Unit I: Foundations of Tibet       

            January   10 - Introduction to Tibet: Religion, Imagination and History

            January   17 - MLK Day (NO CLASS) (Assignment #1)

            January   24 - Religious Foundations - Bon & Buddhism
                                       READ: Samuels (Map #1, Map #2, Map #3)

            January   31 - A Living Saint (BOOK: The Life of Milarepa - Study Guide)
                                 VIDEO: Teachings on Milarepa/Milarepa: Magician, Murder, Saint

Unit II: Sacred People      

           February   7 - Dalai Lama & Rituals of Reincarnation (Commercial)
                                       READINGS:(Article #1, Article #2, Article #3)
                                       VIDEOS (in class):
                                                     The Dalai Lama and the Rituals of Reincarnation
                                                     Seven Years in Tibet (excerpt)

           February 14 - Crazy Saints, Yogis and Treasure Seekers

           February 21 - Power & Reincarnation (BOOK: In Search of the Panchen Lama - Study Guide)

Unit III: Sacred Places & Spaces      

           February 28 - Lhasa and Potala Palace

           March  6-12: Spring Break (NO CLASS)

           March 14 - Pilgrimages and Sacred Mountains

           March 21 - Sacred Traditions in a Living Context (BOOK:Tibetan Diary - Study Guide)
                                       VIDEO (in class):
                                                     The Lost World of Tibet [International Version] (also available on RESERVE)

           March 28 - NO CLASS
                                       VIDEO ASSIGNMENT: Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom (Library Reserve:DS786.S86 2010 DVD)

Unit IV: Creating China's Tibet      

           April 4 - Tibet in Late Imperial and early 20th century  (on-line video) requires fast connection
                                 VIDEO: Tibet's Hidden Kingdom

           April 11 - Liberation of Tibet (map) - DISCUSSANT - Jordan Ames

           April 18 - Tibetan Freedom (BOOK: A Tibetan Revolutionary - Study Guide)

           April 25 - Tibet Today (Final Study Guide)