Central Asia Workshop: Readings and discussion
Monday, May 7, 201212:00 PM - 2:00 PM
11377 Bunche
Readings for this week's discussion (password required):
Saul B. Cohen, The Eurasian Convergence Zone: Gateway or Shatterbelt?
Margaret Scott and Westenley Alcenat, Revisiting the Pivot: The Influence of Heartland Theory in Great Power Politics
The Central Asia Workshop is an interdisciplinary discussion group sponsored by the UCLA Program on Central Asia (http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/centralasia/). The goal of the workshop is to encourage graduate student research on Central Asia by creating a space where students and interested faculty can discuss research, theory and ideas with others who have experience or interest in the region. The workshop is a forum for exploring recent research and classical and contemporary theoretical perspectives that inform work in Central Asia. Past discussion topics have included Tatar language and identity; environmental activism in Central Asia; mental health, religion and healing in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan; imagining modernity; gendered national identity; and the Uighurs of Xinjiang.
The Central Asia Workshop meets every two weeks in 10367 Bunche from 12:00 to 1:30PM.
Please Note: This week's workshop will be held in 11377 Bunche.
Please contact Hannah Reiss (hreiss@ucla.edu) for more information.
HannahReiss
www.international.ucla.edu/asia/centralasia
hreiss@ucla.edu
Sponsor(s): Program on Central Asia