Technology in Exile: Tibetan Digital Literacy

Authors

Kristen Nicole Cardon, Brigham Young University
Dr. Gideon Burton, Brigham Young University

Keywords

technology, Tibetan, digital literacy, India

College

Humanities

Department

English

Abstract

My field study in India last summer was successful on many levels. I was interested to find that, contrary to my expectations, the effect of digital media on the Tibetans‟ efforts to preserve their culture was not wholly negative. Certainly, digitalization brings with it much Western and specifically American culture, but the nearly universal response to my interviews and surveys was that digital tools have had a positive effect on Tibetan cultural preservation. One administrator explained to me that the school structure itself was created to reinforce Tibetan values. Essentially, he said, the pedagogy itself is the natural preservation of culture (Field Notes 8 July 2011).

Recommended Citation

Cardon, Kristen Nicole and Burton, Dr. Gideon (2014) "Technology in Exile: Tibetan Digital Literacy," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 589.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/589