Spring 2022 NCTA Alumni Online Book Discussion Group:
Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town by Barbara Demick
This Spring Dr. Diana M Wood will lead a free asynchronous book discussion group on Barbara Demick’s new book Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town (Random House, 2020). This fascinating study places us firmly in Sichuan, China in a small town, Ngaba, located on the Himalayan plateau and populated primarily by Tibetan people. Studying this book gives us an inside look at the challenges facing Tibetans within the People’s Republic of China who wish to pursue their beliefs and cultural practices.
Several years ago Dr. Wood lead a seminar-long group on Demick’s book Nothing to Envy which was a great success in aiding in an understanding about North Korea, so she is looking forward to reading and discussing Demick’s latest book on Tibetan people in the People’s Republic of China.
This free book discussion group on Eat the Buddha is for NCTA Alumni in the Pittsburgh Coordinating Site region (PA, OH, MI, WV, MD, AL, MN, DE, LA, IL, KY). It will be conducted asynchronously beginning in late January and will continue through the Spring using the Proboards Discussion Board site (a more detailed schedule will be sent once registration has closed). Registrants will receive a complimentary copy of the book.
For Pennsylvania teachers, completion of this book discussion will be worth fourteen Act 48 hours. For teachers in other states we can provide you with a certificate of completion and/or a personal letter from the instructor.
Registration Deadline is January 17, 2022
To apply, please click on the link here: https://forms.gle/hNTKbeH7iTW8K4UD8