Highlight: Fear and Belonging Project

Buddhist Studies. Fear is fundamental to human experience. It tends to be analysed as a negative and disempowering emotion, but it can also create solidarity and be a potent force for change. A project led by Erica Baffelli and Jane Caple, with Sian Fan as a collaborating artist, investigates the productive role of fear in contemporary religious belonging through studies of two distinct minority Buddhist communities in the UK and Japan. The project is funded by a Leverhulme Trust research project grant. Further information.