Robert J. Barnett

Research Scholar and Adjunct Professor, Program Coordinator in Modern Tibetan Studies

Dr. Barnett has edited or written a number of books on modern Tibet, including A Poisoned Arrow: The Secret Petition of the 10th Panchen Lama, Leaders in Tibet: A Directory, Cutting Off the Serpent's Head: Tightening Control in Tibet 1994-1995, and Resistance and Reform in Tibet (Indiana University Press, 1994). His most recent book, Lhasa: Streets with Memories (Columbia University Press, 2006), examines the collective memory of the local geography of the capital city of Tibet.

From 1987-1998, Dr. Barnett was director of an independent Tibet news and research project in London. He has also worked as a journalist for the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), the BBC, The Observer ( London), The Independent ( London), and other news outlets.

Email: rjb58@columbia.edu