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Dagmar Schwerk

@dagmarschwerk.bsky.social
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Professor of Tibetology (with TT) at Leipzig University, Tibetan/Bhutanese Buddhism/History, Engaged Buddhism and the Climate Crisis, own views, passionate violinist, she/her

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Dagmar Schwerk @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
➡️ Morgen geht’s los! Neue öffentliche Ringvorlesung “Mensch-Natur, Umwelt und Klimakrise: Wissensräume der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften“ an der Universität Leipzig 🌿 ⏱️ montags (14-tägig), 17:15–18:45 Uhr 🙏🏻unterstützt von @recentglobe.bsky.social Mehr Infos: kurzlinks.de/RVSommer2026
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Dagmar Schwerk @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
At this year's #AAS2026, I did a poster 📰 "German Philology, Texts, and Politics: Central Asian Collections at Leipzig University During the Nazi Era (1933–1945)" I really enjoyed it - so much more time for reflection & exchange with folks coming by (in total 2,5 hours (!) 💬 Totally recommend it!👍
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Dagmar Schwerk @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Vancouver folks, you are lucky! 😎 #AAS2026 Film Exhibition screenings are open to the public (not only conference participants) Amazing start of my conference experience with "Dreaming of Words" 🎬 Program: www.asianstudies.org/wp-content/u... Thanks to CEAPS at UoIllinois Urbana-Champaign 🙏
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CrossAsia @crossasia.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
We’re excited to be attending #AAS2026 Annual Conference in Vancouver! #CrossAsia @stabiberlin.bsky.social is looking forward to meeting colleagues and connecting with the Asian Studies community. From March 13-14 you'll find us at Booth 203 shared with @degruyterbrill.bsky.social Please drop by!
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Dagmar Schwerk @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Excited to be presenting at the Association for Asian Studies Conference #AAS2026 a topic more relevant/necessary than ever to critically reflect on: ➡️ The history/entanglements of one's own discipline with cultural and political institutions #Tibetology #CentralAsianStudies @asianstudies.org
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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 06/03/2026
As we head into the final weekend before #AAS2026, now is a great time to review your packing checklist. Conference clothes, electronics chargers, travel documents—plus a tote bag and reusable water bottle for use on-site!
Historic red streetcar labeled 'Lonsdale' displayed indoors with visitors observing it closely.
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Association of Nepal & Himalayan Studies (ANHS) @anhs-himalaya.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Attending #AASVancouver? Be sure to check out the Entangled Territories exhibition and special events at @moaubc.bsky.social #himalaya #tibet #anthropology #AAS2026
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Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics | ReCentGlobe @recentglobe.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
What can an iconic work of analog electronic synthesizer music tell us about global dynamics, cultural translation, the afterlives of displacement, and the role of sense experiences in religion? Read our interview with @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social here: recentglobe.hypotheses.org/3925
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Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics | ReCentGlobe @recentglobe.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
🌐 Have a look at our full #GlobeColloquium event program for this semester! Join us every Wednesday, 5.15 p.m. in room 5.55, Strohsackpassage, or on ZOOM! (Deviations possible) Full program and more info here: recentglobe.uni-leipzig.de/en/veranstal...
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Dagmar Schwerk @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Celebrate the amazing @blankformseditions.bandcamp.com anthology on pioneering French composer Éliane Radigue! 📕 Jun 28, 2025, 3 – 4:30pm RSVP www.blankforms.org/events/alien... Alien Roots: Éliane Radigue book launch So happy contributing with an article about her Trilogie de la Mort! ✍🏻
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Dagmar Schwerk @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Application DL for non-EU students in our M.A. Program Buddhist Studies and Contemplative Traditions 🧘🏻‍♀️☸️👩🏽‍🏫@unileipzig.bsky.social coming up! (May 31) Combine excellent academic training with interdisciplinary research networks; and last, but not least, reasonable living costs! 😎 shorturl.at/AuHrA
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Universität Leipzig: Profile & Consultation
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Dagmar Schwerk @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Interview (in German only) on the occasion of starting my professorship & what‘s up the horizon in my research and teaching 👩🏻‍🏫🌅 #tibetology #leipziguniversity #buddhiststudies magazin.uni-leipzig.de/das-leipzige...
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Dagmar Schwerk @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Honoured to contribute a piece about French composer Éliane Radigue’s profound synthesizer work Trilogie de la Mort to this fantastic anthology, celebrating the life/work of this outstanding female artist. Amazing to write as both - a scholar and musician 👩🏻‍🏫🎶 #IWD2025 #elianeradigue #buddhism
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Kama Maclean @kamamaclean.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The South Asia Institute at the University of Heidelberg is looking to appoint an anthropologist, and the search is open rank. Please share: www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/...
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Open Position: Professorship of Anthropology of South Asia (f/m/d) - Tenure Track Professorship (W1 to W3) or Full Professor (W3) - South Asia Institute
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Ariana M @arianam.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
And for those whose work focuses on South Asia, any culture, tradition, or discipline—though likely humanities and social sciences at its core go.bsky.app/BugNwc7 This list too is a work in progress; please comment to be added or suggest adds. #southasia #academia #asianstudies #humanities
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Ariana M @arianam.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
New starter pack: Art Historians of South Asia and the Himalaya. Niche for now, we need more colleagues #onhere, esp. those from the region. Please share names to add & encourage others. go.bsky.app/2cGRKRC #starterpack #SouthAsia #Himalaya #arthistory #visualculture #materialculture #academia
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Ariana M @arianam.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
A Buddhist Studies Starter Pack is up and running! Envisioned as primarily academic, it’s also a place for librarians, publishers, and professional societies that work with Buddhist Studies to connect. It’s a work in progress—add and share widely. go.bsky.app/VQ843Yv #Buddhism #Buddhist #academia
The Sanchi stupa, a half dome-shaped reliquary surrounded by a circumambulatory path, is a pilgrimage site for Buddhists and tourist attraction for persons of all faiths.
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Dagmar Schwerk @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social · 13/10/2024
Excited to start my new job as Professor of Tibetology (with TT) at Leipzig University 👩🏻‍🏫 PS: looking forward to welcome you at the IABS 2025 Congress as a host! www.gkr.uni-leipzig.de/en/institut-...
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Universität Leipzig: Detailsseite Aktuelles
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Dagmar Schwerk @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social · 16/07/2024
Colleagues, my professional website is online 😁 🌐 dagmarschwerk.com Check it out, and let me know what you think! Please note: Accessibiliy and sustainability were implemented in the design's conception. As I am newbie here, please let me know what can be improved 🙏🏻
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Home - Dagmar Schwerk
Hello, Kuzuzangpola, and Tashi Delek, I am a scholar in Tibetan and Bhutanese Studies, and I am currently working as a Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for th...
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Dagmar Schwerk @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social · 02/06/2024
👩🏻‍🏫Over the moon to be starting as Professor of Tibetology at #leipziguniversity next term 👩‍🎓Check out our M.A. “Buddhist Studies and Contemplative Traditions”: 👉🏻Choose from 3 different foci: philological/interdisciplinary/without prior language skills 🛤️See me at the 20th #IABS Congress in Leipzig!
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Dagmar Schwerk @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social · 10/05/2024
📝Happy to share my introduction about content, structure, and research value of the five #Bhutanese collections at the #britishlibrary Endangered Archives Programme. ➕addressing preservation of endangered textual collections in relation to #naturaldisaster and #climatecrisis. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Butter Lamps, Natural Disaster, and Climate Change in the Himalayas: Preserving and Accessing the Textual Literary Heritage of Bhutan Through the Endangered Archives Programme of the British Library
In my article “Butter Lamps, Natural Disaster, and Climate Change in the Himalayas: Preserving and Accessing the Textual Literary Heritage of Bhutan Through the Endangered Archives Programme of the Br...
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Dagmar Schwerk @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social · 07/02/2024
#Drukrig Network of Bhutan Scholars invited me to speak about my #Bhutan research in their colloquium ⏰ 21 February, 6:00 PM Bhutan Standard Time/1:00 PM CET/7:00AM EST 📺 drukren.zoom.us/j/9375155058... PS: It‘s on the auspicious day of the Drukgyelpo‘s birthday 😊
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Dagmar Schwerk @dagmarschwerk.bsky.social · 28/10/2023
Please join me on Thursday, November 2, 5 PM (online or on-site in Oxford) to discuss my current research about identity- and nation-building in 18th-century Bhutan and where we are heading to in Himalayan Studies. Here is the Zoom link, no registration needed: tinyurl.com/TGSSOxfordMT
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