Sara Shneiderman on Mobility in the Himalaya
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In this video produced for the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies at Yale, Sara Shneiderman, discusses her long-term research projects on mobility and identity in the Himalaya. A founding member of the Yale Himalaya Initiative, Professor Shneiderman reflects on the growth of Himalayan Studies at Yale, and its impact outside of the scholarly community. The photographs in this video are used under permission of Sara Shneiderman.
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