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Saturday, August 28th
3 - 5 pm
Exploring Different Perspectives on Nyatri Tsanpo and Bugyel: Some Methodological Concerns
Traditional Tibetan histories often treat Nyatri Tsenpo not only as the first king who unified the minor kingdoms of the Tibetan plateau in 127 BC, but also as an epic figure of mythopoeic origin. Our understanding of this king is thus intertwined with mythic deification and embellishment. Old sources including Dunhuang documents (The Royal Genealogy, The Old Tibetan Chronicle) and extant inscriptions tend to serve as the primary clues into the history of the pre-Nyatri Tsenpoand subsequent Bugyelperiods. Later historiographers and academics have offered new discourses and perspectives on the administration of Nyatri Tsanpo as well as the socio-political climate of the Bugyel Period. Scholar Yangmotso makes use of both early and recent historiographies to generate a clearer, more nuanced understanding of these entities in pre-imperial Tibet.
Yangmotso is a doctoral student at the Central Nationalities University in Beijing. Her research focuses on the history of pre-imperial Tibet. Her publications include articles on Tibetan language, and her own literary works. Yangmotso has won numerous student awards, including Trace Foundation’s “Excellent Graduate Student” Award in 2006. She is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Virginia.
This talk is free and open to the public.
Friday September 24 &
Saturday September 25
Interdependent Diversities: The Relationship between Language, Culture, and Ecology
Each language is a unique key to a community’s world view and culture and plays a central role in transmitting historically-developed knowledge about specific, biologically-diverse environments. There is an increasing awareness and recognition of linguistic, cultural, and biodiversity as inter-related and mutually supporting aspects of the diversity of life. As such, the crises affecting these aspects—from biological extinction to disappearing languages—appear to converge and even drive each other on. Understanding the integrated nature of these crises is essential to working towards solutions.
As part of the UN-declared International Year of Biodiversity, on Friday and Saturday, September 24th and 25th, 2010, Trace Foundation will convene the fifth lecture in our lecture series Minority Languages in Today’s Global Society. In this event, we will examine the relationship between linguistic, cultural, and biological diversity from the perspectives of traditional land use, livelihoods, and medical knowledge.
To register, please download the registration form here and fax or email it to us. You may also call or email us with your name, contact email, telephone, affiliation, and mailing address. Contact: events@trace.org, tel: 212-367-7380, fax: 212-367-7383.
Schedule:
Friday
Check in & Registration
5:30 - 6:00 pm
Keynote Lecture, Q&A
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Reception
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Saturday
Check-in & Breakfast Reception
9:30 pm - 10:00 am
Morning Session
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lunch Break
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Afternoon Session
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Speakers to be announced.
Saturdays, 11 am – 1 pm
June 12 through August 7 (8 sessions)
Pakéling: Fundamentals of Tibetan Language and Culture-Intermediate Level Readings and Calligraphy
Coming on the heels of our successful beginners level class, Trace Foundation’s Latse Library is pleased to announce an intermediate level Tibetan language class for adult students to develop their Tibetan language skills and to learn Tibetan calligraphy. Pakéling: Fundamentals of Tibetan Language and Culture-Intermediate Level Readings and Calligraphy is a class designed for students with basic skills in spoken and written Tibetan. Focusing on selected readings, students will be taught the fundamentals of Tibetan grammar and sentence structure, while developing their listening and speaking skills. The class will also have a calligraphy component, where students will learn how the different styles of Tibetan writing with expert calligrapher Phuntsok Dhumkhang.
The Pakéling intermediate class will be taught in both Tibetan and English.
What is Pakéling? Pakéling can be loosely translated as "Tibetan Language Corner." "Paké" literally means "father tongue language," referred to in the West as "mother tongue language"." One of the uses of the term ling is to refer to a special place for a certain activity. From as early as Tibetan Imperial times, we can find the term dragyurling for a place where individuals do translation work, or samtenling, an area dedicated to meditation. Pakéling, therefore, is meant to be a special corner devoted to the study and appreciation of the Tibetan language.
Schedule: Saturdays, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., June 12 through August 7.
Location: Trace Foundation’s Latse Library, 132 Perry St. Suite 2B
Fee: a $5 suggested donation per class goes directly to calligraphy teaching staff. In addition, there may be a minimal fee for class materials.
Teaching Staff: Language: Pema Bhum, Director, Latse Library
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Calligraphy: Phuntsok Dhumkhang
Registration is required. The class is limited to 20 students, so please register early. Provide your name, email, and phone number to info@latse.org or by calling 212-367-8490.
Children's Program
Next class: To be announced
10:30 am - 12pm
The Children's Program at Trace Foundation's Latse Library is a bi-weekly class where children learn basic Tibetan language skills through games, songs, stories, and activities. The program is for ages 3-6, and all children are welcome. The class is conducted in Tibetan and provides children with immersion in the language in a fun and encouraging learning environment.
The suggested donation of $5/student per class goes directly to the teaching staff. No registration is required.