Joie Szu-Chiao Chen is a PhD candidate in Buddhist Studies at Harvard University, where her research looks at the confluence of various modes of learnedness in Tibetan Buddhism, in particular how the language and visual arts play into the formation of a learned Buddhist person. Her dissertation is entitled: “A Culture of Polymaths: Shuchen Tsultrim Rinchen (1697-1774) and the Tibetan Buddhist Pursuit of Comprehensive Knowledge.” She holds a BA in Film Studies and English from Yale University and an MPhil in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies from the University of Oxford.
Joie Szu-Chiao Chen
Recent Articles
Buddhadharma on Books: Fall 2023
Joie Szu-Chiao Chen reviews seven new books for the Fall 2023 issue of Buddhadharma.
Buddhadharma on Books: Summer 2023
Joie Szu-Chiao Chen reviews eight new books for the Summer 2023 issue of Buddhadharma.
Buddhadharma Book Briefs for Spring 2023
Joie Szu-Chiao Chen reviews "The Two Truths in Indian Buddhism," "Buddhist Ecological Protection of Space," "Forgiveness: An Alternative Account," and more.
Buddhadharma Book Briefs for Fall 2022
Joie Szu-Chiao Chen reviews Lauren Shufran’s "The Buddha and the Bard: Where Shakespeare’s Stage Meets Buddhist Scriptures," Rachael Stevens’ "Red Tara: The Female Buddha of Power and Magnetism," a new translation of Dogen’s Zuimonki, and more.
Buddhadharma Book Briefs for Summer 2022
Joie Szu-Chiao Chen reviews Through the Forests of Every Color by Joan Sutherland, Renunciation and Longing by Annabella Pitkin, The Dharma in DNA by Dee Denver, and more.