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Emiline Smith and Zinpa Gyaltsen Budha present at the Asian Criminology Conference, Sri Lanka


  • General Sir John Kotewala Defence University Ratmalana Sri Lanka (map)

From October 27–29th, HaP Research Fellow Dr. Emiline Smith and her research assistant, Zinpa Gyaltsen Budha, attended and presented at the Asian Criminology Conference in Ratmalana, Sri Lanka. They presented a paper together titled “Equitable, Cross-Cultural Knowledge Exchange in Research on Sensitive Topics in the Trans-Himalayan Region of Dolpa, Nepal,” which was the result of joint fieldwork undertaken in the Dolpa region. Dr. Smith also presented a paper titled "‘We Never Thought They Would Steal Our Gods. In One Day, Everything Was Gone’: Criminogenic and Harmful Consequences of the Trade in Dolpo's Cultural Heritage.”

Photo courtesy of Emiline Smith

Photo courtesy of Emiline Smith

Earlier Event: September 2
Sydney, Australia: Monalisa Maharjan presented two papers at the ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium 2023
Later Event: December 6
Emiline Smith presents a paper at the 2023 ANZSOC national conference (Melbourne)