Activity Type:
Lecture
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Presenter:
Dr. Morgan Liu, Ohio State University professor
Date:
Friday, February 10, 2017 - 12:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person:
Kiersten Walmsley
Contact Phone:
412-648-7407
Contact Email:
crees@pitt.edu
Morgan Liu is a cultural anthropologist studying Islamic knowledge and practice in post-Soviet Central Asia, focusing on Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. He is interested in ethnographic approaches to the state, postsocialism, space, and agency. Liu takes a comparative look at notions of just society across the Middle East, Russia, and Asia.
UCIS Unit:
Asian Studies Center
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Global Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors:
Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS)