Home Institution
Cornell University
Publication Date
Fall 2018
Abstract
The goal of the project is to explore the relationship between people and the natural landscape through storytelling. I’m interested by elements like: terrain, topography, path, wayfinding, natural disasters, weather, natural resources, flora and fauna. How do these elements manifest in people’s oral history, daily lives, and spatial identity? How are these elements and the environment changing, and how are people adapting to these changes? My approach will be to talk to people at Walung about their interactions with elements of the natural landscape, both current and from the past. I will also document my own observations of these elements. Then, I will try to explore how these elements appear in and shape folk stories. From the stories and experiences people share with me, I will create a collection of short stories that attempt to document narratives of the people of Walung in order to paint a picture of space and place.
Disciplines
Asian Studies | Community-Based Research | Family, Life Course, and Society | Nature and Society Relations | Other Geography
Recommended Citation
Ding, Jenny, "Stories from a Place Called Walung" (2018). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 2983.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/2983
Included in
Asian Studies Commons, Community-Based Research Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Nature and Society Relations Commons, Other Geography Commons
Program Name
Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples