About this Event
This event will highlight Contemporary Tibetan Women’s Writing written originally in English by creating a dialogue around writers and researchers who are working on a burgeoning field of literature. Contemporary Tibetan writing has been moving beyond the traditional perception and production of classical Tibetan literature which was solely monastic and spiritual and/or scriptural in its themes. With the writing that is being produced in English, specifically by the exiled Tibetan community, there are new forms, genres and thematic choices that are being experimented with.
The three literary figures that I wish to host all delve into the various literary innovations that have shaped Contemporary Tibetan literature. Tsering Wangmo Dhompa is the first Tibetan woman whose poetry and memoirs have been published in English. Tsering Yangzom Lama's We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies (2022), is a novel that challenges masculinist portrayals of anticolonial dissent, Chinese neo-imperialism and global capitalism. Tenzin Dickie has written, translated and edited anthologies of Tibetan non- fiction, short fiction and poetry, taking on roles within the publishing industry that have been historically monopolised by male figures.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
UCD Humanities Institute Ireland, UCD Humanities Institute Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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