Attending #AASVancouver? Be sure to check out the Entangled Territories exhibition and special events at @moaubc.bsky.social #himalaya #tibet #anthropology #AAS2026

UBC Asian Studies@asia.ubc.ca · 5mo ago

Join upcoming events in March such as panel discussions and curator tours for Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images, an exhibition curated by our Assoc. Prof Fuyubi Nakamura! If you're not able to visit in-person, enjoy an online tour hosted by Dr. Nakamura.

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

How to Live in Hard Times - Mangalam Research Center

How to Live in Hard Times: Examples from Buddhist Lives The talks in this series respond to our need for inspiration in this moment, as scholars and as human beings. Each scholar has identified an his...

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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

Association of Nepal & Himalayan Studies (ANHS)@anhs-himalaya.bsky.social · last yr.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Chandra Chiara Ehm@chandrachiara.bsky.social · last yr.

I am delighted to share the news of the publication of Walking Nebulous Mountain Slopes: Exploring Healing Practices in the Himalayas, which I co-edited with Christoph Cueppers and was published by the Lumbini International Research Institute. vajrabookshop.com/product/walk...

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

2025 SPAS Graduate Student Conference on Asian Studies

Information regarding the 2025 School for Pacific and Asian Studies conference at University of Hawai'i at Manoa

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Association of Nepal & Himalayan Studies (ANHS)@anhs-himalaya.bsky.social · 2y ago

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: 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

2025 SPAS Graduate Student Conference on Asian Studies

Information regarding the 2025 School for Pacific and Asian Studies conference at University of Hawai'i at Manoa

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Amplifying: Call for proposals open to participate in Bhutan Studies conference focused on mediation. #Bhutan #Himalaya #academicsky #BhutanStudies #HimalayanStudies

Namgay@namgayzam.bsky.social · 2y ago

Come to #Bhutan and showcase your work by participating in the Bhutan Centre for Bhutan Studies & GNH Research's "Bhutan Meditation Conference". www.bhutanstudies.org.bt?fbclid=IwZXh...

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

Summer 2025: Nepal: Geoscience in the Himalaya

University-level study abroad program administered by World Learning, Inc.

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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

Summer 2025: India: Traditional Medicine & Healthcare Practices

University-level study abroad program administered by World Learning, Inc.

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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

2025 Spring Symposium

UH Mānoa Center for South Asian Studies

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UHCSAS@uhcsas.bsky.social · 2y ago

Welcome back! Please read our incoming CSAS Directors message in this weeks newsletter! mailchi.mp/5a3e54d9dac2...

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

CAORC | FELLOWSHIPS

CAORC Fellowships allow recipients to visit and carry out research within our network of Overseas Research Centers

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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

Lotsawa House@lotsawahouse.org · 2y ago

In 2024 we published 508 new translations on the site: 220 in English, 117 in French, 56 in Spanish, 53 in German, 30 in Chinese, 23 in Portuguese, eight in Italian, & one in Dutch.

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

sakya research centre@sakyaresearch.bsky.social · 2y ago

📕 New #OA publication: #Nomads' tents in Tibet and beyond: dwelling and craft in sociotechnical context. Hubert Feiglstorfer, Kristina Pfeifer & ཚེ་རིང་གྲོང་ཤར།. Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences, 2024. 🥳 SRC ID: S6344 Download: verlag.oeaw.ac.at/produkt/noma... #tibetanstudies #drokpa

🚨 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

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.

Amplifying: #CFP: #Amdo Research Network workshop "Amdo Traditions, Amdo Futures", Univ. of Leeds (UK), 23-25 June 2025. 150 word abstracts in Tibetan or English due 10 Feb to arn2025leeds@gmail.com. Convened by Dr. Timothy Thurston and Dr. Tsering Samdrup #himalaya #amdo #tibetanstudies #tibet

#ANHS is thrilled to partner with Social Science Baha to support a lecture by Professor Sienna Craig (Dartmouth), entitled "Aging, Care, and Place: Himalayan Elders in an Era of Migration" 13 Dec 3pm Nepal time soscbaha.org/lecture-seri... #SSB #Nepal #anthropology #himalaya #aging #migration

Our third 2024 #ANHS Fellow is PhD student Amrit Tamang, whose project "Re-centering Indigenous Tamang Labor in Nepal's Mountaineering/Trekking Industry" studies the relationship of the #Tamang community with global #tourism and infrastructure in #Nepal.

Hi! We’re new here. We’e a professional society for scholars of all disciplines who focus on Nepal and the broader Himalaya—including Tibet, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Ladakh.