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Jessica Zu

@jessicaxzu.bsky.social

scholar of Buddhist studies, jogger, writer, sci-fi fan, meditator

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Jessica Zu@jessicaxzu.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I'm posting my Goodreads review of Zizek's Christian Atheism here, since it must have triggered some Zizek's fans to report my review as against their community rules. you be the judge.

Jessica Zu@jessicaxzu.bsky.social · 7mo ago

for Octavia Butler's fans, do you know that when you read her Sci-Fi you are also doing philosophy, here's why, link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Shape God: Mystical Atheism and Buddhish Womanist Subjectivity in Octavia Butler’s Parable Series - Topoi

This study takes seriously Octavia Butler’s Parable series as an unfinished treatise of processual social philosophy. My analysis highlights Butler’s skillful weaving of a wide range of processual tra...

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Jessica Zu@jessicaxzu.bsky.social · 7mo ago

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Eyes on ICE: Train-the-Trainer - Immigrants' Rights · No Kings

Abusive immigration enforcement poses a threat to us all but places non-citizens at particular risk. This session will equip participants to train others on core Know Your Rights topics such as the right to remain silent, the right to refuse to consent to searches, and the right to record ICE and other law enforcement officials. We will also cover best practices for reducing risks when exercising rights. – By registering for this event, you agree: (1) that Indivisible and ACLU can contact you about No Kings and other ways to take action or support their organizations and otherwise use any data collected from or about you on this form according to the applicable privacy policy: Indivisible Privacy Policy (https://indivisible.org/privacy-policy) and ACLU's Privacy Statement (https://www.aclu.org/about/privacy/statement); and (2) subject to its privacy policy, Indivisible may also share the information you provide to other No Kings partner organizations, which may also contact you.

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Jessica Zu@jessicaxzu.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I invited my colleague Luke Kemp to talk with my students about his new book Goliath’s Curse, it’s online, here’s the registration link. come join us! March 11, 2-3:20pm PT usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Goliath's Curse by Luke Kemp . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Author Luke Kemp will share part of his findings in Goliath's Curse “In the modern tradition of Big Books of human history like Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens and David Graeber and David Wengrow’s The ...

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Jessica Zu@jessicaxzu.bsky.social · last yr.

Please check out this online conference. This is the first time we have scholars on African, Indigenous, Chinese, and Buddhist philosophies together networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

CFP> Process Philosophy in Under-Explored Traditions in Philosophical History: An online Conference, May 19-21, 2026 | H-Net

There are two dominant streams for talking about reality in the history of metaphysical thought – substance and process. These two streams are noticeable in virtually all traditions but the former see...

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