Himalayan Studies Conference V is scheduled for September 1-4, 2017 (Labor Day Weekend) at the University of Colorado Boulder. The conference will start the evening of Friday the 1st and end by midday on Monday the 4th. It's a great time of year to visit Colorado!

Full Program Schedule is now available.

Summary and photos from the conference are posted online.

We are pleased to announce that our keynote speakers for HSC V will be the acclaimed author Manjushree Thapa, whose works of fiction and non-fiction explore current events in Nepal and themes of war and peace, development and diaspora, and the scholar and writer Lama Jabb, Research Fellow at Oxford University, whose research focuses on modern Tibetan literature and its interface with oral traditions.

All sessions of the conference (except for the pre-conference) will be held in Eaton Humanities Building (HUMN) at CU Boulder. HUMN is located at 1610 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO 80302.

Details about accepted panels, roundtables, and papers are posted.

The conference is organized and hosted by the Tibet Himalaya Initiative at CU Boulder on behalf of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS). Participation is restricted to members of the ANHS. Please visit ANHS online to become a member.

If you have any questions, please email: hsc5@anhs-himalaya.org.