UVa Tibet Center / Profile
Home Page: http://www.uvatibetcenter.org/
Focus
Tool Development, Scholarly Content, Teaching, Training, Networking
Overview
The Tibet Center promotes an integrated model of knowledge and practice consisting of study programs, research initiatives, library collections, collaborative scholarly initiatives, and engaged social programs hosted by the University of Virginia. The Tibet Center brings together University faculty, students, staff, and alumni from a wide variety of disciplines and offers Tibet-related courses, cultural programs, speaker series, and community engagement. The Center also reaches beyond the University to connect scholars of Tibetan Studies around the world, advance collaborative research, relate the academy to people from across social sectors, and foster programs of direct benefit to modern-day Tibetans in specific local communities.
People
Co-directors: David Germano and Tashi Rabgey
Core faculty and staff at UVa include Kurtis Schaeffer, Steve Weinberger, Tsetan Chonjore, and Nawang Thokmay.
For a fuller picture of people involved in the UVa Tibet Center, go to its web site and explore the ABOUT US menu on the far left.
Current Focus
The Tibetan and Himalayan Library is a major component of the UVa Tibet Center, and represents its innovation in using digital technology to publish Tibetan Studies data and scholarship, to network together individuals and institutions, and to engage with Tibetan communities in supportive ways.
The Tibet Sustainable Governance Program is a second major component of the UVa Tibet Center, and represents its innovation in transposing new ideas and insights into practical solutions and policy options, and finding common ground with a broad range of stakeholders as well as to develop a shared sense of normative aspiration for human well-being across different sectors.
History
Building upon the University of Virginia’s long-standing commitment to Tibetan Studies since the 1960s, the Tibet Center was established in 2008.
- Scholarly Disciplines
- Anthropology (5), Buddhist Studies (7), Religious Studies (9), Tibetan Studies (11), business (1)
- General Interests
- THL Cultural Geography Initiative (28)
- Places of Interest
- Amdo (7), Kham (13), Tibet (11)
Mailing Address
Charlottesville
,Virginia
,22904
US
Direct Contact
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