Dear colleagues,

It’s my pleasure to write to let you know of The Yoga Studies Symposium: Celebrating 20 Years of Academic Engagement, organised by myself and Daniela Bevilacqua through CRIA-ISCTE (University Institute of Lisbon).

This 2-day online symposium over 22nd and 23rd June marks 20 years since the publication of Elizabeth De Michelis’s A History of Modern Yoga by reflecting on the state of the field of yoga studies since this landmark.  We do so through discussion of selected books on various aspects of yoga studies published between 2022 and 2024, taking in the field’s characteristically broad range of disciplines and methodologies.  We’re delighted to be joined by many distinguished authors and discussants – many of whom are on this list – and Elizabeth de Michelis herself for what we hope will be lively and engaging interactions.  We aim to keep the symposium interactive and will invite questions to authors and discussants from the floor in the second half of each segment.

Tickets are free but booking through Eventbrite is necessary.  We plan to make the proceedings available online after the symposium for those unable to join us live.

The Eventbrite link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-yoga-studies-symposium-tickets-914097760007?aff=oddtdtcreator

And the CRIA event webpage:
https://cria.org.pt/en/yoga

We hope you will feel inspired to circulate this amongst your relevant networks, and look forward to welcoming some of you in the virtual space.

Apologies for any cross-postings.

All best wishes,

Lucy May Constantini
PhD Candidate in Religious Studies
School of Social Sciences and Global Studies 
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
The Open University

Funded by the AHRC Open-Oxford-Cambridge DTP
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