religion American Studies and Ethnicity and East Asian Languages and Cultures Professor of Japanese Buddhism

University of Southern California

Affiliations

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Humanities

East Asian Studies Center

Religion

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Duncan Ryuken Williams

University of Southern California

Alton M Brooks Professor of Religion American Studies and Ethnicity and East Asian Languages and Cultures Professor of Japanese Buddhism

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Buddhism, Religious Pluralism, and Labor Strikes in Hawai’I. In Pilgrimage, Place, and Pluralism: Essays in Conversation with Diana Eck (2024)

asian studiesreligious pluralismreligious studieseast asian studiesreligion

Karli Shimizu’s “Overseas Shinto Shrines.”. Journal of Japanese Studies (2024)

orientalismreligious symbolcultural historycultural studiescultural heritagekarli shimizu ’east asian studies

The Karma of a Nation. Harvard Divinity Bulletin (2022)

global historyglobal responsibilitycultureinjusticehuman rightscitizenship studiesglobal justicenationalismpolitical sciencepolitical sociologynationality

Mazie Hirono’s “Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter’s Story.”. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (2021)

Solidarity Sutra. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review and Lion’s Roar (2020)

The Karma of Becoming American. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (2020)

Wisdom X Compassion = Freedom. Lion’s Roar (2020)

ethical theoryphilosophymoralitypractical philosophymoral psychologyethicsmoral philosophymoral educationapplied philosophysocial justicehuman valuessocial philosophypsychology of religion

12. Camp Dharma: Japanese-American Buddhist Identity and the Internment Experience of World War II. University of California Press eBooks (2019)

Duncan Ryūken Williams

cultural historycamp dharmahistoryidentity (social science)international historyinternment experiencejapanese-american buddhist identityeast asian studiesjapan studiesworld war ii

At Fort Sill, a Prayer That History Would Not Repeat Itself. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (2019)

cultural historyintellectual historyhistoryphilosophy of religionreligious studiesfort sillhumanitieshistoriographyreligion

Buddhism as a National Security Threat: After Pearl Harbor Japanese Americans Found Their Faith Under Threat. Wall Street Journal (2019)

national security threatasian studiesreligious prejudicereligious studieseast asian studiessecurity studiessociology of religionreligionjapan studies

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