Asian Studies Center

Synonyms: 
ASC
Asian Studies

Trade, Globalization and Environment

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 10/27/2018 - 09:00

CHAIR: Tamar Jugheli | DISCUSSANT: Brent Hierman
ROOM: Posvar 3200 | Sat, Oct 27th, 09:00

• CSR of Foreign Companies in Central Asia
Jennet Achyldurdyyeva (National Sun Yat-Sen University); Christina Wang (National Sun Yat-Sen University)

• Switching to Cleaner Energy: Results from a Household Panel Survey in Kyrgyzstan
Rahat Sabyrbekov (American University of Central Asia, Norwegian University of Central Asia); Nurgul Ukueva (American University of Central Asia)

Location: 
Posvar 3200
Event Web Site: 
https://www.cess.pitt.edu/
Contact Person: 
Susan Dawkins
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7403
Contact Email: 
sad96@pitt.edu

Regulation and Integration

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sun, 10/28/2018 - 14:15

CHAIR: Paulina Simkin | DISCUSSANT: Tamar Jugheli
ROOM: Posvar 5702 | Sun, Oct 28th, 14:15

• The Effect of Regulation on Performance of Microfinance Institutions
Mira Nurmakhanova (KIMEP University)

• Central Asia at the Integration Crossroads
Roman Vakulchuk (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

Location: 
Posvar 5702
Event Web Site: 
https://www.cess.pitt.edu/
Contact Person: 
Susan Dawkins
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7403
Contact Email: 
sad96@pitt.edu

Expression and Consciousness

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

CHAIR: Mehrenegar Rostami | DISCUSSANT: Michaela Pohl
ROOM: Posvar 3911 | Sun, Oct 28th, 09:00

• Hip-Hop as a Genre in Central Asian Consciousness
Andrew Kaye (Ramapo College of NJ); Zhibek Tleshova (Independent Scholar)

• Russian Esoteric Artists in Central Asia: Deportees and Refugees
Alexey Ulko (Independent Scholar)

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

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

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