https://www.himalmag.com/culture/satire-tibet-humour-china-surveillance https://media.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-05-05/fg92p7lq/Tibet-satire-chinese-surveillance.jpg Music and film are taking over the cultural position once held in Tibet by folktales, where the trickster Uncle Tonpa (centre) is a beloved and enduring figure. But the trickster of tradition has not disappeared – he has put on headphones. https://media.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-05-05/etgzwmbp/‘Satirical-Tibet-The-Politics-of-Humor-in-Contemporary-Amdo’-by-Timothy-Thurston.png ‘Satirical Tibet: The Politics of Humor in Contemporary Amdo’ by Timothy Thurston. (University of Washington Press, April 2025) himalmag en 2026-05-05T05:30:51.868Z Satire under surveillance in Tibet Tibet, satire, chinese surveillance