Join MOA for a special talk with Tibetologist Dr. Isabelle Henrion-Dourcy on the MOA exhibition, Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images.
Dr. Henrion-Dourcy will offer a deeper insight into Tibetan culture as she responds to the exhibition by reflecting on her research on Tibet and its popular culture.
Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images, reimagines Tibet by contrasting historical outsider representations with the ways Tibetans today present and speak about their culture. Developed in collaboration with Tibetan Canadian community members and artists, the exhibition highlights Tibet’s rich cultural heritage while engaging with its contemporary political realities—showcasing Tibet and Tibetans through their own voices and perspectives.
Date & Time:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 | 5:30pm – 7:00pm PT
Location:
Community Lounge, Museum of Anthropology, 6393 NW Marine Dr, Vancouver
This event is free; admission to the museum is not included. Registration is required due to the limited capacity.
Speaker
Dr. Isabelle Henrion-Dourcy is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Université Laval. She has investigated Tibetan popular culture over the last 30 years, looking at drama, pop music, dance, television, social media, cinema, and autobiographical writing. She seeks to understand cultural and political dynamics running through in the Himalayan region, namely shifts in aesthetic forms and identity occurring among Tibetan societies since the take-over of the People’s Republic of China, both inside Tibet and in the diaspora.
Presented by the Museum of Anthropology, the Himalaya Program and the Department of Asian Studies, the University of British Columbia.
Supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Himalaya Program at UBC.
