Go Global Nepal Info Session:
Date: November 4th, Monday
Time: 4 – 5PM PST
Location: LIFE 1505
Go Global Staff: Fay Alikhani
Instructors: Pasang Y Sherpa and Binod Shrestha
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About the Course:
ASIA_V476: Applied Nepali and Indigenous Environmentalism (3 credits)
This course is led by Pasang Yangjee Sherpa and Binod Shrestha, Faculty of Arts
Course dates: July 21st, 2025 – August 9th, 2025
Travel dates: July 21st, 2025 – August 9th, 2025 (tentative)
Format: In-person
Location: Nepal
Approximate program fee: $2,525 (Go Global fee, tuition, flight, food, and personal expenses are not included)
Funding available: Go Global Award ($1000); Arts Research Abroad (ARA) Funding – please read details here.
– We encourage students who are not eligible for the ARA funding to apply for the Global Pathfinder Award. Application due November 8th, 2024.
Program Overview:
This Go Global seminar explores the intersection of language and environment on the ancestral territory of the Newa people, now known as Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, in July of 2025. Students will learn about the rich Newa civilization, tradition, and transformation in four city centers: Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, and Kirtipur. Language politics, Indigenous language revitalization and Indigenous environmentalism will be a recurring theme in this course.
Throughout the course, students will practice their Nepali speaking, reading, writing skills, and learn to understand how language and environment inform each other. Students will have the opportunity to learn and practice Nepali in the community with native speakers. They will get exposure to Indigenous languages from all around Nepal that are currently spoken in the valley. Learning materials include audio-visual and textual resources such as academic and public literature, songs, videos, art and crafts.
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