The present collection of papers aims to bring into light the processes of constant modernizing of the Tibetan literary tradition at different times, in different Tibetan-populated regions and in different subject areas, concentrating on resources to access and study modern Tibetan literature, on literary means of expression and critical apprehension of modern literary works written by Tibetans in Tibetan and Chinese, on formation and development of Tibetophone periodicals from the early 20th century until now, as well as examples of certain scholarly traditions (i. e. medicine and grammar) developing in Tibet. The collection includes papers actually presented or intended to be presented at the “Modernizing the Tibetan Literary Tradition” panel of the Sixth International Scholarly Conference “Issues of Far Eastern Literatures: the Literary Tradition and Modernity” (June 25–29, 2014, Saint Petersburg).
