Economic and Social Transformations in Kazakstan: The Case of Zheti-Suw

Activity Type: 
Panel Discussion
Date: 
Friday, October 26, 2018 - 09:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Posvar 3431
Contact Person: 
Susan Dawkins
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7403
Contact Email: 
sad96@pitt.edu

CHAIR: Peter Finke | DISCUSSANT: Cynthia Werner ROOM: Posvar 3431 | Fri, Oct 26th, 09:00

• New Marriage Strategies of Kazakh Repatriates from Mongolia and China in Zheti Suw
Zarina Mukanova (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale)

• The Role of Pre-Marriage Rituals in Kazakh Society: Matchmaking Ceremonies and Social Stratification in Kerbulaq Region
Dinara Abildenova (University of Zürich)

• Economic Strategies and Social Networks of Female Uighur Traders and Merchants in Zharkent
Verena La Mela (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale)

• Knowing Things’ Origin: On the Importance of Home Grown Food for People’s Livelihoods in a Small Town in South-Eastern Kazakhstan
Tabea Rohner (University of Zürich)

UCIS Unit: 
Asian Studies Center
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Director's Office
Confucius Institute
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Graduate Organisation for the Study of Europe and Central Asia
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA)
Humanities Center
Office of the Provost's Year of PittGlobal Initiative
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh Press
The World History Center
Non-University Sponsors: 
Central Eurasian Studies Society
China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development
World Regions: 
Russia/Eastern Europe