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Gonkar Gyatso - Intimacy and Immediacy, Exhibit Opening on September 28th at Vicki Myhren Gallery in Denver

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 21:00:38 +0000

Gonkar Gyatso - Intimacy and Immediacy, Exhibit Opening on September 28th at Vicki Myhren Gallery in Denver Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/21/2023 - 15:00

Gonkar Gyatso: Intimacy & Immediacy

We're excited to announce the opening of Gonkar Gyatso: Intimacy and Immediacy curated by Sarah Magnatta at the University of Denver. Join us for a reception with the artist on Thursday, September 28, 5-7pm at the Vicki Myhren Gallery at 2121 E. Asbury Avenue in Denver.

This fall, the Vicki Myhren Gallery will present new works by acclaimed artist Gonkar Gyatso. In 2009 Gyatso became the first Tibetan artist to exhibit at the Venice Biennale and his work is collected in several international museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Gyatso has moved consistently throughout his career, often finding himself as the voice of Tibetan diasporic artists in New York City, London, and Dharamsala, India. At his current residence in Chengdu, China, Gyatso has faced the harsh restrictions of an almost three-year quarantine; it is only recently that political protests have forced a governmental acquiescence to the call for a reopening.

In this exhibition, the artist addresses the massive impact of COVID-19 (and its subsequent political implications), other global events, and personal reflections in his work as the gallery exhibits over 300 small drawings on paper for the first time. In addition to these drawings, the artist is constructing three new contemporary Buddha sculptures specifically for the DU exhibition with the help of a Tibetan-run foundry in Chengdu.

The exhibit runs from September 28th to November 26th.

For more information:

http://vicki-myhren-gallery.du.edu/2023/08/16/exhibition-announcement/

http://vicki-myhren-gallery.du.edu/daily-offerings-essay/

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CU �鶹ӰԺ's Natalie Avalos and Dawa Lokyitsang on "Decolonizing Himalayan Studies" in Series through Humboldt University

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 02:44:21 +0000

CU �鶹ӰԺ's Natalie Avalos and Dawa Lokyitsang on "Decolonizing Himalayan Studies" in Series through Humboldt University Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 10/26/2021 - 20:44

Join CU �鶹ӰԺ’s Natalie Avalos (Ethnic Studies) and Dawa Lokyitsang (Anthropology) in a speaker series on “Decolonizing Himalayan Studies.” The online series runs from November 1, 2021 to January 17, 2022, sponsored by Humboldt University in Berlin.

Decolonisation is a concern that is extending into various areas of academic discourse and knowledge production. In an institutional context decoloniality, as Walter Mignolo (2017) puts it, has the claim to de-link (detach) epistemologies from colonial hierarchies of knowledge in order to engage in an epistemic reconstitution. But also, in popular discourse, the term‚ decolonisation‘ currently receives an increasing amount of attention. Acknowledging this trend, the lecture series raises the question in what form decolonisation could come theoretically for the field of Himalayan studies and how the implementation could look like. Reflecting on this discourse, we have invited academics and experts from varying disciplines to share their experiences and thoughts on the matter. We hear about practical examples from their own research background and practice. Among them, some have already dealt intensively with the issue and have organized workshops and lectures addressing the issue, such as the session of the American Association of Religious Studies (2019). How do they encounter the concept of decolonisation in their specific context?

The aim is to listen and learn from each other and put the focus on Himalayan perspectives. In doing so, the lecture series seeks to stimulate a joint learning process.

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Oyungerel Tsedevdamba and Jeffrey L. Falt on Mongolia. October 2, 2019 at 5pm

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 15:55:19 +0000

Oyungerel Tsedevdamba and Jeffrey L. Falt on Mongolia. October 2, 2019 at 5pm Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 09/22/2019 - 09:55

with Oyungerel Tsedevdamba and Jeffrey L. Falt
CAS Event
Wednesday, October 2 @ 5PM
Eaton Humanities 250

Meet Oyungerel Tsedevdamba, well-known in Mongolia as a social change-maker, former Member of the Mongolian Parliament, ex Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, author of bestselling novels and multiple non-fiction books, a human rights and women’s empowerment activist, and democracy advocate.

Oyungerel grew up with her herder family in the Hogsvol countryside. She, like many Mongolians, learned about life during the Communist regime and the purges of the 1930s from relatives’ stories. The combination of personal connections and research of this era have grounded the writing that she and her husband, Jeff, have done about the Communist period of Mongolian history. Their series of four books – the Guardian quartet – tells the story of life in Mongolia from the 1930s to the 1989-90 revolution -- the birth of today’s democracy.

Their first historical novel, The Green-Eyed Lama (2008), was released in English in the U.S. in 2018 following a decade of record-breaking sales and awards in Mongolia. It chronicles the budding romance between Sendmaa, a young belle in the countryside, and Baasan, a monk in the lamasery, as they try to cope with the turmoil of the Stalinist purge, terrible massacres and mass executions of thousands of innocent lamas and laymen alike. The second book in the series, Sixty White Sheep (Жаран цагаан хонь), was published in 2017 is also a bestseller, setting records on the Mongolian market.

Join us for an illustrated lecture to learn about this fascinating country, its recent history under Communist rule and the impact of the purge on daily life and the Buddhist religion in Mongolia.

Short Bio of Authors of the Green Eyed Lama:

OYUNGEREL TSEDEVDAMBA grew up a herder girl in Communist Mongolia. She received a scholarship to study planning economy in the USSR and, after the fall of communism, she earned a Master’s Degree in Market Economy in Russia. She subsequently received a Master’s Degree from Stanford University where she was a Fulbright Fellow. Oyungerel is an Eisenhower Fellow and a World Fellow of Yale University. From 2000 to 2004 she headed Liberty Center, at that time Mongolia’s most active human rights organization. She later served as Adviser to the Prime Minister of Mongolia and subsequently to the President of Mongolia on human rights and civic participation. In 2010 Oyungerel was elected president of the 90,000 member Democratic Women’s Union. In 2012 she won election to Mongolia’s Parliament and was appointed Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In 2015 Oyungerel was awarded the Chevalier de L'ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Ministry of Culture of France for her efforts to end the death penalty in Mongolia and for her work in preserving and protecting Mongolia’s cultural heritage including the much-publicized Tyrannosaurus bataar case. Oyungerel is the author of 11 books and co-author of three with Jeffrey. Jeff and Oyuna live in Ulaanbaatar.

JEFFREY L. FALT is an attorney with a Bachelor’s Degree, a Master’s Degree and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of California at Berkeley. Following a stint as a legal aid attorney in rural California he turned to human rights law, court reform and access to justice for marginalized communities in developing countries with The Asia Foundation, Amnesty International, the American Bar Association, USAID and numerous other international organizations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. He worked in Liberia during the oppressive rule of Charles Taylor; in East Timor during the UN Mandate; in Nepal while the Maoist rebellion had nearly surrounded Kathmandu; and in Sri Lanka monitoring a fragile ceasefire in rebel held areas during the Tamil uprising. With an armed escort Jeffrey and his brother were among the first foreign visitors to Angkor Wat in Cambodia while the Khmer Rouges still roamed the countryside and mined the temples. Jeffrey taught at the Graduate Program in Pacific Basin Studies at Dominican University. His journal article, “Legal aid and the Empowerment of the Poor in Developing Countries” became a teaching tool and a call to action. Jeffrey met Oyungerel in 2000 while on a peaceful assignment in Mongolia. They married in 2004.

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Alton Byers to give CAS luncheon talk. September 26, 12:30pm

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 14:48:18 +0000

Alton Byers to give CAS luncheon talk. September 26, 12:30pm Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 09/22/2019 - 08:48

Glaciers and Garbage: Towards Sustainable Solid Waste Management in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepal (NGS-55262C-19)

Alton C. Byers, Ph.D
CAS Luncheon Series
Thursday, September 26 @ 12:30PM
CASE Building, room W311

The accumulation of solid waste in the world’s high mountain basecamps and high camps has been a chronic problem facing alpine and nival ecosystems since mountaineering first became popular in the 1850s. The problem has further intensified with the steady acceleration of trekking and mountaineering tourism during the past four decades. But while the issue of garbage in the Everest basecamp has made headlines for decades, little attention has been paid to the problem of tourist-related solid waste accumulations along the main trekking trails throughout the park. Each year, an estimated 400 tons of plastic, metals, glass, and other refuse is generated by the tourist industry that is burned and buried in some 75 community landfills located near villages, creating health hazards for humans and livestock alike. At the request of local communities and government authorities, the University of Colorado and Arizona State University have been working since July 2019 to develop and implement a sustainable solid waste management plan based upon the principles of reduction, re-use, recycling, and collaborative governance. The presentation will cover the project’s progress to date and include a review of the history of tourist-related solid waste in high mountain regions (solid and human), management constraints, and prospective solutions.

Alton C. Byers, Ph.D.is a mountain geographer, conservationist, and mountaineer specializing in applied research, high altitude ecosystems, climate change, glacier hazards, and integrated conservation and development programs.

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"Voices from Tibet," Public Talk at Noon on May 11, Emmanual Gallery at CU Denver

Anonymous — Thu, 09 May 2019 22:42:14 +0000

"Voices from Tibet," Public Talk at Noon on May 11, Emmanual Gallery at CU Denver Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 05/09/2019 - 16:42

This Saturday, Violet Law, a journalist and translator, will be delivering a talk on her book “Voices from Tibet,” which features the writings of the famed Tibetan and Chinese couple Tsering Woeser and Wang Lixiong. These authors are widely regarded as among the most lucid, insightful writers on contemporary Tibet. Their reportage on the economic exploitation, environmental degradation, cultural destruction and political subjugation that plague the increasingly Han Chinese-dominated Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) is as powerful as it is profound, ardent and analytical in equal measure. Woeser's and Wang's writings represent a rare Chinese view sympathetic to Tibetan causes. Their powerful testimony should resonate in many places confronting threats of cultural subjugation and economic domination by an external power. AndrewGrant, a political geographer affiliated with THI, will serve as a mediator at this talk and speak to Chinese policies on the Tibetan Plateau beyond the TAR.

The event is this Saturday, May 11, noon at the Emmanual Gallery at CU-Denver.

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Sarah Magnatta in conversation with artist Tenzing Rigdol at Denver Art Museum, 6pm on February 28th

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 22:17:23 +0000

Sarah Magnatta in conversation with artist Tenzing Rigdol at Denver Art Museum, 6pm on February 28th Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 02/16/2019 - 15:17

Please join Sarah Magnatta in conversation with artist Tenzing Rigdol at the next Logan Lecture on February 28 at the Denver Art Museum (6pm). Students are free with ID! See link below for more details. Rigdol’s first solo U.S. exhibition will open a few weeks later on March 21 from 6-9pm. The exhibition is at the Emmanuel Art Gallery on Auraria campus (see additional info on attached flyer). Please let me know if you have any questions: sarahmagnatta@gmail.com

Logan Lecture info:

https://contemporaryalliance.org/event/logan-lecture-tenzing-rigdol/

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Kristian Petersen to deliver lecture on Interpreting Islam in China, January 23rd at 6pm

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 23:41:59 +0000

Kristian Petersen to deliver lecture on Interpreting Islam in China, January 23rd at 6pm Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 01/10/2019 - 16:41

The Department of Religious Studies is pleased to host a lecture by Dr. Kristian Petersen titled Interpreting Islam in China on Wednesday, January 23rd at 6pm. Dr. Petersen is an Assistant Professor at Old Dominion University and an alum of CU’s Religious Studies Master’s program. Graduate students are invited to a lunch colloquium with Dr. Petersen on Thursday January 24 at 12:00pm in HUMN 230. Please RSVP for lunch to religious.studies@colorado.edu by January 21.

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Stories from a Mountain Kingdom: Photo Exhibit by Emory Hall on Nov. 3 at �鶹ӰԺ Creative Collective

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 06:00:00 +0000

Stories from a Mountain Kingdom: Photo Exhibit by Emory Hall on Nov. 3 at �鶹ӰԺ Creative Collective Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/15/2018 - 00:00

Stories from a Mountain Kingdom

A PHOTO EXHIBIT OF NEPAL BY EMORY HALL
Saturday, November 3rd from 6-9pm
in the AKA Gallery at The �鶹ӰԺ Creative Collective Warehouse

2500 47th Street #10 �鶹ӰԺ, Colorado 80301

More information: https://mailchi.mp/8280e7d86f1d/its-definitely-a-good-idea-to-open-this-email?e=a42769ab4e

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Anne Klein to give Buddhist Studies Lecture on "The Sunlit Sky: Longchenpa’s Open Secret," October 4 at 7pm, Naropa University

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 19:33:26 +0000

Anne Klein to give Buddhist Studies Lecture on "The Sunlit Sky: Longchenpa’s Open Secret," October 4 at 7pm, Naropa University Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 06/29/2018 - 13:33

Anne Klein (Rice University) will deliver a lecture titled "The Sunlit Sky: Longchenpa's Open Secret" at 7pm on October 4, 2018 at Naropa's Nalanda Events Center, 6287 Arapahoe Avenue, �鶹ӰԺ, Colorado. This lecture is part of an on-going Buddhist Studies Lecture Series, a collaboration between Naropa University and the Department of Religious Studies. Anne Klein will be staying the weekend to participate in the Lotsawa Translation Workshop, October 5-8th at CU �鶹ӰԺ, made possible with the generous support of the Tsadra Foundation.

The Sunlit Sky: Longchenpa’s Open Secret

Buddhist philosophy and practice is oriented to subtle states which are famously inexpressible. This is especially true in the esoteric Great Completeness (Dzogchen) traditions. But the inexpressible is not inaccessible. It can be known. Sensing, affective feeling, and the kinesthetic engagement of the body are intrinsic to such knowing. The brilliant poet-yogi Longchen Rabjam, who gave voice to Tibet’s most powerful Dzogchen compositions, reshaped earlier Buddhist understandings of mind, body, and senses. He saw as portals to an intimate, inexpressible knowing This inexpressible yet ubiquitous, easily obscured yet thoroughly available wisdom is Dzogchen’s open secret.

Although reality is inexpressible, it is deeply felt. What does it feel like? To the body it feels like flows deep within. In wisdom it arises as states of wonder, delight, and loving responsiveness. Such states can seem impossibly esoteric. Yet there are analogies to them in everyday experience. Intuition, for example, also springs forth of its own accord. In philosophy, metaphor and poetry, Longchenpa makes the strange familiar, revealing how these awakened states, seemingly esoteric and distant, are an open secret because our sensibilities are primordially primed for their own awakening. Wisdom, he says, is present throughout every mind and body, and thus, potentially as clear as the radiance of a sunlit sky.

Anne C. Klein /Rigzin Drolma is Professor of Religion at Rice University. She is also a Lama in the Nyingma tradition and a Founding Director at Dawn Mountain Center for Tibetan Buddhism (www.dawnmountain.org). Her training includes close study with major Tibetan Lamas in three of Tibet’s great traditions. Her academic work and teaching-retreats draw from all of these, with special emphasis on Nyingma Heart Essence traditions. Her translation work focuses on Tibetan texts and oral commentaries on them. Her central thematic interest is the embodied interaction between head and heart as illustrated across a spectrum of Buddhist descriptions of human consciousness and its cultivation. She has also been a participant in Mind Life and other conversations between Buddhism and contemplative science. Her seven books include Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse: A Story of Transmission and Meeting the Great Bliss Queen and, most recently, her translation of Strand of Jewels: My Teachers’ Essential Guidance on Dzogchen by Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche. (Photo: Daniel Donner, Garuda Media)

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Power of the River, 6:30pm on June 16th at Fiske Planetarium

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 02:18:04 +0000

Power of the River, 6:30pm on June 16th at Fiske Planetarium Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/13/2018 - 20:18

The new Himalayan river adventure film Power of the River: Expedition to the Heart of Water in Bhutan! is playing on the CU �鶹ӰԺ campus this Saturday night, 6:30pm at Fiske Planetatium. Robert Redford says: “Power of the River captures the connection between people and the rivers that are our lifeblood.”

There is a discount (33% off) to CU students, faculty, and staff. A limited number of free tickets are available to CU students, faculty, and staff: but you must claim your tickets now! Use Discount Code GOBUFFS at: PowerOfTheRiverMovie.com/CU

For the general public, tickets are on sale now. All proceeds support wild rivers, indie film, and kids with cameras:
PowerOfTheRiverMovie.com/CU.

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