Jamphel Shonu
108 Weaver Building
212 Curtin Road University Park, PA 16802
Education:
BA – Bangalore University
MA (Journalism) - Indira Gandhi National Open University
MA (International Relations) – New York University (NYU)
PhD Candidate (History) – Pennsylvania State University
Biography:
I am a doctoral candidate specializing in modern Tibetan and Himalayan history. My research examines Tibet’s geopolitical and trade relations with neighboring Himalayan polities—particularly Nepal—during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. My dissertation focuses on the Khatsaras and Lhasa Newars, exploring themes of mixed ethnicity, transnational belonging and mobility, and extraterritoriality within the broader context of trans-Himalayan networks and imperial borderlands.
Dissertation Chair:
Dr. Kate Merkel-Hess and Dr. David Atwill
Research Interests:
Modern Tibet, 20th Century China, Himalayan Studies, Trans-national history, Imperial Borderlands, Marginalized Communities.