Save the Date! The UBC Himalaya Program, in collaboration with Asian Studies and the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, is excited to host a roundtable discussion, “Between Mountains and Mother Tongues“. Join us for an evening of conversation as we journey across Tibet, Nepal, and the greater Himalayan region to explore the languages, landscapes, and lifeways that connect communities and generations.
Date: Tuesday, November 18 | 5:30-7:30 PM PST
Location: CK Choi Building, Room 120
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/between-mountains-and-mother-tongues-a-roundtable-discussion-tickets-1962878872547
Join Yulha Lhawa, a Tibetan linguist and language worker; Tsering Shakya, Associate Professor of Asian Studies and the School of Public Policy & Global Affairs; and Phurwa Dolpopa, Assistant Professor of Geography, for an open conversation that travels across Tibet, Nepal and the greater Himalayan region—through landscapes, languages, and lifeways.
Facilitated by Dr. Aynur Kadir (Assistant Professor in Indigenous Lifeways, Asian Studies and Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies), this dialogue brings together three voices who attest to the depth and diversity of the Tibetan language world—its many dialects, tones, and textures, and the histories, songs, and spiritual worlds they carry.
Across the mountains, communities are documenting and revitalizing their languages through research, art, and daily use. But beyond the methods, this work is about connection—to people, to memory, and to the laughter and voices that have shaped generations.
Together, the speakers will reflect on what it means to sustain language and culture from within: not only to preserve them, but to live them, let them grow, and carry them forward into the future.
Participants
Special guest: Yulha Lhawa, Endangered Languages Project
Facilitator: Aynur Kadir (Assistant Professor in Indigenous Lifeways, Asian Studies and Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies)
Discussants: Tsering Shakya, Associate Professor of Asian Studies and the School of Public Policy & Global Affairs; and Phurwa Dolpopa, Assistant Professor of Geography