Performance, Aesthetics, and Identity

PERFORMANCE, AESTHETICS, AND IDENTITY IN HIMALAYA
Session #1 | 9am - 10:30am | Saturday, Sept 2 | HUMN 186

Katsuo Nawa, The University of Tokyo
On the “Drum Music” in Byans and Adjacent Regions: Performances, Aesthetics, and Boundaries

Noé Dinnerstein, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
Fame, failure, and family dysfunction in the Namgyal Dynasty as seen in traditional songs of Ladakh.

Åshild Thorsen, University Museum of Bergen
Negotiating identity and artefacts in Kathmandu

Walter Winkler, Independent Scholar
Schema Change and Dhami Possession among the Saukar on the Far Western Nepal Border