A Yogi and a Yeti Walk into a Bar

A YOGI AND A YETI WALK INTO A BAR: HIMALAYAN HUMOR AND ITS ROLES IN IDENTITY, MORALITY, AND ETHICS
Session #1 | 9am - 10:30am | Saturday, Sept 2 | HUMN 135

Kalzang Bhutia, Grinnell College
The Fox who Frightened the Yogi: Comedic Tales of Human-Animal Interaction as a Site for Ethical Reflection in Sikkim

Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, Grinnell College
No the Cow: The Comedy of Precariousness and Resilience in Negotiating Cross-Cultural Encounter in the Eastern Himalayas

Ariana Maki, University of Virginia
Upending Tradition and Other Devious Tricks: The Roles of Humor and Play in Himalayan Art

Organizer: Ariana Maki, University of Virginia