Bruno M. Shirley
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Bruno M. Shirley
@brunomshirley.com
Historian of Buddhism, political thought, and gender in medieval Sri Lanka. Kiwi in Heidelberg. Big fan of nice maps.

He/Er/ඔහු/அவர்
"Señorita, feel the mandolin, let me see you move like you come from Benin"
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"Señorita, feel the maracas, let me see you move like you come from the city of Caracas"
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"Señorita, feel the concertina, let me see you move like you come from Argentina"
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"Señorita, feel the tuba, let me see you oom-pah-pah like you come from Cuba"
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"Señorita, feel the Cor Anglais, let me see you move like you come from Chile"
("Calais" would work better but I think be too obvious)
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"Señorita, feel the bongo, let me see you move like you come from the DR Congo"
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"Señorita, feel the vuvuzuela, let me see you move like you come from Venezuela"
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Well this made my morning to read!!
October 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I'll be joining the Journal as managing editor for Volume 16 onwards. If you're working on processes of transculturation—in any global or historical context, and from any disciplinary standpoint—then we'd be delighted to hear from you.

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March 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM