Lugyal Bum
Lugyal Bum is a PhD student in Religious Studies at Northwestern University. His research interests lie at the intersection of media and religion, specifically how digital media shape Buddhist practices in contemporary Tibetan society. Additionally, he is interested in learning how ecology and Tibetan Buddhism have interacted in the past and present. He received his MA in Cultural Sustainability from Goucher College in Maryland and his BA in English (Tibetan) from Qinghai Normal University in China. His advisors are Sarah Jacoby and Sarah Taylor.