A public Workshop to discuss some of the outcome of the project (see links to videos below).
June 25 Programme
9:30: Welcome
9:45: Introduction
Stéphane Gros (Centre d’études himalayennes, CNRS)
10:00—11:00
David Atwill (Pennsylvania State University)
Islam in Kham Tibet: A forgotten Shangri-la
11:00—12:00
Patrick Booz (Centre d’études himalayennes, CNRS)
The frontier interface: Geography, transport and the limits of trade
12:00—14:00: Lunch break
14:00—15:00
Rémi Chaix (Centre d’études himalayennes, CNRS)
Looking for administrative boundaries within Khams: The case of the Kingdom of sDe dge during the 17th and 18th centuries
15:00—16:00
Katia Buffetrille (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes)
The Kha ba dkar po pilgrimage: Regional relevance and specificities
16:00—17:00
Stéphane Gros (Centre d’études himalayennes, CNRS)
Preliminary considerations on kinship systems in the Sino-Tibetan borderlands
Videos of ome of the presentations are available online:
An internal Workshop to discuss the first drafts of a set of articles to be published.
Monday 16 Programme
10:00—10:30
Fabienne Jagou (EFEO)
Dispute between Sichuan and Xikang over the Khro skyabs domain: Polemics around the gaitu guiliu Policies (1930s-40s)
10:30—11:00
Lara Maconi (INALCO)
The national Xikang primary school in Muli (1945-1949): An epitomization of the political forces and cultural influences at work in the region during the 1940s
11:00—11:30
Katia Buffetrille (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes)
An ethnographic report on Kawakarpo (Kha ba dkar po) mountain
11:30—12:00: Discussion
12:00—14:00: Lunch break
14:00—14:30
Chen Bo (Sichuan University)
The modern making of fatherhood in ’Dra-pa (Zhaba)
14:30—15:00
Stéphane Gros (Centre d’études himalayennes, CNRS)
Matrifocality and the house in ’Dra-pa (Zhaba)
15:00—15:30: Discussion
The Workshop organized on May 4-5 was an internal workshop to finalize the publication project and discuss the last steps of the project leading to its closing international conference in February 2016.