Saturday April 9, 2005
Morning Panel Sessions
Early Timurid History
Chair: Dr. Devin DeWeese
Burkhanov, Bahodir “Development of Culture and Economics before and during the period of Timur’s Epoch”. (Samarkand International Endowment Fund)
Emdur, Ari “Factors in the Political Conversion of Zahruddin Muhammad Babur” (CEUS, IU)
Dunbar, Rob “Historiacal Image of Timur” (CEUS, IU)
Nation Building in Central Asia
Chair: Brent Hierman
Ozgul, Aydin “Re-evaluating post-Soviet Conflict Predictions: Why has an ethnic conflict not taken place in Kazakhstan?” (Peace and Conflict Research Institute, Uppsala University)
Kaukenov, Adil “Chinese Demographic Expansion to Kazakhstan” (Institute of World Economics and Policy, Almaty)
Kuscu, Isik “Problems of State-led Nation Building in Kazakhstan” (CEUS, IU)
Abdurasulov, Abdujalil “Peace or Ethnic Conflict? Symbolic Dimension of Inter-Ethnic Relations in the Ferghana Valley” (American University-Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan)
Yusupov, Shahruz “Derivation and Roots of Border Disputes in Central Asia" University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Uzbekistan)
Tibet and Mongolia
Chair: Dr. Elliot Sperling
Special Guest Speaker Co-Sponsored by the Mongolia Society
Manjaa, Nora Ichinnirov: “Mongolia: Democracy or Closed Democracy”
(Director, The Women’s Leadership Foundation, Ulaanbaatar)
Dakpa, Tenzing “The Diagnostic Techniques of Tibetan Medicine” (Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute, Darmsala India)
Baumann, Brian “True Miracles: The Rhetoric of Buddhist Rituals” (CEUS, IU)
King, Anya “Musk in Medieval Central Asia” (CEUS, IU)
The Arts in Central Eurasia
Chair: Dr. Kemal Silay
Zehni, Farzona “The influences of modern Persian poetry on Tajik modern poetry” (Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
Murodov, Suhrob “History of Music in Uzbekistan” (Samarkand International Endowment Fund”
Johnston, Kathryn “Loving the Enemy: Fear and Longing in the Shanameh of Ferdowsi” (Department of Comparative Literature and Central Eurasian Studies, IU)
Politics and Economy
Chair: Barbara Junisbai
Kydyrmyshev, Nazizbek “Flight from Freedom: Patron-Client Relations in the Modern Kyrgyz Republic” (CEUS, IU)
Ruzaliev, Odil “Independent Media and Internet—Challenge to State Monopoly Over Information in Uzbekistan” (Tuft University, Medford MA)
Zakhidov, Otchil “Community –mahalla-in the cities of Central Asia” (Visiting scholar, IU)
Key Note Speaker
Beatrice Forbes Manz "Reflections on Nomad-Sedentary Relations"
Afternoon Panel Sessions
Linguistics and Education
Chair: Dr. Cigdem Balim
Yoshihara, Mayu “Accusative case, Plurality and Pragmatics in Mongolian” (Department of Linguistics, University of Chicago)
Saruul-Erdene, M. “Are Mongolian Middle School Language Lessons too Linguistic?” (IU)
Tursunov, Odiljon “Through Education to the Country’s Progress” (Samarkand International Endowment Fund)
Hodjaev, Malik “Prospects of Uzbek Language Instruction via Interactive Videoconferencing (ITV)” (CEUS, IU)
Azerbaijani Society: Facing the Challenges of the 21 Century
Chair: Dr. Shahyar Daneshgar
Huseynova, Reyhan “The Classical Mugam as a Component of Azerbaijan’s Modern Culture” (Western University, Baku Azerbaijan)
Maharramov, Sarvat “The Culture of Corruption and Anti-Corruption Program in Azerbaijan and the Central Asian Republics” (SPEA, IU)
Manafova, Sabina “Alliances and Groupings in the Caspian Region” (History Department, IU)
Bashirova, Aynur “New Media’s Formation in Azerbaijan” (Department of Journalism, IU)
Ismayilov, Rovshan “Right to Nationality: International Law and Azeri Legislation” (Law School, IU)
Russian Approach to Central Asia
Chair: Dr. Edward Lazzerini
Long, Joseph “Siberians and Central Asians in the Slavic Imagination: Visual Representations of Inorodtsy in late Tsarist Russia” (University of Aberdeen, UK & CEUS, IU)
Gaffarov, Shokir “Russian Tsarism’s Migration Policy in Turkestan (Late 19th and early 20th century)
Saidov, Ilxom “Political Antagonism on National-State Self Government of Uzbek People” (Samarkand State University)
Knighting, David “"All for the Front, The Mobilization of Central Asia During the
Second World War” (CEUS, IU)
Islam and Politics
Chair: Nazif Shahrani
Bigozhin, Ulan “Islam in Kazakhstan since the 1990’s” (Kazakh American University, Almaty)
Seitalieva, Gulmiza “Islam as part of National Identity in Kyrgyzstan” (Philosophy and Social Sciences Department, Kyrgyz State Physical Culture Institute & East-West Cultural Dialog Research Center of American University in Central Asia, Bishkek)
Lyons, Carrie & Anisseh Van Engeland-Nourai “Balancing Shari’a and Democracy in the Judiciary: Constitutional Lessons from Iran as Guidance for Afghanistan” (Harvard Law School, MA
New this year: An honorable distinction of best paper will be awarded.
The Twelfth Annual Central Eurasian Studies Conference
Goodbody Hall 157
Indiana University
1011 East Third Street
Bloomington, IN 47405-7005
fax: (812) 855-7500
Telephone: (812) 855-9510
Since its inauguration in 1994, the Central Eurasian Studies Conference has attracted distinguished professors, independent scholars, and graduate students from around the USA and abroad. The conference is a forum for established scholars to present new research and for graduate students to gain experience presenting papers before a scholarly audience. All papers are normally presented in English (on rare occasions, however, a translator may be found for non-English speakers among other conference participants). The conference does not have a single, specific theme. This event is completely organized by the Association of the Central Eurasian Students (ACES). In past years we have received generous support from many sources to implement this ambitious project including the Department of Central Eurasian Studies (especially Karen Niggle and April Younger), Inner Asian Uralic National Resource Center (IAUNRC), Office of International Programs, Commitment to Assist Student Initiatives (CASI), College of Arts and Sciences, and many others.
ACES (the Association of Central Eurasian Students) is devoted to providing a forum for Indiana University students interested in and/or studying any region within Central Eurasia.
Central Eurasia is defined as the vast area and peoples of:
• The Mongolian plateau (Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, southern Siberia, Kalmyks) ACES liaises between the students and Department of Central Eurasian Studies; establishes a forum to gain experience in organizing an international conference, and establish contacts with colleagues who share your interests. ACES is involved in a variety of important activities each year, including organizing an annual CES Conference and related activities every spring; representing graduate student interests to departmental faculty, regional centers on campus and the University; and planning social events.
• The Tibetan plateau and the Himalayas (Tibet, Ladakh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim
• The oases of Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uighurs)
• The Steppe Turks (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tatars, Bashkirs)
• Afghanistan and Iran
• Turkey and Azerbaijan
• The Finno-Ugric peoples (Hungary, Finland, Estonia)
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