@anhs-himalaya
An academic organization devoted to the study of Nepal and wider Himalaya–Tibet, Sikkim, Ladakh, Bhutan. Publisher of Himalaya, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal. Provider of grants & prizes for students and scholars. https://anhs-himalaya.org
Attending #AASVancouver? Be sure to check out the Entangled Territories exhibition and special events at @moaubc.bsky.social
#himalaya #tibet #anthropology #AAS2026
It’s okay to find solace! The extraordinary Kurtis Schaeffer (UVA) speaking tonight about the 9th Je Khenpo of #Bhutan on “How to Live in Hard Times”
Many thanks to Mangalam for the online option!
www.mangalamresearch.org/how-to-live-...
#buddhism #himalaya
Open access article: "What Next for Digital Himalaya? Reflections on Community, Continuity, and Collaboration" by Mark Turin (UBC) examines the processes, ethics, and challenges of digital publications
markturin.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2024/0...
#dh #digitalhumanities #himalaya #academicsky #oa
Only 4 days left to apply to the International #Conference on #Anthropology of #Nepal and the Himalayas!
#himalaya #academicsky
Amplifying: Nepali Summer Language Program at University of Washington's South Asia Center–this two-week intensive is open to the public, includes beginner and intermed/advanced.
Application deadline *this Friday* 16 May
jsis.washington.edu/southasia/ne...
#nepali #language #nepal #himalaya
Amplifying: Call For Papers - 54th Annual Conference of SouthWest Conference on Asian Studies (SWCAS) "Pasts and Futures: Rethinking Asian Studies in the New Global Landscape" Student awards & travel support available. Due 01 June
www.swcas.net
#asianstudies #asia #himalaya #conferences #academicsky
Logo of Khyentse Foundation, with has a cornflower blue front-facing lion seated on top of a pedestal with a flower at front center and lotus petals beneath. The image is derived from the four-faced lion pillar from the Ashokan era of Indian history. Below the base is cornflower blue text reading KHYENTSE FOUNDATION.
Amplifying: Khyentse Foundation Travel #Grant enables and promotes the participation of #Tibetan and #Himalayan scholars at N. American conferences, primarily #AAR. $1500-$4500 depending on home region. Applications due May 19th, results announced mid-June. For details, contact ITHBSAA@gmail.com.
Call for Papers from Central Department of Anthropology, Tribhuvan University. The flyer specifies that registration will be Nepal rupees 2000 for professionals and 1000 for students. For further information and abstract submission email anthroconf2025@gmail.com Potential themes include but are not limited to: Agrarian relations, land, and peasantry; health, aging and wellbeing; culture; democracy; digital social space; migration, mobility and home-abroad connectivity; political movements; religion; populism
Amplifying: CFP: International Conference on Anthropology of Nepal and the Himalayas, 20-21 July 2025, Tribhuvan U, Kathmandu. Abstracts due 15 May.
#himalaya #conference #academicsky #nepal #kathmandu #anthropology
Blue and white logo of Martin Chautari, with the name of the organization in blue text and boxed, with a white M and blue tree-like structure above.
Facade of Martin Chautari space in Kathmandu, with flowering plants, a palm tree, and other plants and trees in front of a two story building painted a light orange-yellow.
Amplifying: CFP: Chautari Annual Conference, 26-28 Nov., Kathmandu. Abstracts for research in Nepal in humanities and social sciences fields. Abstracts due 22 June!
martinchautari.org.np/events/chaut...
#himalaya #nepal #kathmandu #academicsky
Now open: Call for papers for the Chautari Annual Conference, organized by Martin Chautari. Humanities and social sciences in focus, abstracts should relate to Nepal, be in English or Nepali. Conference is in-person, 26-28 Nov.
martinchautari.org.np/events/chaut...
#nepal #himalaya #conference
Poster advertising Central Department of Anthropology Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, announcing their International Conference on Anthropology of Nepal and the Himalayas, 20-21 July 2025. The Call for papers has abstracts due 15 May, notification of acceptance 21 May, and final papers and presentations due 15 July. Student registration is Nepal Rupees 1,000, and professional registration is Nepal Rupees 2,000. The conference secretariat can be contacted at +977 1 4334832/4336164, and the website is cda.tu.edu.np
Amplifying: CFP for International #Conference on #Anthropology of #Nepal and the #Himalaya organized by the Central Department of Anthropology at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu. Abstracts due 15 May. More info: cda.tu.edu.np
📖 👀 New book alert! “Walking Nebulous Mountain Slopes: Exploring Healing Practices in the Himalayas” Eds. Cueppers and Ehm
Congratulations to the editors and contributors—copies available via Vajra Books.
#himalaya #healing #booksky
Graphic logo of a grey elephant in partial stride moving to left of frame. Behind it are green vegetal forms and a flower-like sun (or sun-like flower?)
South Asian Studies scholars know not to miss UW Madison's Annual Conference on South Asia. Now accepting panel, individual, and roundtable proposals for 22-25 Oct 2025.
Full details & FAQ here: southasiaconference.wisc.edu
#southasia #conference #himalaya #academicsky #humanities #socialscience
📚Asian Studies graduate student conference in Hawai’i:
Deadline for abstracts extended to 14 Feb—tell your students!
For more information. spasconference.wordpress.com
#asianstudies #conference #southasia #himalaya
Amplifying: Proposals now being accepted for 2025 Martin Chautari annual conference—abstracts due 22 June.
#nepal #himalaya #academicsky #comference
Amplifying: Grad students, any discipline: CFP 36th annual Asian Studies Graduate Student #Conference, Univ. Hawai'i Mānoa. Theme: Resilience, Restoration & Reconciliation.
Writing awards avail., incl. "Best South Asia paper"
spasconference.wordpress.com
#gradstudents #southasia #himalaya #asia
Amplifying: Call for proposals open to participate in Bhutan Studies conference focused on mediation.
#Bhutan #Himalaya #academicsky #BhutanStudies #HimalayanStudies
Also Fall 2025: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples, based in Kathmandu with excursion to India. Includes opportunity for independent study or internship. Apps due 15 May
studyabroad.sit.edu/program/fall...
#tibet #tibetan #nepal #culture #kathmandu #himalaya #india #southasia
Fall 2025, SIT is offering Development, Gender, and Social Change in the Himalaya. Apps due 15 May
studyabroad.sit.edu/program/fall...
#studyabroad #kathmandu #nepal #himalaya #development #gender
SIT's 2025 study abroad programs in #Nepal make us wish we were still in school. An astounding three options!
1.Summer only: Geoscience in the Himalaya, apps due 01 April studyabroad.sit.edu/program/summ...
#studyabroad #himalaya #geoscience
Higher ed students: learn about #Aryuveda, #yoga, & #Tibetan traditional medicine systems through a summer 2025 study abroad with SIT:
studyabroad.sit.edu/program/summ...
#traditionalmedicine #studyabroad #sowarigpa
Skyline of Madison, Wisconsin, location of the intensive summer language program. One of the city's lakes is in the foreground, and in the distance a line of green leafy trees are along the shoreline. Behind are multi-story buildings of brick red, beige, and white, and at center is the tall marble dome of the state Capitol building.
Summer intensive programs for #Tibetan and #Nepali languages–and other regional languages–at UW-Madison's South Asian Summer Language Institute. Funding available! Applicants need not be enrolled in a college/uni.
Apps due 15 March
sasli.wisc.edu
#language #summer2025 #himalaya #southasia
Amplifying:
Call for papers: UH Manoa CSAS Spring Symposium "Party Politics and Transnational South Asia" online 2-4 April. Keynotes: Mona Das, Jessica Namakkal, and Inderpal Grewal
Application deadline 1/31. csas2025springsymposium.wordpress.com
#academicsky #southasia #representation #politics
Ready to research in #Nepal but need funding? CAORC & the NEH are accepting apps for US citizens and foreign nationals to conduct multi-month studies at ANHS Kathmandu and other centers. Due 29 Jan!
www.caorc.org/fellowships
#academicsky #himalaya #fellowships #neh #caorc #kathmandu #ANHS
5,000+ open-access Tibetan texts in translation available via Lotsawa House—incredibly useful for those teaching Buddhism and Tibetan culture to undergraduates in many languages.
www.lotsawahouse.org
#Tibet #TibetanBuddhism #himalaya #translation #oa #openaccess #religiousstudies #buddhiststudies
Amplifying: New publication on nomadic tents in #Tibet!
Congratulations to the authors, and thank you to all involved to make the volume open access.
#himalaya #tibetanstudies #anthropology #nomadiccultures
Detail view of the cover image by Lhasa-based photographer Nyema Drolma. A Tibetan man in traditional robes stands in front of a large scale (approximately 12 feet wide and 5 feet high) canvas or print showing a cityscape under a cloudy moonlit night. The image is black and white, with sharp raking light from the left hand side, illuminating the man's face.
The issue includes Jongbok Yi's study of monastic textbooks; an account of #Buddhist publishing by @shambhala-pubs.bsky.social Nikko Odiseos; Karma Phuntsho's study of 19th c. satirical counsel; an interview with Bhuchung Sonam; & an artist statement by Nyema Droma (Insta: @nyema_droma)
Cover image from the Journal of Tibetan Literature, featuring a black and white photo of a Tibetan man standing in a traditional Tibetan chuba robe, his right hand raised to his forehead in a salutatory position. The lighting is dark but his face is lit clearly. In front of him is a large print or canvas with an image of a cityscape at night. Behind the man are trees. The journal issue is volume 3, issue 2.
🚨 New issue of Journal of #Tibetan #Literature! Open-access & peer-reviewed, edited by @andrewquintman.bsky.social, Kurtis Schaeffer, and Riga Shakya, the journal focuses on research, translation & criticism of Tibetan lit.
journaloftibetanliterature.org/index.php/jt...
#openaccess #himalaya
Give them a follow at @amdoresnet.bsky.social!
Poster with the following text: Drukrig Network of Bhutan Scholars welcomes you to our 52nd colloquium on Wednesday, 18 December 2024, at 6:00 PM Bhutan Standard Time. There are two topics and two sets of speakers. Rural - Urban Migration in Bhutan with Lhawang Ugyel, Tobden, Kinley Wangdi International Migration of Bhutanese with Tobden, Lhawang Ugyel, Tashi Zoom link will be shared via email (write to drukrig@gmail.com) or on Facebook page for Drukrig Network of Bhutan Scholars. Online participants must be in the Zoom room by 05:55pm Bhutan Standard Time.
Amplifying: Drukrig Network of #Bhutan Scholars Colloquium #52, 16 Dec, 6pm BST.
2 topics: Rural-Urban Migration in Bhutan (Lhawang Ugyel, Tobden, Kinley Wangdi) & Int'l #Migration of Bhutanese (Tobden, Lhawang Ugyel, Tashi Dorjee)
For Zoom link, email drukrig@gmail.com or see the Drukrig FB page.