Celebrating 25 Years of Modern Tibetan Studies
In the fall of 1999, the Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University became the first academic program dedicated to modern Tibet. Our Twenty-Year Report details our ongoing work and vision in serving as a "hub" for Tibetan Studies and its engagement with the wider public. In 2024, we are celebrating our 25th Anniversary with a wide range of films, guest speakers, and workshops. Click on "Events" to learn more -- and stay tuned for a special series to be hosted in-person and online this fall!
Upcoming Events
LEGACIES: Pema Tseden & New Tibetan Cinema
Historical Linguistics and the “Sino-Tibetan Language Family” / Atshogs (Acuo)
Screening of Films by Young Filmmakers
News
Henry Luce Foundation Awards Five-Year Grant to Support MTSP "Indigenous Knowledge & Climate Change Research"
Anthropologist and Director Huatse Gyal Releases New Film Documentary "Khata" at Columbia
Dr. Gyal's film, Khata, juxtaposes the sense of "purity" and good intentions behind the Tibetan tradition of offering long white scarves.
Pema Tseden (1969-2023): Filmmaker Who Initiated Tibetan New Wave Cinema
Pema Tseden, a pioneer of the Tibetan New Wave cinema and an accomplished fiction writer, has died aged 53.
Selected Publications
Lhasa: Streets with Memories
The Tibetan History Reader
Ethnic Conflict and Protest in Tibet and Xinjiang: Unrest in China's West
