Congratulations to our doctoral students on successfully defending their dissertations!
August 6, 2026
Dhondup T. Rekjong | Dissertation Title | "Courage and Creativity Under Chinese Rule: The Untold Story of Tibetan Cultural and Religious Survival in 1980s Tibet." (May 28th, 2026)Liza Bernstein | Dissertation Title | "Bleeding Boundaries: Niddah as a Site for Ritual and Identity Exploration." (June 22nd, 2026)
Miranda Smith | Dissertation Title |"Dreaming at the Sage’s Abode by Kelsang Lhamo: A Study of Religion and Affect in a Contemporary Tibetan Memoir." (June 25th, 2026)
Somtsobum Kyung | Dissertation Title | "Ḍākinīs and Demonesses: Women, Buddhism, and Land in Modern Tibetan Literature." (July 24th, 2026)
Eda Uca | Dissertation Title | "Reading the Bible with QAnon: Truth and Conspiracy in American Evangelicalism." (July 31st, 2026)