18th Colloquium of THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR LADAKH STUDIES
Bedlewo, Poland, 2.- 6. May 2017
PROGRAM
| TUE 02.05 | |
| 14.00 |
Bus from Poznań to Będlewo - leaving from Poznań Główny Railway Station by the Platform 4B |
| 14.40 | Arrival at Będlewo - Accommodation |
| 15.30 | Lunch |
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AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION |
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| 17.00 | Rafal Beszterda and Diana Lange - Welcoming by the Conf Convenors |
| 17.10 | Andrea Butcher - Welcoming |
| 17.30 | Marek Mejor - Welcoming by the Chair of the Committee of Oriental Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences |
| 17.50 | Useful information |
| 18.00 |
Kesang Thakur, Carlo Ghidini: Lahaul - A work in Progress: Some unfinished stories from the valley film |
| 19.15 |
Dinner |
| WED 03.05 | |
| 8.00 | Breakfast |
| MORNING PLENARY SESSION | |
| 10.00 | Quentin Devers - The ancient subkingdoms of Ladakh: an exploration of archaeological differentiation of space over time |
| 10.30 | Gerald Kozicz - The Nyingma stupas of the Nubra Valley |
| 11.00 | Rinchen Dolma - Early history of vehicles and roads in Leh town (Ladakh) |
| 11.30 | Discussion |
| 12.00 | Coffee break |
| 12.30 | Andrea Butcher - Rocks, Bodies and Blessings: Categories of Exhaustion in the Neoliberal Era |
| 13.00 | Christian Luczanits - Rethinking the Presentation of Himalayan Heritage: Does it have to be a Museum |
| 13.30 | Discussion |
| 14.00 | Lunch |
| PANEL SESSION | |
| 1 Conf Hall A - Panel 1: Heritage, Conservation and Restoration - Chair: Christian Luczanits | |
| 15.30 | Balazs Sandor Irimias - Zangla Palace conservation, and survey of the fortified village, 2008-2016 |
| 15.50 | Marina Durovka - Framing the Sanctum: The Portals of the Temples of Triloknath |
| 16.10 | Christiane Kalantari - The Life of the Buddha in Western Tibet |
| 16.30 | Discussion |
| 16.50 | Laurianne Bruneau and Martin Vernier - New discoveries for the history of Buddhism in Ladakh: the MAFIL’s excavations at Khardong Choskor |
| 17.10 | Samara Broglia de Moura - New discoveries on the painted pottery of Ladakh |
| 17.30 | Tomasz Szymoszyn - The current state of research on the culture of the Shang-Shung |
| 17.50 | Discussion |
| 2 Conf Hall B - Panel 2: Cultural and Social Change - Chair: Andrea Butcher | |
| 15.30 | Namgail Angmo - Incongruity between Education and Social Development in Ladakh |
| 15.50 | Akbar Khan - Genomic diversity and affinities of tribal population groups of Ladakh region of Indian subcontinent |
| 16.10 | Amelie Bader - Different times: Wise Collection Wedding Drawings as visual narration |
| 16.30 | Discussion |
| 16.50 | Judith Müller - “Water through your lenses” – participatory photography as a method to analyze human-water-interactions in Leh |
| 17.10 | Salome Deboos - ‘Chi tang? Pene tene Tsampa?’ an anthropological approach of exchange phenomena – Case study: the Buddhist – Muslim Society in Zanskar |
| 17.30 | Kanchok Dorjey - Mushroom folklore in Ladakh: Myths and Social beliefs surrounding Wild Mushrooms |
| 17.50 | Discussion |
| 3 Conf Hall C - Panel 3: Historical Issues - Chair: John Bray | |
| 15.30 | Jegmet Spaldon - Promotion and Development of Buddhism in Ladakh: Contribution of Lha-Chen And Namgail Dynasty |
| 15.50 | Deldan Kunzes Angmo - The Sino-Indian border dispute in the Western sector of Ladakh (a brief analysis on the historical legitimacy of the border) |
| 16.10 | Lobsang Thapka - Is there a relation between King Skyid-lde-Nyima-Gon and Bhag-dar-skyab? |
| 16.30 | Discussion |
| 16.50 | Piotr Klafkowski - The Roerich Family and Ladakh |
| 17.10 | Rigzin Chodon - Kyelang Kyi Agbar 1927-35: An assessment of the second monthly newspaper of the Moravian Missionaries |
| 17.30 | Discussion |
| 19.00-22.00 | Palatial dinner |
| THU 04.05 | |
| 8.00 | Breakfast |
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MORNING PLENARY SESSION |
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| 10.00 | John Bray - What can a Ladakh historian learn from Kham? |
| 10.30 | Martjin van Beek, John Bray, Sophie Day, Pascale Dollfus - After Thirty Years or more: Ladakh from a long-term research perspective |
| 11.00 | Discussion |
| 11.30 | Coffee break |
| PANEL SESSION | |
| 2 Conf Hall B - Panel 2: Cultural and Social Change - Chair: Martjin van Beek | |
| 11.45 | Sophie Day - The three sisters: house, person and gender in the Leh area (Ladakh) |
| 12.05 | Natalia Maksymowicz - Education, tradition and religion in Bön Community in Dolanji |
| 12.25 | Rinchen Dolma - Eating Habits in and around Leh town |
| 12.45 | Discussion |
| 3 Conf Hall C Panel 3: Historical Issues Chair: John Bray | |
| 11.45 | Phuntsok Wangchuk - A Comparative Study on Extant Manuscripts of the Ladakh Section of the La dwags rgyals rabs |
| 12.05 | Teresa Raffelsberger - Royal rules for the ordained ones: The monastic guidelines (bca' yig) by Nyima Namgyal |
| 12.25 | Martin Nils - The lDe, the ’Bro, and the sMer, Politics and Religion in Ancient Ladakh |
| 12.45 | Discussion |
| 13.30 | Lunch |
| 14.30 | Bus leaving for the excursion (Dendrological Garden and Palace in Kórnik) |
| 18.30 | Expected return |
| 19.00 | Dinner with grill party |
| FRI 05.05 | |
| 8.00 | Breakfast |
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MORNING PLENARY SESSION |
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| 10.00 | Bettina Zeisler - Did Gama ever reach the land of lama? |
| 10.45 | Georgios Halkias - Historical and Cultural Notes on the Buddhist Canonical Heritage of Ladakh: Current Research and Future Prospects |
| 11.15 | Discussion |
| 11.30 | Coffee break |
| PANEL SESSION | |
| Conf Hall A - Panel 4: Religious Transformations - Chair: Georgios Halkias | |
| 11.45 | Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg - The Spectacle of Buddhist Rituals: Recent Transformations of Monastery Festivals in Leh, Ladakh |
| 12.05 | Pascale Dollfus - Manipa in Ladakh: the revival of a religious tradition |
| 12.25 | Discussion |
| 12.40 | Stanzin Yangdol - Significance of Monastic Robes: A Study of Change and Continuity in Ladakh |
| 13.00 | Lobzang Chosdup - Bakula Rinpoche's Legacy and Post-Bakula’s Leadership in Ladakh: A Critical Perspective |
| 13.20 | Samina Rehman - The Negotiation of Religious Identity of Muslim Women in Leh district of Ladakh |
| 13.40 | Discussion |
| Conf Hall B - Panel 2: Cultural and Social Change | |
| 11.45 | Blaise Humbert-Droz - Challenges to conservation in Ladakh trans-Himalaya: Can wildlife survive the twin onslaught of the military and tourism? |
| 12.05 | Vladimiro Pelliciardi - Leh district: a trade-off between continuity and changes. An emergy evaluation in time series (1999-2011). |
| 12.25 | Discussion |
| 12.40 | Kati Illmann - Contested heritage - Negotiating Ladakhi culture and identity in Old Town Ladakh. An analysis about hegemony and discourse |
| 13.00 | Tsewang Rigzin - Contribution of Nepalis in Ladakh and their impact on cultural and social change |
| 13.20 | Anna Szymoszyn - Political and National Determinants of the Indian Pilgrimages to Mount Kailas And Manasarovar Lake |
| 13.40 | Discussion |
| Conf Hall C - Panel 5: Economic Transformation in rural Areas - Chairs: Diana Lange and Rafal Beszterda | |
| 11.45 | Catherine Allié - Nomadic Urban Migration and the Nomadic Way of Life |
| 12.05 | Natalia Munatajeva - The Urge for Innovation and Creativity: how the Notions are translated in Ladakhi Rural Communities? |
| 12.25 | Discussion |
| 12.40 | Juliane Dame and Stefanie Raschke - Organic Agriculture in Ladakh: The case of Takmachik |
| 13.00 | Sebastian Forneck - Exploring the Lifeworld of a Zanskar Village - Recap of the First Fieldwork Phase and Presentation of the Preliminary Results |
| 13.20 | Discussion |
| 14.00 | Lunch |
| 15.30 | Bus leaving for the excursion to Poznan Old Town (opport. to buy small gifts from Poland) and beer factory bar |
| 19.00 | Expected departure from Poznan |
| 19.30 | Expected arrival in Bedlewo |
| 20.00 | Dinner |
| IALS Elections | |
| SAT 06.05 | |
| 8.00 | Breakfast |
| MORNING GENERAL SESSION | |
| 10.00 | Closing session with final discussion and conclusion of the conference IALS achievements and perspectives
Resume of the conference by its Convenors Rafal Beszterda and Diana Lange |
| 13.30/14.00 | Bus departure to Poznań |
| 14.30 | Arrival to Poznań Główny Railway Station |
| 14.45 | Arrival at Jowita Hostel |