October 9, 2010 – This wide-ranging panel discussion featured four Stanford University professors sharing examples of how they have observed race and ethnicity in art and literature and the impact these portrayals have had. The professors were Michele Elam, Saikat Majumdar, David Palumbo-Liu, and Bryan Wolf. This talk was part of the 2010 Litquake literary festival in San Francisco. The features programming designed to include all elements of the Bay Area literary scene. This talk was part of the popular event entitled Lit Crawl that features a series of talks which participants go to. Stanford University: www.stanford.edu The Human Experience www.humanexperience.stanford.edu Litquake www.litquake.org Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com
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by Karp through Professor Rev. Dr. James Kenneth Powell II, opensourcebuddhism.org This fine project explores the mysteries of the Wheel of Time mandala and related literature. Among many other things, we learn of the rise of the Shambhala warriors to oust the dread Madhumati (Muhammad) from the holy land, in this case, India. Written circa the 12th century, it points to a time of conflict between Buddhists and Muslims. See the original unedited version at www.opensourcebuddhism.org