UT: Thur. Jan13: ‘Natural’ Disaster and National Mourning in China’s Tibet

In case you are interested:

Spectacular Compassion: ‘Natural’ Disaster and National Mourning in China’s Tibet

Charlene Makley, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Reed College, will be a Numata Program visiting speaker on Thursday, January 13, 2011, at the University of Toronto, Jackman Humanities Building 317 (4-6pm). She will deliver a lecture entitled “Spectacular Compassion: ‘Natural’ Disaster and National Mourning in China’s Tibet.”

Charlene Makley’s areas of specialization include globalization, development, gender, ethnicity, nationalism, religion and ritual, feminist theory, and linguistic anthropology in Tibet and China.

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