Speaker: Christopher Peacock, Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies, Dickinson College
Moderator: Lauran Hartley, Director, Modern Tibetan Studies Program, WEAI, Columbia University
Professor Christopher Peacock will speak about his translation of The Red Wind Howls by Tsering Döndrup, arguably the most published Tibetan novelist in China (and the world) today. The Red Wind Howls delves deep into forbidden history of the Mao era in China, including the 1958 Amdo rebellion when local Tibetan and Mongolian nomad fighters rose in armed revolt against the People's Liberation Army's incursions. Basing his work on written and oral historical accounts, Tsering Döndrup self-published the original book in 2006. It continues to be widely read.
Speaker's Bio: Christopher Peacock specializes in literature and culture in modern China, with a particular focus on Tibet. His recent research has examined the interactions between Chinese and Tibetan intellectual traditions in the 20th and 21st centuries, considering how concepts of national identity have taken shape in Tibetan literature in the PRC. His other translations of Tibetan literature include Tsering Döndrup’s The Handsome Monk and Other Stories and Tsering Yangkyi’s Flowers of Lhasa.
This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and cosponsored by Modern Tibetan Studies Program and the C.V. Starr East Asian Library.
Registration: To attend this event online, please register HERE.
