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Highland Asia
The highlands of Asia, from the Pamirs to the eastern slopes of the Himalayas, are my primary field of research. Currently, I am leading the project Remoteness & Connectivity: Highland Asia in the World(2015-2020). Our aim is to gain a better comparative understanding of seemingly remote mountain areas and their significance in the world. Prior to this endeavour, I was working on a post-doc project entitled Neighbouring China, in which I was concerned with the question what China’s rise means for its immediate neighbours – the dozens of minorities living directly along its borders. This thematic section of the blog includes materials from both of these research projects.
29 October 2015
Waiting for the Chinese
Tinned fish and fermented soy bean in the silver mines of Bazar Dara, Tajikistan.
05 September 2013
New Socialist Countryside
Village construction and a red carpet in Xinjiang, China.
01 June 2013
Happy, Beauty, Lucky
The Tibetan border at Hilsa, a Chinese wallpaper, and my state of mind.
16 December 2012
Arrivals, Then and Now
Haimendorf’s 1957 images of Walung and the absence of visible change.
13 September 2012
Message to Jindak
A glimpse into the daily routines of a school hostel in Mustang, Nepal.
27 July 2012
Salt Traders
Nomad salt traders in Humla (Nepal) on their way back from the Tibetan border.
10 July 2012
Village Meeting
When to harvest, what to do about the glacier lake flood, and how not to be rude to two Nepali NGO workers.
26 June 2012
The Operator
“It is mind work, not physical work”, says the man who operates the excavator.
16 June 2012
Across Nyalo
Retrieving abandoned goods on a high Himalayan pass and a road back to tradition.
09 June 2012
New Roads, Old Trades
A roadside camp in the high Himalayas that serves as international business hub.
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