Recording Now Available: Gender Justice in Nepal: Political Power and Dignified Menstruation
Please click the image above for more information about this past event and to view the event recording.
Welcome Back Virtual Reception
In lieu of an in-person reception, the UBC Himalaya Program is hosting an informal virtual get together for all UBC faculty, staff, and students who are interested in and/or have research commitments in the Himalayan region.
Nepali and Tibetan Language Open Educational Resources (OERs)
“Introduction to the Nepali Language” and “Introduction to the Tibetan Language” Open Educational Resources (OERs) are now available!
Updated: UBC Library Himalayan Studies research guide
Image: “Langtang Lirung from Kjangjin Ri” by Mark Horrell is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. The UBC Library Himalayan Studies research guide has been updated to include new UBC faculty publications on the Himalayas and information about the Nepali and Tibetan Open Educational Resources. To access the research guide and to read more, please click […]
Recording Now Available
Marking one year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the UBC Himalaya Program is hosting a virtual roundtable discussion with four members of the Tibetan-Canadian community to reflect on how they have responded with care to the pandemic.
2021 Nepali and Tibetan Language Student Experience
2021 marked the sixth summer of our intensive, community-engaged Nepali and Tibetan courses. Click on the image to see what happened!
‘A Timely Message from the Cave’: Q&A with Dr. Dagmar Schwerk
UBC Himalaya Program Steering Committee member Dr. Dagmar Schwerk’s monograph entitled A Timely Message from the Cave was recently published. We sat down with her to learn more about her work and the research process behind it.
Dates Announced! Nepali and Tibetan Summer Language Courses
Nepali Language in a Community Context (NEPL 390A) and Tibetan Language in a Community Context (TIBT 390A) will be offered by the Department of Asian Studies in collaboration with the UBC Himalaya Program from May 10 to May 21 this year! If you are a non-UBC student, resident in Canada, and are interested in taking one of the courses, please apply through UBC’s Access Studies portal by March 15. All non-UBC students must first receive acceptance to UBC through Access Studies before they can register in the course, so please apply as soon as possible.
Recording Now Available
In this event, Daisy Yang will be presenting on her photography work in Nepal. This is a virtual event featuring a 45-minute presentation by Daisy Yang, followed by a Question and Answer session facilitated by Himalaya Program Steering Committee member, Mark Turin.