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Speaker: Bhuchung D Sonam, Tibetan Poet, writer, Translator and Publisher
Moderator: Lauran Hartley, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University
For Tibetan writers, exile, writing, and home are deeply intertwined concepts. Forced into the space of others, exiles often find that their displacement, despite its unimaginable hardships, becomes fertile ground for creative expression. Through their work - both in English or Tibetan - they examine the idea of home, cultural dislocation and their sense of self. Is home simply an imagined aspiration or a concrete space to fight for? Do these writers write merely to find solace, or does the act of writing serve a greater purpose?
This event is part of the event series on “Cultural Production in the Tibetan Diaspora" and is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and cosponsored by Modern Tibetan Studies Program.
Registration:
- To attend this event in-person, please register HERE.
- To attend this event online, please register HERE.
