Class Year
2016
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Spring 2015
Department 1
Center for Global Education
Abstract
This research seeks to explore the perceptions the Sherpa people in the Khumbu region have on the media that has been created about them and their communities. Interviews conducted in the Khumbu region of Nepal with a variety of individuals gave insight into how different socio-economic and educational backgrounds affect these perceptions. This research found that all Sherpa are aware to some extent of the media about them, and its biggest effect is the international tourism trade that it promotes. Furthermore, journalists visiting the region are regarded as normal tourists, and the work they do is considered accurate and suitable by the Sherpa.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Lucas, Jonah P., "What's Below the Peak? Perceptions of Media from Those that Live Below the World's Most Famous Mountain" (2015). Student Publications. 356.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/356
Included in
Asian Studies Commons, Critical and Cultural Studies Commons, International and Intercultural Communication Commons, Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons, South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies Commons
Comments
This Independent Study Project was published by the SIT Study Abroad Program in Nepal following the author's study abroad experience in the Spring of 2015. Click here for further information about this program.