Searching for an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) or Associate Professor (tenured) in Indigenous Language and Literacy Education @UBC_LLED @UBCEducation @UBC more info about the position here: lled.educ.ubc.ca/assistant-p…
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We are excited to announce that Digital Himalaya has joined the Archive Nepal family!!
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Digital Himalaya link: digitalhimalaya.com/
Archive Nepal link: archivenepal.org/digitalhima…
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After 42 years of work at UBC, my mom, Linda Williams, is retiring! Today past & present NITEP faculty & staff gathered to celebrate her 4+ decades of service, including Dr. Verna Kirkness, who hired her in 1982, and Dr. Jo-Ann Archibald, her second boss.
Happy retirement, mom!❤️
Come listen to the amazing @dchungyalpa deliver the 3rd Annual Himalaya Program lecture this Wednesday 13 March at 5:30pm 'Earth as Refuge: Embracing Our Ecological Selves in the Anthropocene' at the Liu Institute himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/events/…
This is Sam Cowan at his absolute best: blending rich, historical detail with penetrating political insight. The result is an exhilarating book. Hardcover copies available in all major book stores in Kathmandu. Elsewhere, available on Amazon in both paperback and ebook formats.
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Dr. Christine Schreyer and Dr. Mark Turin talk about the latest special issue of #Dictionaries: The Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America which they edited. Read here: shorturl.at/zPRX1
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Just out: a Special Issue of Dictionaries: The Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America with a focus on Indigenous Lexicography, #oa #openaccess, guest edited together with @C_Schreyer with thanks to @lynneguist muse.jhu.edu/issue/51406
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Big thanks to @markturin for unwavering support, and to @lianghai, Debbie Anderson, @roozbehp, Ken Whistler, and the Script Ad Hoc committee for your guidance and support towards this proposal effort.
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I am delighted to share that the proposal that we @typotheque and the Haíɫzaqvḷv (Heiltsuk) Nation prepared together in collaboration to add 3 new lambda characters to the Unicode Standard has been approved for inclusion in version 16.0! unicode.org/alloc/Pipeline.h…
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“Collaboration and discussion rather than standardization are central to the vitality of oral traditions like Shépa.” @markturin (Co-lead of Himalaya Program, SPPGA) discusses his new co-authored publication. Read more at the link below: sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/news/n…
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Very pleased to be part of this effort!
New provincial funding will advance research by the UBC Disaster Resilience Research Network: bit.ly/45CRUCk
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ALT Aerial view of the flooded regions in B.C. caused by the 2021 November atmospheric river. Image shows 70% of the farm land flooded with several houses fully or partially underwater.
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Pleased to share our #OpenAccess article in @ChicagoJournals Current Anthropology, House, Household, and Home: Revisiting Anthropological and Policy Frameworks through Postearthquake Reconstruction Experiences in #Nepal journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10… @soscbaha @ubcSPPGA @UBCAnth
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ANHS is hosting special launch of the special issue on Gaddi on 12 Oct at 12noon Eastern Summer Time. Please see in this thread for details. @NitashaKaul @jrs437 @mheneise @stefanlueder
📢 ANHS Webinar 📢 Oct. 12, 12noon Eastern Summer Time. Join us on Zoom or watch our livestream of the upcoming HIMALAYA Special Issue Launch Webinar! More Info 📷anhs-himalaya.org/event-5439…
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📢#OutNow in #OA: '#Shépa: The #Tibetan #OralTradition in #Choné', by Bendi Tso, Marnyi Gyatso, Naljor Tsering & Mark Turin acting as Trustees for the Members of the Choné Tibetan Community.
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Just out: Shépa: The Tibetan Oral Tradition in Choné. Co-authored with scholars from the Choné Tibetan community, this is fully open access book is a unique collection of Tibetan oral narrations and songs from the eastern Tibetan Plateau: openbookpublishers.com/books…
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📢#OutNow in #OA: '#Folktales of #Mayotte, an #African Island' by Lee Haring, foreword by Mark Turin.
Access this OA title for free or get a hard copy at openbookpublishers.com/books…
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ALT Cover of 'Folktales of Mayotte, an African Island' on a 3D image of a tablet, a phone, and a book.
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“I look forward to facilitating connections between students, faculty, organizations, and ideas to create new pathways for engaged learning.” We are pleased to announce @sshneiderman has been appointed MPPGA Graduate Program Director. Read more: sppga.ubc.ca/news/dr-sara-sh… #UBC
Delighted to be able to support this great journal over the next year as Interim Editor! Thanks for the opportunity, and looking forward to working with the whole Pacific Affairs team.
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Our piece highlighting the critical need for integrated disaster governance to address multi-hazard risks on different timescales. It's been a pleasure to learn from and write with Jonathan Eaton @UBCAnth @ubcSPPGA
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Thanks @ashisvki for such a thoughtful and considered piece in the @NepaliTimes @kominthami @Thamisuren @TekrajThami3 @tijlal_thami
An ethno-linguist’s race against time to document Nepal’s endangered language.
Deciphering Thangmi | Ashish Dahal
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