CV - melaniebarbato

Education

since 2016 Habilitation studies/ post-doc studies, University of Münster.
2015 Doctor phil., Indology and Religious Studies, LMU Munich
2006 Master in Oriental Studies, South Asian Studies, University of Oxford.
2005 Bachelor (with Honours) in Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Stirling.

Academic Positions

Since 01/2021 Associate Editor CrossCurrents, University of North Carolina Press.
Since 11/2019 DFG-funded research project “Dialogue and Diplomacy: A Study ofthe Vatican's and World Council of Churches Involvement in Hindu-Christian Relations”, Institute for Religious Studies and Inter-Faith Theology, University of Münster.
03-04/2017 Visiting Scholar, Graduate School of the American University of Rome.
02-09/2016 Post-doc researcher in the research group „Religious Plurality as a challenge for religions and societies“, University of Münster.
01-06/2016 Visiting researcher, Römisches Institut der Görres-Gesellschaft, Rome.

Teaching

SS 2021 „Aufeinander achten – Wie kann interreligiöser Dialog gelingen?“ (Taking care of each other – how can we establish successful interreligious dialogue?), six-day seminar at the summer university of the Evangelischen Studienwerks Villigst, Haus Villigst, Schwerte.
SS 2021 Proseminar „Zugänge zum interreligiösen Dialog zwischen Wahrheitssuche und Diplomatie“ (Approaches to interreligious dialogue between a joint search for the truth and diplomacy), University of Münster.
SS 2020 Proseminar „Einführung in den Jainismus“ (Introduction to Jainism), University of Münster.
SS 2018 Hauptseminar „Hinduism and Christianity“, University of Münster.
WS 2009/10 Tutor for Sanskrit, University of Münster.
2008 Course „Sanskrit - die heilige Sprache Indiens“ (Sanskrit–the sacred language of India), VHS Kempten, Kempten.

Conference and Workshop (Co-)Organisation

2021 Panel “Interreligious Dialogue, Human Fraternity, and Diplomacy”, Conference of the European Academy of Religion, Münster.
2019 Panel “800 years St. Francis and the Sultan: Implications for International Relations and Interreligious Dialogue”, Conference of the European Academy of Religion, Bologna.
2018 Panel “Interreligious Dialogue and Global Politics”, Conference of the European Academy of Religion, Bologna.
2009 Negotiation Patterns and Processes in Addressing Key Challenges in Diverse Federal Contexts, University of Madras und LMU Munich in collaboration with the Asian Centre for Peace and Development, Mettupalayam.
2008 Japanklang (Sound of Japan), Seminar with concert, Forum für Neue Musik, Oberstdorf.
2007 Buddhist Attitudes to Other Religions, European Network for Buddhist-Christian Studies, Salzburg.

Membership