Past lectures are available to stream on the CREECA Podcast.
Fieldwork Tips for Research in Central Asia: Safety and Ethics
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/94275543808 WIWhen you enter to field to collect data for your dissertation or thesis, what are some basic safety precautions you need to consider? What does it mean to receive informed consent from individuals in a …
Reproductive Health Improvements in Central Asia: How much and for whom?
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/94275543808 WIThe past three decades are marked by substantial improvements in many Reproductive Health indicators across the countries of Central Asia. Increases in aggregate levels of knowledge, access, and practice of family planning are particularly impressive …
Elite Formation in Soviet Kazakhstan: A Prosopographical Analysis
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/94275543808 WIMaria Blackwood, Analyst in Asian Policy (Central Asia), Congressional Research Service
The Rise and Fall of Khoqand, 1709–1876
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/94275543808 WIThis talk will introduce key themes from Scott Levi's recent book on the Khanate of Khoqand, a surprisingly dynamic state that emerged over the course of the eighteenth century in eastern Uzbekistan’s Ferghana Valley. The …
CANCELLED: Nauryz: Central Eurasian Spring Festival
Eagle Heights Community Center 611 Eagle Heights Dr., Madison, WILocation: Eagle Heights Community Center This family-friendly event is open to everyone! Experience the traditions of this joyful spring holiday celebrated all over the world: Sample cuisine from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and other Central Eurasian …
Lecture with Dr. Juldyz Smagulova: When Language Policy is Not Enough
via ZoomRegister for the lecture here. Juldyz Smagulova is Associate Professor and Dean of College of Humanities and Education, KIMEP University (Almaty, Kazakhstan). Her research interests include language ideology, language education, and language policy. She co-edited …
Lecture with Dr. Togzhan Kassenova: The Untold Nuclear History of Kazakhstan
120 Ingraham 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WIDr. Togzhan Kassenova is a Washington, DC-based senior fellow at the Center for Policy Research, SUNY-Albany and a nonresident fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She is an …
Lecture with Dr. Amanda Wooden and Henry Misa: Climate, Environment, and Society in Medieval Central Eurasia: Ongoing Research and Modern Implications
120 Ingraham 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WIDr. Wooden is an associate professor of Environmental Politics and Policy at Bucknell University. Henry Misa is a PhD candidate at the Ohio State University, Department of History, specializing in premodern Central Asian history. His …
Lecture with Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon: Title TBA
120 Ingraham 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WIKimberly St. Julian Varnon is a current Ph.D. student in History at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work focuses on race, foreign policy, and culture in the United States, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as …
CANCELLED: Lecture with Ret. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen: Keys to Sovereignty and Independence in the Future of Central Asia
120 Ingraham 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WINOTE: This event has been CANCELLED due to travel complications. We hope to reschedule for the future! Pamela Spratlen served as the United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan from 2011-2014. She then went on to serve …