The time I found myself in the middle of a Tibetan wedding
Sooo I guess it’s wedding season – it seems like EVERYONE is getting married right now. So I thought I’d write a post describing Tibetan weddings but I had no idea where to… Read More
Introducing Jigmé Théaux
(Guest post by Jigme Theaux) This is a brand new web tv-show made by me, a French guy who happens to be Tibetan. I do everything on my own, from writing scripts to… Read More
Samsara, the Fi-lim!
I’m supposed to be grading papers so I’ll make this quick and dirty! There’s a new documentary called Samsara by the creators of Baraka (1992) and Chronos (1985), Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, and everyone must go see it.… Read More
How is a Truth Created in the First Place?
© 2012 Dlo08 (Background on how to read the post: [as can be seen in the comments section to a reader] I was hoping to highlight how certain false information, through propaganda and… Read More
Race & The Making of “Common Sense”
© 2012 Dlo08 ICT recently posted “Tibetans in the Chinese Communist Leadership” by Bhuchung K. Tsering on their blog. I became especially interested in this part of the blog-post:
Mao in Tibetan disguise: History, ethnography, and excess
Guest post by Carole MCGRANAHAN, University of Colorado. (The original academic article with footnotes and bibliography can be found and downloaded here at http://www.haujournal.org/index.php/hau/article/view/65) What does ethnographic theory look like in dialogue with… Read More
Lhakar Diaries, Facebook, and How we communicate
It’s been about three weeks since I got back from my summer vacation/research in Dharamsala, India. After getting my laptop fixed from the monsoon woes, the first thing I did was to check… Read More
Tibetan Women: The First Tibetan Female Autobiography
I have good reason to write a few words on my joys and sufferings. Therefore I pray of you master, write it down. To which her master replied, “There is no need to… Read More
A note from an Indian supporter
Last month, Jyotsna a friend of mine and member of Student for a Free Tibet called me and shared her concern and sadness on the rising number of self-immolations in Tibet. She was… Read More
THE NEW GENERATION OF THE LAND OF SNOWS, WE WILL RACE WALK TOGETHER
For a long time now, I’ve been wanting to do a post about sports and Tibet. And now with Choeyang Kyi from Tibet winning an Olympic medal just days ago in the 20km… Read More
