Panel Discussion

Epics and Memory

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 10/26/2018 - 11:00

CHAIR: Attila Mateffy | DISCUSSANT: Nicholas Walmsley
ROOM: Posvar 3911 | Fri, Oct 26th, 11:00

• Creating Histories: The Epic Hero Manas and Other Pasts in the Talas Valley, Kyrgyzstan
Nathan Light (Uppsala University)

• Hasan Hodja Nisari’s Collection of Biographies Entitled Muzekkir-I Ahbab [Remembrance of Friends] and Central Asian Literature, Social Structure, Religious and Cultural Life in 16th
Century
Emrah Ilik (University of Pittsburgh)

Location: 
Posvar 3911
Event Web Site: 
https://www.cess.pitt.edu/
Contact Person: 
Susan Dawkins
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7403
Contact Email: 
sad96@pitt.edu

Intersections of History and Literature I. Power and Official Culture: Tensions Between Formal and Informal Institutions

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 10/27/2018 - 14:15

CHAIR: Assel Kadyrkhanova | DISCUSSANT: Erin Hutchinson
ROOM: Alcoa Room, 228 Barco Law | Sat, Oct 27th, 14:15

• The Digital Nation: Literature, Power and Identity Online
Diana Kudaibergenova (Lund University)

• Voice of the People, Pen of the Elite: Folk Culture and Nation-Building in Maoist Xinjiang
Joshua Freeman (Harvard University)

• Central Asian Writers in the “Wide Russian World”
Naomi Caffee (Reed College)

Location: 
Alcoa Room, 228 Barco Law
Event Web Site: 
https://www.cess.pitt.edu/
Contact Person: 
Susan Dawkins
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7403
Contact Email: 
sad96@pitt.edu

Values and Heritage

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sun, 10/28/2018 - 11:00

CHAIR: Byeitbitgul Khaumyen | DISCUSSANT: Colin Johnson
ROOM: Posvar 3431 | Sun, Oct 28th, 11:00

• Socio-Economics, Power and the Dynamics of Pamiri Identity
Jonathan Zaharin

• The Roof of the World Festival: Intangible Cultural Heritages and Intercultural Exchanges
Mehrenegar Rostami (University of California, Los Angeles)

Location: 
Posvar 3431
Event Web Site: 
https://www.cess.pitt.edu/
Contact Person: 
Susan Dawkins
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7403
Contact Email: 
sad96@pitt.edu

Religion in Social Context

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sun, 10/28/2018 - 09:00

CHAIR: Jonathan Zaharin | DISCUSSANT: Marintha Miles
ROOM: Posvar 3431 | Sun, Oct 28th, 09:00

• Central Eurasian and North Asian Indigenous Ontologies: The Totemic Marriage Between the Hunter and the Chased Doe
Attila Mateffy (University of Bonn)

• Value Conflicts in Bringing Up a “Healthy” Child in Kyrgyzstan
Baktygul Tulebaeva (Goethe University Frankfurt am Main)

Location: 
Posvar 3431
Event Web Site: 
https://www.cess.pitt.edu/
Contact Person: 
Susan Dawkins
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7403
Contact Email: 
sad96@pitt.edu

No Past? No Future? Everyday Securityscapes in Central Asia

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 10/27/2018 - 11:00

DISCUSSANT: Madeleine Reeves
ROOM: Posvar 3431 | Sat, Oct 27th, 11:00

• Existential vs. Essential: The Securityscapes of LGBT People in Kyrgyzstan
Nina Bagdasarova (American University of Central Asia)

• Diverse Security Making Strategies for Children’s Future
Aksana Ismailbekova (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale)

• Coping with Insecurity: Securityscapes of Civil Society Activists in Tajikistan
James Usborne

Location: 
Posvar 3431
Event Web Site: 
https://www.cess.pitt.edu/
Contact Person: 
Susan Dawkins
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7403
Contact Email: 
sad96@pitt.edu

Shaping Islam: Religious Knowledge Production and Religious Knowledge Circulation in Central Asia and Beyond

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 10/26/2018 - 14:15

• “Woman is a Madrasa”: The Role of Women in Production of Islamic Knowledge in Bishkek
Mukaram Toktogulova (American University of Central Asia)
• Schools for Muslim Children and Youth in Moscow
Rano Turaeva (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology)
• Knowledge Alone is Not Enough: Education and Religious Normative Frameworks in Afghanistan
Andreas Durr (Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main)
• Entrepreneurs of Knowledge: The Role of Islamic Funds in Islamic Knowledge Production and Circulation in Kyrgyzstan

Location: 
Posvar 3431
Event Web Site: 
https://www.cess.pitt.edu/
Contact Person: 
Susan Dawkins
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7403
Contact Email: 
sad96@pitt.edu

Migration Between Hope and Despair: Paths of Mobility Inside and Beyond Central Asia

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 10/26/2018 - 11:00

CHAIR: Zarina Mukanova | DISCUSSANT: Caitlin Ryan ROOM: Posvar 3431 | Fri, Oct 26th, 11:00

• Between Hope and Despair: Expectations and Disappointments Among Kazak Repatriates
Peter Finke (University of Zürich)

• Leaving Home, Coming Home: Kazakstan as Homeland and Hope-Giver for Repatriate Kazakhs
Indira Alibayeva (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale)

• Disputed Brotherhood: Central Asian Experiences in Turkey?
Meltem Sancak (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale)

Location: 
Posvar 3431
Event Web Site: 
https://www.cess.pitt.edu/
Contact Person: 
Susan Dawkins
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7403
Contact Email: 
sad96@pitt.edu

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

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 10/26/2018 - 09:00

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)

Location: 
Posvar 3431
Event Web Site: 
https://www.cess.pitt.edu/
Contact Person: 
Susan Dawkins
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7403
Contact Email: 
sad96@pitt.edu

Pittsburgh Good Neighbors

Subtitle: 
Social Impact Investing Panel
Presenter: 
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Security Notice: Event Changed: 
Date: 
Wed, 11/14/2018 - 17:30 to 19:00

Interested in learning more about taking entrepreneurial action to help solve local, regional, national or global challenges? Students, alumni, and the Pittsburgh community are welcome to join us for a conversation with Pittsburgh impact investors a conversation with four Pittsburgh impact investors who will talk about the various forms and motivations for investing in mission-driven organizations…all of whom have helped Thread International’s journey from inspiration to impact

Location: 
Pitt Campus, O'Hara StudentCenter, Ballroom (2nd Floor)
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