Community Dialogues, 鈥淓xploring Love in K膩lid膩sa鈥檚 Kum膩rasa峁僢hava and

February 13, 9:00am - 10:15am
Mānoa Campus, Academic Resource Center, Room 114

Community Dialogues ----------------- These are facilitated sessions where you can engage with peers from diverse backgrounds. People who participate in the Community Dialogues program will be able to: 1) Identify important aspects of their personal backgrounds, 2) Articulate the value of understanding different perspectives, 3) Describe and demonstrate principles of positive social engagement in communication, and 4) Understand about being responsible members of the Community. ----------------- 鈥淓xploring Love in K膩lid膩sa鈥檚 Kum膩rasa峁僢hava and Today鈥 with Kimberly Serratos -------------- Session: Join us for a heartfelt Community Dialogue as we explore the timeless love poem Kum膩rasa峁僢havam (鈥淭he Birth of Kum膩ra鈥) by the renowned fifth-century Sanskrit poet K膩lid膩sa. The conversation will begin with a reflection on the expressions of P膩rvat墨 and 艢iva鈥檚 divine love in the poem but quickly expand to include the many forms of love that shape our lives鈥攆rom romantic to platonic and beyond. Together, we will share stories of meaningful relationships from other pieces of art or our lived experiences, weaving a web of connection akin to Indra鈥檚 net, where each thread reflects a unique and intertwined bond of love. ------- Speaker: Kimberly Serratos earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts and an M.A. in Eastern Classics from St. John's College. She is currently a Ph.D. student in Philosophy at the University of Hawai驶i at 惭腻苍辞补, specializing in aesthetics with a focus on contemporary feminisms and the Classical era, broadly construed. Focusing primarily on the Indian and Mediterranean traditions, her research explores the concepts of beauty and friendship and their intersection in art and life. --------- Sponsored by the Conflict and Peace Specialist


Event Sponsor
Conflict and Peace Specialist, Mānoa Campus

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Jose Barzola, 8089562690, caring@hawaii.edu,

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