Spirits, Zombies, and Vampires in East Asia
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1957 E Street NW, 212, District of Columbia
Event Address: 1957 E Street, NW Room 212 Date: Friday, October 30, 2026 from 12:30-2:00 pm Contact us at rollielal@gwu.edu Please join the Global Affairs and Religion Network (GARNET) for this event with Dr. Xiaofei Kang on Ghosts and Witches in China and Dr. Rollie Lal on Spirits and Vampires in Japan. We will be discussing different and frightful perspectives on the afterlife in East Asia through the lens of popular fiction, film, and folklore. This event is co-sponsored by Security Policy Studies (SPS) and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies. The GARNET is a collegial conversation across the fields of religion and global affairs. The network brings together MA students from the Elliott School of International Affairs each month to discuss a topic that weaves religion and security. RSVP