PROG. INFO.- National Historiographies in Post-Soviet Central Asia, Almaty
Posted by: Ablet Kamalov <akamalov@bilim.kz>/<abletk@yahoo.com>
Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching (ReSET) project
"National Historiographies in post-Soviet Central Asia",
Central Asian Resource Center, Educational Center 'Bilim-Central
Asia', Almaty, Kazakhstan
Central Asian Resource Center, Educational Center 'Bilim-Central
Asia', Almaty, Kazakhstan is delighted to announce the beginning of
the project "National Historiographies in post-Soviet Central Asia"
supported by HESP OSI program of Regional Seminar for Excellence in
Teaching (ReSET). This is 3-year project aiming at improvement of
teaching History disciplines at higher educational institutions in
Central Asia. The project is designed for young faculty from Central
Asian and other former Soviet republics and aims at improvement of
teaching History at higher educational institutions.
Activities planned within the frame of the project will be devoted to
a wide range of problems and topics related to the formation of
National histories in Central Asia with a special focus on development
of national historiographies in the Post-Soviet period. The History
writing process in the region will be examined from various
perspectives based on theories and concepts existing in social
sciences. Discussions will address new trends in contemporary
Historical studies, among which will be existence of national
histories in the era of globalization and new approaches reflecting
new visions on a global history of human society. Targeting primarily
young university teachers from Central Asia the program will provide
them with an opportunity to incorporate research into teaching
curricula and develop innovative courses in National historiographies
of Central Asia and improve their teaching excellence in the
discipline.
The first summer session "From Muslim Historiography to National
Histories: History writing process at the nation building stage" will
be held on 1- 22 July 2007 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This session will
focus on revealing the role of History in political, social and
historical life of Central Asia from historical and contemporary
perspectives. It will give an insight to the early forms of
historiography in Central Asia and the role of historians in the
region during different periods with the special focus on Muslim
historiography and its distinguishing features. It will examine how
transition from Muslim historiography to national historiography
occurred in the course of new enlightenment and nationalist movements
of the turn of the XIX-XX cc. and particularities of the History
writing process in the Soviet and post Soviet periods.
Organizers of the project and its first summer session are delighted
to invite young faculty to apply for participation in the project.
Applicants must be pursing a career in teaching history of Central
Asia at the undergraduate university level/doing research on Central
Asian history. Working language is Russian, but knowledge of English
will be a plus. Target participants will be drawn from the Central
Asian region, though participants from other former Soviet countries
are also welcome to apply.
Applicants are required to submit CV, writing sample and statement of
purpose (not more than 500 words) to akamalov@bilim.kz not later than
20 May 2007.
For further information, please contact Ablet Kamalov at
akamalov@bilim.kz and abletk@yahoo.com
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