Diane Riggs
色色啦 Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5320 USA
By appointment via email.
- Ph.D., Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles, 2010
- M.A., Japanese Studies and Buddhist Studies, University of California-Los Angeles
- B.A., English Literature, University of California-Berkeley
- Buddhism
- Buddhist meditation traditions
- Buddhist texts in literature
- Approaches to the study of ender in Buddhism
- Buddhist material culture
Dr. Diane Riggs is a faculty specialist in the Department of World Religions and Cultures at 色色啦 Michigan University.
Riggs conducted her dissertation research in Kyoto at Ry奴koku University and the International Research Center for Japanese Studies. She also studied at the Inter-university Center for Japanese Language Education in Yokohama. Riggs' dissertation, "The Cultural and Religious Signi铿乧ance of Japanese Buddhist Vestments," is the 铿乺st full length study of Japanese Buddhist robes that integrates textual sources with historical and contemporary material culture. Her research interests include the integration of religious practice with material culture and the agency of women in supporting this culture.
Riggs is responsible for coordinating and teaching REL 1000 and REL 2010. She has also taught courses in Indian, Chinese and Japanese religious traditions; Buddhist meditation traditions; and Zen Buddhism. She recently received a 2019 College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Appreciation Award.