Dear Friends of SSYCDS, I have received questions regarding the American Academy of Religion’s virtual (via Zoom) conference panel announcement I forwarded to everyone yesterday. If you would like to attend any of the panels mentioned below, you will need to register for the conference online. Instructions on how to do this, as well as other helpful links and a helpdesk email address for use during the conference period, can be found on the AAR conference FAQ page: https://www.aarweb.org/AARAnnualMeeting2020/AARAnnualMeeting2020/FAQ.aspx. Wishing everyone good health this Thanksgiving week! Tracy -- Tracy Miller Associate Professor Department of History of Art and Architecture Department of Asian Studies Vanderbilt University President, Song, Yuan, and Conquest Dynasties Studies From: Listserv <listserv-bounces@mail.songyuan.org> on behalf of "Miller, Tracy G" <tracy.g.miller@Vanderbilt.Edu> Date: Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 8:24 PM To: "listserv@songyuan.org" <listserv@songyuan.org> Subject: [Song-Yuan Listserv] FW: American Academy of Religions -- Daoist Studies Unit (co-)sponsored panels From: j.choo@rutgers.edu <j.choo@rutgers.edu> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2020 9:13 PM The Daoist Studies Unit is very pleased to (co-)sponsor the following sessions for this year’s AAR virtual conference (November 29-December 10, 2020). Instruction on accessing zoom meeting rooms is forthcoming from the AAR. Additional information about these panels could be found in the online program book (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpapers.aarweb.org%2Fonline-program-book&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cknappk%40CITADEL.EDU%7Cfdddd5d50dea4a22a8e708d88f556143%7C960c1081d06341f8844b41d738db04a3%7C0%7C0%7C637416944154448918%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=TUHVzVxQ3WJJDIHQW61SRtecVu9NT1sYRZrwct3mmXw%3D&amp;reserved=0<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpapers.aarweb.org%2Fonline-program-book&data=04%7C01%7Ctracy.g.miller%40Vanderbilt.Edu%7Ce57622132807475d24c608d88f56d9e7%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C637416950470193165%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=t3RKALBaG1NvhaBETQQhG%2F5jFckDyf05mnRkxL%2FcenQ%3D&reserved=0>). Bodies Divine: Art, Agency, and Body in Daoist and Buddhist Images Monday, November 30, 9:00 AM-10:30 AM (EST UTC-5) • 
Megan Bryson, University of Tennessee, "Ritual Assemblages: Esoteric Bodies and the Problem of Agency" • 
Michael Naparstek, University of Wisconsin, "About Face: The Body Multiple and Icon Agency in Zhou Jichang’s 周季常 (fl. 12th c.) 'Lohan Manifesting Himself as Eleven-Headed Guanyin'" • Ziyun Liu, University of Wisconsin, Madison, “Truth of Daoist Visualization: Transforming Inner Alchemical Vision into Landscape Painting in Huang Gongwang’s 黃公望 (1269-1354) ‘Nine Peaks After Snow’” • Aaron Reich, Saint Joseph's University, Presiding • Noelle Giuffrida, Ball State University, Responding 


 The Concept of Zhen 真 (True, Real) and Its Potential Contributions to Ritual Theory: A Roundtable on Poul Andersen’s The Paradox of Being: Truth, Identity and Images in Daoism Tuesday, December 1, 9:00 AM-11:00 AM (EST UTC-5) • Pauline Lee, Saint Louis University • David Mozina, Boston College • Kimberley Patton, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University • Gil Raz, Dartmouth College • Tobias Zuern, Washington University, St. Louis, Presiding • Poul Andersen, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Responding Business Meeting Jessey Choo, Rutgers University, Presiding Jonathan Pettit, University of Hawai‘i, Presiding Mountains, Cliffs, and Inscriptions: Explorations in Daoist Epigraphy Thursday, December 3, 9:00 AM-10:30 AM (EST UTC-5) • Wen Lei, Institute of History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, “The Abbey Celebrating the Tang慶唐觀: Representation and Evolution of a Sacred Site from the Tang Dynasty” • Jie Zhou, Alliance Theological Seminary, “Art, Religion and Heritage: Multiple Identities of Daoist Cliff Statues in Dazu Nanshan • Jonathan Pettit, University of Hawai‘i, “Parallel Worlds: Hagiographic Juxtaposition in Early Daoist Stele Monuments” • Gil Raz, Dartmouth College, Presiding Renegotiating Unseen Realms: Studies on the Ritual Reinvention Among Contemporary Daoists Wednesday, December 9, 9:00 AM-10:30 AM (EST UTC-5) • Stephen Flanigan, University of Hawai'i, “The Fire Jiao: A Paradigm-Challenging Rite of Late-Imperial Exorcism” • Kenneth Dean, National University of Singapore, “Daoist Diasporas: Spirit Mediums, Daoist Masters and Ritual Events in Singapore and Malaysia” • Nikolas Broy, Leipzig University, “Spiritual Poaching or Authentic Dao? Daoist-Oriented Teachings and Practices in the Global Spread of Yiguandao” • Jessey Choo, Rutgers University, Presiding For information on the AAR virtual conference 2020 in general: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarweb.org%2FAARAnnualMeeting2020%2FAARAnnualMeeting2020%2FHome.aspx&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cknappk%40CITADEL.EDU%7Cfdddd5d50dea4a22a8e708d88f556143%7C960c1081d06341f8844b41d738db04a3%7C0%7C0%7C637416944154448918%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=qYrNzYvAztS8z%2FJIVVCcz%2BRxl2udP6vliei3hAOwtLI%3D&amp;reserved=0<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarweb.org%2FAARAnnualMeeting2020%2FAARAnnualMeeting2020%2FHome.aspx&data=04%7C01%7Ctracy.g.miller%40Vanderbilt.Edu%7Ce57622132807475d24c608d88f56d9e7%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C637416950470203121%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=rC7vNvBS1Uoc700hI%2F%2FKEjPQUWQemK80xex%2B8c1J%2FOo%3D&reserved=0> For information on the Daoist Studies Unit and forthcoming CFP: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpapers.aarweb.org%2Fpu%2Fdaoist-studies-unit&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cknappk%40CITADEL.EDU%7Cfdddd5d50dea4a22a8e708d88f556143%7C960c1081d06341f8844b41d738db04a3%7C0%7C0%7C637416944154448918%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=uBQyoVR1t%2BJzazIy57aELsALkP0lKztuMKEqVUNd06U%3D&amp;reserved=0<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpapers.aarweb.org%2Fpu%2Fdaoist-studies-unit&data=04%7C01%7Ctracy.g.miller%40Vanderbilt.Edu%7Ce57622132807475d24c608d88f56d9e7%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C637416950470203121%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=VgligSa50QHMOwH4wrJYhzHf2JO2AT%2Bhh2v%2FlSzBUd0%3D&reserved=0>