Host：Center for Indian Ocean World Studies at Kyoto University
Kyoto University Himalayan Research Unit
Contact： kindows[at]asafas.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Saturday, May 31
12:55–13:00 Purpose Statement Tatsuro Fujikura (Kyoto University)
13:00-13:30 Kaho Tanaka (Kyoto University)
“Identifying Factors Contributing to Livestock Attacks by Wildlife in Nepal’s High Mountain Regions” (tentative)
13:30-14:00 Iwatsugu Yoshida (Kyoto University)
“Toward an Ontology of Ritual-Politics: A Movement Transcending the Tamang Society of Nepal”
＜Break＞
14:10-14:40 Akita Biyori (Kyoto University)
“The Impact of Development and Education on Young People’s Values: The Case of Ladakh, Himalayas, India”
14:40-15:10 Ayao Araki (Kyoto University)
“Curfew and the Chief District Officer in Contemporary Eastern Nepal”
＜Break＞
15:20-15:50 Kohei Morishita (Kyoto University)
“The Spread and Current Status of Multi-Grade Classrooms in Bhutanese Elementary Schools” (tentative)
16:20-16:50 Shota Kikukawa (Kyoto University)
“The Deterritorialization and Re-territorialization of Bhutanese Cuisine: A Case Study of Bhutanese Restaurants Operating Overseas”
17:00-17:40 General Discussion
6:00 PM – Reception (fee-based)
Sunday, June 1
10:00-10:30 Chihiro Kawaguchi (Kyoto University)
“Who Are the Nepalese? – Reflections on the Identity of Madhesi Women”
10:30-11:00 Yoko Miki (Kyoto University)
“Cloth as Gift: The Attire of the Dimar Indigenous People in Southeastern Nepal” (tentative title)
11:00-11:30 Yuko Takamichi (Kyoto Institute of Advanced Science / Kyoto University)
“Art in Nepal’s Social Movements: The Case of the Cable Car Construction Opposition Movement in Eastern Nepal’s Taplejung District”
＜Break＞
11:40-12:10 General Discussion
Commentators:
Hiroshi Ishii (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
Fukashi Furukawa (Kyushu University)
Maiko Annen (Professional Institute of International Fashion)