Applied Nepali and Indigenous Environmentalism (ASIA V476) is a Go Global seminar led by Assistant Professor Pasang Sherpa (Asian Studies) and Adjunct Professor Binod Shrestha (Himalaya Program). This course explores the intersection of language and environment on the ancestral territory of the Newa people, now known as Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, in July of 2025. Students will learn about the rich Newa civilization, tradition, and transformation in four city centers: Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, and Kirtipur. Language politics, Indigenous language revitalization and Indigenous environmentalism will be a recurring theme in this course.
Throughout the course, students will practice their Nepali speaking, reading, writing skills, and learn to understand how language and environment inform each other. Students will have the opportunity to learn and practice Nepali in the community with native speakers. They will get exposure to Indigenous languages from all around Nepal that are currently spoken in the valley. Learning materials include audio-visual and textual resources such as academic and public literature, songs, videos, art and crafts.
Application deadline: December 5, 2024
An information session will take place for those who’d like to learn more
Date: Monday, November 4th
Time: 4PM – 5PM
Location: LIFE 1505
