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Jane Caple

Lecturer In Chinese Studies


Tel.:
+44 (0)113 343 3560

Fax:
+44 (0)113 343 6741

Email:
j.caple@wreac.org
Office:
Room G.09
14-20 Cromer Terrace
Areas of Expertise
  • Contemporary Tibetan societies and social change
  • State-society dynamics in contemporary China
  • The cultural politics of development
  • The role of morality and ethics in social life and social change
  • Tibetan Buddhist revival and development in contemporary China
BA Leeds; MA Bristol; PhD Leeds.

Contents

  1. 1 Ongoing Research
  2. 2 Key Publications and Activities
    1. 2.1 Journal Articles and Papers
    2. 2.2 Book Chapters
    3. 2.3 Invited Speaker
  3. 3 Teaching
    1. 3.1 Undergraduate
    2. 3.2 Postgraduate

Ongoing Research

My current research focuses on the revival and development of Tibetan Buddhist monasticism in post-Mao China. I am interested in social anthropological approaches to the study of Tibetan communities in the People's Republic of China and the interface between Chinese and Tibetan studies. I gained my PhD from the University of Leeds, prior to which I worked for various organisations in the NGO sector as a researcher and writer.


Key Publications and Activities

Journal Articles and Papers

    • (2010) Monastic economic reform at Rong-bo monastery: towards an understanding of contemporary Tibetan monastic revival and development in A-mdo. Buddhist Studies Review. 27(2), pp.197-219.

Book Chapters

    • (2012) Narrating monastic revival: stories from Rebgong and Western Bayan. In: Yangdon Dhondup and Geoffrey Samuel ed. Unity and diversity: monastic and non-monastic traditions in Amdo. Forthcoming. 
    • (2004) Tibet: still searching for solutions. In: A. Heijmans, N. Simmonds and H. van de Veen, eds. Searching for peace in Asia Pacific: An overview of conflict prevention and peacebuilding activities. London, Lynne Rienner, pp.239-254.

Invited Speaker

    • 1 October 2011. 'Narrating monastic revival: stories from Rebgong and Western Bayan'. Unity and diversity: monastic and non-monastic traditions in Amdo. Cardiff University.
    • 3 December 2010. ‘Narratives of decline of contemporary Tibetan monastic Buddhism: increasing wealth and decreasing monk numbers in Amdo (Qinghai).’ SOAS Buddhist Studies Forum, SOAS, University of London.

Teaching

Undergraduate

    • EAST3052 Modern Documentary Chinese: Society and Development
    • EAST 3051 Modern Documentary Chinese: Politics and Law
    • EAST2070 Chinese History: 1900-1979

Postgraduate

    • EAST5013M Chinese Politics
    • MODL5322M Specialised Chinese-English Translation B