Dissertation Research: Spaces of Erasure: Age and Gender in Transcultural Interactions in a Karakoram Mountain Community

夏威夷大学Kathryn Besio在巴基斯坦北部的探险旅行和探险登山依赖Balti男性劳工作为搬运工。博士论文研究将考察与喀喇昆仑运输经济相关的跨文化互动，重点放在这些跨文化互动中迄今看不见的参与者：巴尔的斯坦的妇女和儿童。搬运是将现金引入乡村经济的主要手段。调查将着眼于冲突地区以及这种工作形式在巴基斯坦巴尔的斯坦Askole村两个田间季节的影响。通过参与者观察和时间-地理分析，本研究将展示迁移关系是如何植根于研究参与者的日常活动中。

Kathryn Besio University of Hawaii, Manoa Adventure travel and expedition mountaineering in northern Pakistan relies on Balti male laborers as porters. The doctoral dissertation research will examine transcultural interactions associated with the Karakorum portering economy, focusing on hitherto invisible participants in those transcultural interactions: women and children of Baltistan. Portering is the primary means by which cash is introduced to the village economy. The investigation will look at areas of conflict and the impact of this form of work in the village of Askole, Baltistan, Pakistan over two field seasons. Using participant observation and time-geographic analysis it will demonstrate how relations of portering are rooted in the daily activities of the research participants.