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John Osburg, associate professor of anthropology. (做厙勛圖 photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

John Osburg<\/a>, an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Rochester, has been named to the 2018 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows<\/a>. Osburg is one of 31 scholars in the humanities or social sciences to be awarded the prestigious honor this year.<\/p>\n

The Carnegie Corporation of New York<\/a> will give each fellow a $200,000 stipend to support their research projects over the next two years. In Osburg’s case, that support will help him pursue two book projects exploring the contemporary revival of religion in China.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first book will look specifically at the increasing interest in Tibetan Buddhism,\u201d says Osburg. \u201cThe economic reforms started in the late 1970s created a wealthier middle class, leaving people now to search for spiritual meaning in their lives. I want to understand why many affluent Chinese are turning to Tibetan Buddhism, rather than to Chinese Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, or other Chinese spiritual traditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second project will involve numerous scholars looking at all the major religions in China\u2014Buddhism, Daoism, Islam, Christianity, and Confucianism\u2014in the context of spiritual revival, culminating in a collection of essays.<\/p>\n

Osburg traces his interest in China to the year he spent teaching English in that country after graduating from college. \u201cI felt there was a research topic around every corner,\u201d he says. As a doctoral student at the University of Chicago, from which he earned his PhD in 2008, his dissertation research took him back to China, where he learned the language well enough to co-host a variety television show in the city of Chengdu.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe theme of the show was cultural exchange, and the fact that I was a foreigner who could speak Chinese made me very attractive to the producers,” says Osburg. \u201cThat opportunity gave me a great window into Chinese society.\u201d<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 fellowship\u00a0 program\u00a0 was\u00a0 created\u00a0 in\u00a0 2015\u00a0 by\u00a0 Carnegie\u00a0 Corporation\u00a0 of\u00a0 New\u00a0 York, to support the work of \u201cestablished and emerging scholars, journalists, public intellectuals, and authors whose work distills knowledge, enriches our culture, and equips leaders in the realms of public policy, humanities, international relations, law, and the arts.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the three years that the fellowship program has been in existence, this marks the second time that a 做厙勛圖 faculty member has received the honor. Joshua Dubler, an assistant professor of religion, was awarded a Carnegie fellowship in 2016.<\/p>\n

Among his other honors, Osburg was named a fellow of the Public Intellectual Program of the National Committee on US-China Relations. He joined the University of Rochester faculty in 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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