LECTURE SERIES- Univ. of Washington Central Asian Studies Seminar, Spring 2009
Posted by: Ilse D Cirtautas <icirt@u.washington.edu>
University of Washington
Central Asian Studies Seminar
Founded in 1987
Program for Spring Quarter 2009
President: Brett Walton
e-mail: bwalton@u.washington.edu
(Advisor: Ilse D. Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033;
e-mail: icirt@u.washington.edu)
The meetings are open and free to students, faculty and the public
Friday April 10
Welcoming to the Spring Quarter Program!
Announcements, Exchange of Information and Sharing of Experiences with guests,
students and
others from Central Asia. Vegetarian Pizza Lunch served.
Denny Hall 123, 12:30-2:00 pm
Thursday April 16
"Amir Temur 's (1336-1404) Image in Uzbek Literature I: Epic Songs and
Legends" Prof. Ilse Cirtautas, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
Denny Hall 123, 12:30-1:30 pm
[In the West Amir Temur is mostly remembered as a
ruthless conqueror. It has not been well understood why
in 1996, on the occasion of Amir Temur's 560 th anniversary of his
birth, Uzbekistan chose him as a symbol of its national statehood]
Friday April 17
"Amir Temur's Image in Uzbek Literature II: Poetry and Historical Novels"
Prof. Ilse Cirtautas, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
Denny 123, 12:30-1:30 pm
[The presentation will start with the Jadid Abdurauf Fitrat (1886-1938) who
appealed in 1917 to the spirit of Amir Temur not to forsake Turon (Turkistan).
Fitrat also wrote a play about Temur that unfortunately has not been
republished. The presentation will also be looking at the poetry (written in
the 1960's) and the historical novel Ulug' Saltanat (The Great State)
written in 2000/2002 by the Distinguished Writer of Uzbekistan,
Muhammad Ali (1942)]
Saturday April 18
15 th Annual REECAS-NW Conference: "Ecological, Cultural and
Political Change in Russia, East Europe and Central Asia"
Thomson Hall, 101, 135, 13: 9:00 am-6:00 pm
Admission to the conference is free. All conference participants
are invited to attend a reception following the conference.
For further information visit the conference's website at
http: //www.jsis.washington.edu/Ellison/reecasnw_15th.shtml or
call the Ellison Center at (206) 543-4852 or email reecas@u.washington.edu
Thursday April 23
"Mongolian Poetry: An Overview"
Simon Wickham-Smith, M.A. Graduate Student in the Russian, East European,
and Central Asian Program, Jackson School of International Studies
Denny 123, 12:30-1:30 pm
[Poetry is a central element of Mongolian culture and nowadays, despite
Soviet urbanization and free-market globalization, the importance of
the oral performative nature of poetic texts is paramount. This paper will
outline the development of poetic literature in Mongolia since the time of
Chinggis Haan and illustrates how its thematic and stylistic constancy hides
wealth of variation and originality, from poet to poet and from
century to century]
Friday April 24
"Central Asian Turkic Poetry: An Overview"
Prof. Ilse D. Cirtautas, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
Denny 123,12:30-1:30 pm
[The presentation will trace the common roots of Central Asian Turkic poetry,
characteristic for its initial alliteration and short verse lines of seven or
eight syllables. This poetical style, called barmaq, was the style of oral and
written poetry. It still continues to be favored by Tuvan and Altai Turkic
poets. Under the influence of the barmaq verse style of the manaschi (singers
of the epic song Manas)contemporary Kyrgyz poets might also use this ancient
poetical style. Otherwise the barmaq style has given way to longer verse lines
with 11/12 or more syllables without initial alliteration. Furthermore Central
Asian Turkic poetry has come under the influence of the Arabic-Persian a'ruz
meter. The presentation will also discuss the leading role of the poet
in Central Asian Turkic society]
Thursday April 30
"From the Central Asian Steppes to African-American Self Awareness"
Alva Robinson, M.A. Graduate Student in Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
Denny 123, 12:30 -1:30 pm
[The presentation will be based on Langston Hughes (1902-1967), the iconic
giant of the Harlem Renaissance, and his impression of Soviet Central
Asia during the 1930's. Drawing first from parallels between
circumstances of African- American and Central Asian diasporas,
focusing on Hughes'
understanding of the region and its people in relation to his own experiences
in life, and finally by exploring Hughes' own reflections of Central Asia
in his works, we will see why the Central Asia of the 1930's would
compel and intrigue African Americans of the time]
Saturday May 9
"21 th Annual Nicholas Poppe Symposium on Inner/Central Asian Studies"
Denny Hall 215 A, 8:30 am to 6:00 pm
[This year's Nicholas Poppe Symposium will mainly address the topic of "The
Impact of Globalization on the Turkic and Mongolian
Culture and Society". Please contact Prof. Ilse Cirtautas for further
Information: phone: (206) 543-9963, e-mail: icirt@u.washington.edu]
Thursday May 14
"The U.S.-Russia-Central Asia Triangle"
Prof. Scott Radnitz, Jackson School of International Studies
Denny 123, 12:30-1:30 pm
[The talk will cover Russian and American influence in Central
Asia since independence, then address whether Russian and US
interests today are more cooperative or competitive in several
policy areas]
Friday May 15
"River Basin Management and Hydropolitics in Central Asia"
Brett Walton, M.A. Graduate Student, REECAS, Henry M. Jackson School of
International Studies
Denny 123, 12:30-1:30 pm
[After an initial period of treaty signing and institution formations over
resources in the Aral Basin, cooperation among the former Soviet countries
of Central Asia has stagnated. Why is this so? This paper will explore
hydropolitics and the history of water management in Central Asia]
Thursday May 21
"Recent Publications on/in Central Asia:
Fifty-three Years of the CENTRAL ASIATIC JOURNAL, Wiesbaden."
A discussion of its contributions to Central Asian Studies.
Prof. Ilse Cirtautas, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
Denny 123, 12:30-1:30 pm
Friday May 22
"Recent Publications on/in Kazakhstan: Ädebiy ömir shejiresi. Qazaqstan
Jazushïlar Odagïna 70 jil (A History of Literary Life. Seventy Years of
Kazakhstan's Writers' Union), Almati, 2005.
Prof. Ilse Cirtautas, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
Denny 123, 12:30-1:30 pm
Thursday May 28
"Recent Publications on/in Kyrgyzstan:
Discussion of Textbooks on Kyrgyz History, such as
O. J. Osmonov, A. A. Asankanov, Qïrgïzstan tarïxï (History of
Kyrgyzstan), Bishkek, 2001
Prof. Ilse Cirtautas, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
Denny 123,
12:30-1:30 pm
Friday May 29
"Recent Publications on/in Uzbekistan:
The Uzbek Mahalla: Uzbek Views"
Discussion of publications such as Z. X. Orifxonova, Toshkent Mahallalari:
An'analar va zamonaviylik (The Mahallas of Tashkent: Traditions and Modern
Trends)
Prof. Ilse Cirtautas and Dilbar Akhmedova, M.A. Near Eastern Languages and
Civilization
Denny 123, 12:30 -1:30 pm
June 1-5
Screening of Kyrgyz movies based on the works of Chingiz Aitmatov
(program to be announced)
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