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SUMMARY:Nepal Studies Reading Group\, 2025–2026: Ina Zharkevich
DESCRIPTION:This online reading group invites students and faculty working 
 on South Asia\, the Himalayas\, or Nepal to read and discuss influential a
 nd/or recent academic literature in the field of Nepal Studies. The readin
 gs\, mostly monographs\, may range from textual to ethnographic and visual
  studies\, covering literature\, historical\, anthropological\, sociologic
 al\, political\, as well as art historical material\, including visual wor
 ks such as documentaries or picture books. Occasionally\, the group is joi
 ned by the respective author for a first-hand account of the writing or ed
 iting process. Meetings take places online\, Thursdays\, 11:00–12:30 pm 
 EST.\n\nThis academic year the groups special focus will look at how peopl
 e in and of Nepal — especially "youth" — navigate shifting political l
 andscapes and questions of cultural identity. Through ethnography\, histor
 y\, and media studies\, we hope to consider how these dynamics both shape 
 and are shaped by everyday life.\n\nThe group's sessions are as follows:\n
 \nOct. 2: Laura Kunreuther\, Voicing Subjects: Public Intimacy and Mediati
 on in Kathmandu (2014).\n\nNov. 6: Nepal in the Long 1950s\, edited by Pra
 tyoush Onta\, Lokranjan Parajuli\, and Mark Liechty\n\nDec. 4: Pranab Khar
 el\, "Reading Nepali Transition (2006-2015)"\n\nFeb. 5: Marie Lecomte-Tilo
 uine\, "Sacrifice and Violence: Reflection from an Ethnography in Nepal"\n
 \nMar. 12: Ina Zharkevich\, Maoist People's War and the Revolution of Ever
 yday Life in Nepal\n\nApr. 9: Monica Mottin\, Rehearsing for Life: Theatre
  for Social Change in Nepal\n\nTo join and to receive the readings and the
  Zoom invite\, please contact Gaurav Shrestha and Ian Turner.\n\n\n\n&nbsp
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CATEGORIES:Reading Group
LOCATION:http://zoom.com
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