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Event Highlights
2007/2008

September 12 - October 17, 8pm, Wednesday nights, White Hall 205, Tibetan Film Festival.
9/12 Himalaya
(Eric Valli, France, 1999, 104 minutes, color, in Tibetan with English subtitles)

9/19 Mountain Patrol: Kekexili
(Lu Chuan, China, 2006, 95 minutes, color, in Mandarin and Tibetan with English subtitles)

9/26 Windhorse
(Paul Wagner & Thupten Tsering, 1998, 108 minutes, color, in Tibetan with English subtitles)

10/3 Yogi Who Built Iron Bridges
(Tsering Rhitar, Nepal, 2003, 30 minutes, color, in Tibetan with English subtitles) and Music on Wheels
(Tashi Dhondup, 2007, 14 minutes, color, in Tibetan with English subtitles)

10/10 Dreaming Lhasa
(Tenzing Sonam & Ritu Sarin, India/UK, 2005, 90 minutes, color, Tibetan with English subtitles)

10/17 Kundun
(Martin Scorsese, 1997, 134 minutes, color). Please join us for a reception following the movie.   

Friday, October 19, 7:30 - 10pm, Carlos Reception Hall: Concert by Tibetan Singer/Songwriter Techung. Techung will be joined by musicians Sonam Lhamo, Tsering Phuntsok, and Tenzin Kalsang Tickets are free, but required, and available for pick up in the Office of Educational Programs at the Carlos Museum, Monday-Friday from 8:30 am - 5 pm.

Saturday, October 20 - Monday, October 22, Dalai Lama, "Educating the Heart and Mind: A Path to Universal Responsibility." Events sponsored by the Emory-Tibet Partnership can be found at www.tibet.emory.edu.

 

 

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Languages

Emory offers a variety of South Asian languages. The Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies(MESAS) Department offers Sanskrit and Hindi courses, along with a minor in Hindi.

With the addition of new faculty, Asian Studies is also now proud to offer Tibetan language courses.

Click on the links below for more information on these language offerings.

 

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Tibetan

 

TBT 192: Tibetan Conversation
 Staff, W 2:00 - 2:50
(Max: 15)

Content:This one-credit conversation course is designed to help students maintain or improve their conversation skills in colloquial Tibetan. All students must have at least one semester of prior Tibetan language instruction to register. Students returning from Emory’s Tibetan Studies Abroad Program in Dharamsala who wish to enter Tibetan 102 in the Spring semester are especially encouraged to attend. Please contact Dr. Sara McClintock (slmccli@emory.edu) to find out more about this course.

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TBT 201: Tibetan Intermediate
Tsondue Samphel, MWF 12:50 - 1:40
(Max: 15)

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For more information, please contact:

Dr. Joyce Flueckiger, Director: reljbf@emory.edu, 404-727-4642
Dr. Sara McClintock, Director of Undergraduate Studies, slmccli@emory.edu, 404-727-7526
Angie Brewer, Program Coordinator, angie.brewer@emory.edu, 404-727-2108