Lecture: When Zen Becomes Political: Zen and Soft/Hard Power (Dr. Frank Feltens)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_OinWmvQ4Y As part of Asia Week 2024, JASA is presenting a special lecture, When Zen Becomes Political: Zen and Soft/Hard Power, by Frank Feltens, curator of Japanese Art at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art. Zen has been used to foster political agendas, as inspiration for activism, and as a way to go against common norms. This talk highlights distinctive moments and individuals that made Zen and…