The Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies is delighted to announce the webinar for the newly released HIMALAYA Special Issue (Vol. 42.2): Gaddi Politics and Identity in the Western Himalaya!

The event brings together anthropologists from various generations and a historian, presenting a myriad of perspectives on Gaddis that offer insights in their identity, beliefs, social formations, folk music, collective memories and politics. Our guest editors, Stephen Christopher and Peter Phillimore, and other contributors will present the main findings of their research projects and summarize the overall contribution of the Special Issue, followed by a general conversation and Q&A.

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The webinar will be moderated by co-editors of HIMALAYA, Dr. Jeevan Raj Sharma, Professor of South Asia and International Development at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Edinburgh and Dr. Michael Heneise, Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology, History, Religious Studies and Theology at UiT – The Arctic University of Norway.