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Pleased to share our #OpenAccess article in @ChicagoJournals Current Anthropology, House, Household, and Home: Revisiting Anthropological and Policy Frameworks through Postearthquake Reconstruction Experiences in #Nepal journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10… @soscbaha @ubcSPPGA @UBCAnth
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Nepal must build back differently from a major disaster by upholding human-centred values, emphasising sustainability, recognising the inequitable distribution of risk, and prioritising communities’ autonomy, write Sara Shneiderman and Amy Leigh Johnson.
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In our April South Asia issue, @sshneiderman and Salina Dolmo Lama explain how Nepal’s 2025 Gen Z protests toppled a regime, from the key role of social media to the movement's dilemmas on issues such as hierarchy and corruption.
online.ucpress.edu/currenthi…
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More in our April issue: @sshneiderman and Salina Dolmo Lama on Nepal’s Gen Z protests, Anirudh Krishna on addressing Gen Z's economic grievances, Atreyee Sen on digital rage and protest culture, and Šumit Ganguly on legacies of Indira Gandhi's Emergency.
online.ucpress.edu/currenthi…
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The UBC Himalaya Program is pleased to co-host an online panel discussion with the Himalayan Studies Initiative at the University of California, Berkeley, on the causes and consequences of Nepal’s current unrest. Speakers will discuss the political and social forces fueling widespread dissent, the challenges to governance and democracy, and the implications for Nepal’s future trajectory.
Sponsor(s): The Himalayan Studies Initiative at UC Berkeley, The Institute for South Asia Studies, UBC Himalaya Program at University of British Columbia, Vancouver
DATE: Tue, Sept 23, 2025
TIME: am Berkeley and Vancouver
ZOOM: Register on Zoom here -- berkeley.zoom.us/.../WN_fzZf…...
LIVESTREAM: On Facebook -- facebook.com/ISASatUCBerkele…
Panelists:
Subin Mulmi, Executive Director, Nationality For All (NFA)
Sabin Ninglekhu, Principal Investigator of Heritage as Placemaking, Social Science Baha, Kathmandu
Shoumya Risal, Lawyer | Parliamentary Affairs and Reforms
Tashi Lhazom, Climate activist and youth engagement specialist
Discussant:
Phoenix Kenney Shrestha, Doctoral Scholar at University of Cambridge.
Moderators:
Alexander von Rospatt, Professor for Buddhist and South Asian Studies, UC Berkeley
Sara Shneiderman, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of British Columbia.
(Event information and picture credit: events.berkeley.edu/.../3071…...)
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Congratulations to Prof. Sara Shneiderman (@sshneiderman) & co-authors who have been awarded the @RAS_Soc Surya P. Subedi Prize for their important article on post-earthquake reconstruction in Nepal Read more: bit.ly/42e1cpR
Thanks @RAS_Soc for recognizing our work with the Subedi Prize! Congratulations to my co-authors @JeevanBani30804 @manojsuji @CDWTibet Bina Khapunghang Limbu, Nabin Rawal, and Prakash Chandra Subedi. Winning article on #Nepal #reconstruction is Open Access journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10…
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Surya P. Subedi Prize 2024 and are now calling for nominations for this year. Congrats to @sshneiderman and @Pratyush_Upreti! Read more in our latest blogpost:
royalasiaticsociety.org/the-…
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The Tibetan Language in a Community Context (TIBT 390) and Nepali Language in a Community Context (NEPL 390) will be offered in collaboration with the UBC Himalaya Program again this summer!
For more information, please visit: himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/languag…
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CTV Morning Live's @Keri_Adams learns how to prepare for an earthquake with @sshneiderman of the @UBC Disaster Resilience Research Network 🫨⚠️
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Prof. Sara Shneiderman (@sshneiderman) (SPPGA; @UBCAnth) discusses the significance of BC inhabitants’ preparation for natural disasters, referencing the recovery of other nations such as Nepal. Listen via @SherEPunjab600: bit.ly/3YkhI4q
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UBC's Disaster Resilience Research Network is collaborating with the City of Vancouver on this survey! If you live in Vancouver and are 18+, please participate 😊 @sshneiderman @ubcSPPGA @UBC @UBCNews
We hope everyone stayed safe during this weekend’s atmospheric river. Vancouver can be impacted by heavy rainfall & other hazards like earthquakes & extreme heat.
📝 Take our survey by Nov. 6 to help improve future emergency preparedness programs ➡️ bit.ly/3Y6DlFu
ALT An adult and child packing an emergency kit
And please share your thoughts and experiences about emergency preparedness with our drrn.ubc.ca research network as well as City of Vancouver Emergency Management Agency through this survey - open til Nov 6! shapeyourcity.ca/personal-pr…
Enjoyed speaking with @quizzicalguy this morning about earthquake preparedness in #BC and what we can learn from #Nepal. Here are a few links for listeners about how to prepare at home:
preparedbc.ca/earthquakes
vancouver.ca/home-property-d…
Enjoyed speaking with @quizzicalguy this morning about earthquake preparedness in #BC and what we can learn from #Nepal. Here are a few links for listeners about how to prepare at home:
preparedbc.ca/earthquakes
vancouver.ca/home-property-d…
Dr. Sara Shneiderman @sshneiderman, Associate Professor at @UBCAnth and also at @ubcSPPGA, is my guest at 8.10 AM. How prepared are we in BC for a major quake or a large-scale natural disaster? What can we learn from the 2015 Nepal quake? Hear her live at sherepunjabradio.ca @UBCNews
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With @ShakeOutBC this morning, the @CityofVancouver also put out an Earthquake Prepareness Survey, in collaboration with prof @sshneiderman (SPPGA; @UBCAnth) and other members of the Disaster Resilience Research Network. Take the survey here: shapeyourcity.ca/personal-pr…
Appreciated the opportunity to talk about earthquake preparedness this morning! Informed by many conversations with colleagues through our Disaster Resilience Research Network drrn.ubc.ca/ @ubcSPPGA @UBCAnth @UBCNews @UBC_Arts
.@UBC Associate Professor, @sshneiderman tells CTV Morning Live's @Keri_Adams how Canadians are preparing for natural disasters with @ShakeOutBC ⚠️
bc.ctvnews.ca/video/c3011217…
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Prof. Sara Shneiderman (@sshneiderman) (SPPGA; @UBCAnth) writes on “the post-earthquake ‘tin-state’” following Nepal’s 2025 earthquakes, sharing insight on material and political transformation through a reconstructive lens. Read more via @HimalayaJournal: bit.ly/3ZYxXGP
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Join our upcoming talk titled "Pandemic Return, Reintegration, and Re-migration of Nepali Migrant Workers" led by Richa Shivakoti.
Register here: RichaShivakoti.eventbrite.ca
More details: himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/events/…
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Join our upcoming talk titled "Pandemic Return, Reintegration, and Re-migration of Nepali Migrant Workers" led by Richa Shivakoti.
Register here: RichaShivakoti.eventbrite.ca
More details: himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/events/…
I'm honoured and filled with gratitude for all of the wonderful learning experiences I've had with so many of you ... with special thanks to all those who made this happen! @ubcSPPGA @UBCAnth @UBC_Arts @UBC_Himalaya
An inspiration to many, Prof. @sshneiderman's (SPPGA; @UBCAnth) tireless dedication to fostering the intellectual, professional, and personal development of grad students will be honored with the Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring!
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Excited to have @dchungyalpa here with us in Vancouver ... pls join on Wed 5:30pm Place of Many trees for the Third Annual @UBC_Himalaya Lecture @ubcSPPGA @ubcCISAR @UBCGeog @ubcires @ubcccel @CCJ_UBC @UBCAnth
Come listen to the amazing @dchungyalpa deliver the 3rd Annual Himalaya Program lecture this Wednesday 13 March at 5:30pm 'Earth as Refuge: Embracing Our Ecological Selves in the Anthropocene' at the Liu Institute himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/events/…
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Join us on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024, from 5:30-7:30 PM PST to learn about Bhutan's Road to Multi-Party Democracy.
Venue: C.K. Choi Building, Room 120
Registration: BhutanElec.eventbrite.ca
Learn More: himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/events/…
