The Tenth Annual Central Eurasian Studies Conference
at Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
April 12, 2003
Sponsored by
The Association of Central Eurasian Students
CASI
The Department of Central Eurasian Studies
The Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center
The Medieval Studies Program
The Association of Central Eurasian Students (ACES) is proud to announce the Tenth Annual Central Eurasian Studies Conference. Central Eurasia is defined, for the purpose of this conference, as the vast area including or corresponding to present-day Mongolia, Western China (Xinjiang), Tibet, Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, as well as the historic regions of Khorasan and northern Afghanistan), Azerbaijan, Turkey, Hungary, Estonia, Finland, and other regions which include Finno-Ugric peoples.
The conference attracts 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 will be held at Ballantine Hall on the IU Bloomington Campus from 8 AM-5 PM on Saturday, April 12th. Panels will start at 9 AM. Each talk should be approximately 15-20 minutes. A light breakfast and lunch will be served. The conference will be followed by a reception at the IMU Club.
The conference does not have a single, specific theme. The conference schedule will depend on the papers submitted and accepted for presentation. In the past, papers have discussed a broad range of Central Eurasian subjects, including anthropology, history, linguistics, literature, economics, politics, and related subjects.
The Tenth Annual Central Eurasian Studies Conference Schedule and List of Panels
All panels will take place in Ballantine Hall. Participants: Each presenter will have 15-20 minutes, followed by 5-10 minutes for questions. Panels longer than two hours will have breaks. For a printable version of the following schedule click here . The schedule and list of panels will of course be available at the conference too.
8:00- 9:00 REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST Room: 008
9:00-5:00 BOOK EXHIBIT & SALE Room: 008
9:00-12:00 CENTRAL ASIA: POLITICS AND SOCIETY
Room: 228 Chair: Prof. Henry Hale
T. Tuleubayev (University of Washington): Imagining Homeland: Political Mobilization of Russian-speaking minorities in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Moldova (1989-1992).
V. Levinskaya (Catholic University of America): Methods of Measuring the Strength and Weakness of Civil Society.
Dr. D.L. Ford, Jr. (University of Texas): Fostering Executive Leadership Development in Post-Soviet Countries: Insights from a Central Eurasia Experience.
V. Babak (Tel Aviv University): Post-Soviet Central Asia: Integration or Disintegration?
9:00-12:00 HISTORY
Room: 006 Chair: Prof. Edward Lazzerini
H.M.A. Hsu (University of Pennsylvania): A tale of Two Instruments: The Greek Lyra and the Chinese Ruanxian in the Musical Ensemble Scene in Cave No. 38 of Kizil, Xinjiang.
E. Binbaş (University of Chicago): Visualizing History in the Medieval Islamic World: The Bahr al-Ansāb and Shu‘ab-i Panjgāna.
R. Sela (CEUS, IUB): The Return of the King: Timur’s Resurrection in 18th Century Central Asia.
F. Venturi (CEUS, IUB): Rebuilding a Monastery: the case of Sa skya.
N. Willock (CEUS, IUB): Criticism of the Military Campaign to Tibet in 1720/1 documented in Jiao Yingqi’s Zangcheng jilüe.
N. Tsyrempilov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Buriatia): Gelugpa and Qing Empire: Alliance of Ideologies.
9:00-12:00 OUTLAWS, EPICS, BODYBUILDERS AND NAVRUZ CELEBRATIONS IN IRANIAN AND TURKIC FOLK CULTURE
Room: 005 Chair: Dr. Shahyar Daneshgar
H. Ekbia: The Regaining of an Identity: the Development of chahar-shanbeh soori Tradition in Iran.
D. Burdick (IUB): The Zūrkhāneh: Sacred Space for Sufist Martial Artist.
D. E. Gay: The Shahnameh in Manuscript and Oral Culture.
S. Daneshgar (IUB): Koroğlu, Robin Hood of the East: from Folk to National Hero.
9:00-12:00 ECONOMY AND WATER MANAGEMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA
Room: 013 Chair: Prof. Roman Zlotin
Aziz A. Karimov (Northeastern University): Future Economic Prospects for the Central Asian Countries.
V. Badaker: Corruption and Environment: Kazakhstan as a case study.
Askarali Karimov (SPEA, IUB): Central Asia – Regional Water Allocation, Food Security and International Relations.
K. Bektemirov (SPEA, IUB): Water Allocation in Central Asia: Institutional Responses to Upstream-Downstream Challenges.
L. Potoski (CEUS/SPEA, IUB): Bank of the Aral Sea as a Tool for Integrated Water Resources Management in the Aral Sea Basin.
12:00-1:00 COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH BUFFET Room: 008
1:00-2:00 FEATURE PRESENTATION Room: 013
“Timur’s Tomb: Politics and Commemoration”
Professor Robert McChesney of New York University
2:00-5:00 CENTRAL ASIA: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Room: 228 Chair: Prof. Nazif Shahrani
M. Rahimov (Institute of History, Uzbekistan): The International Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
H. J. Mettes (The Silk Road Cultural Foundation, Austin, TX): How a synthesis of Islam and Marxism has produced behaviours retrogade to democratic movements.
E. Yazdani (Australian National University): The Role of ‘Islam Card’ in the Central Asian Republics’ Policy toward the Muslim world.
M. Walhert (Wright State University): At What Cost? U.S. Foreign Policy in Central Asia.
B. Grodsky (University of Michigan): The Limitations of Direct Foreign Pressure on Human Rights Reform in Uzbekistan.
2:00-3:30 CHALLENGES OF THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY
4:30-5:30 FOR AZERBAIJANIS
Room: 005 Chair: Eric Lepisto
J. Eyvazov (Baku State University): Azerbaijan in the Structure of Security Interactions in Central Eurasia.
A. Mammedov (Baku State University): The Superhighway Information Science in Azerbaijan in the 21st Century: Problems and Suggestions for Bibliographic, Library Processing and Online Information .
T. Mahmudova (Baku State University): Azerbaijani Television in the New Information Era.
R. Soltanova (Kansas State University): Fires in the Mirror: The Female Experience in Azerbaijan.
A. Obali: Assimilation, Identity Process and Prospects for Azerbaijanis in Iran.
3:30-4:30 LECTURE & DEMONSTRATION WORKSHOP ON THE MUGHAM (MODAL) AND ASHIQ (BARDIC) MUSIC OF AZERBAIJAN Room: 109
2:00-5:00 CENTRAL EURASIA: CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Room: 013 Chair: Prof. Christopher Atwood
G. Nagy (CEUS, IUB): Post-war Theatre in Hungary: Structural Changes and the Repertoire.
T. Newyear (CEUS, IUB): Images of Genre, Sounds of History in Mongolian Film.
M. Saruul Erdene (Mongolian State Pedagogical University): Features of Internet Mongolian.
K. Metzo (ANTH, IUB): The “Real” Russian Economy: Exchange, Mutual Support Networks, Obligation and “Gifts” in Contemporary Buriatia.
R.G. Rozi (RMIT University, Australia): Hierarchical Social Structure of the Uyghur Society and the Spatial Organization of Uyghur Houses.
2:00-4:00 TURKEY I
Room: 004 Chair: Prof. Kemal Silay
Z. Baskal (University of Wisconsin): The Distorted Image of the Yunus Emire.
Y. Kaptan (FOLK, IUB): The Cultural Policies of the Turkish Republic in the Establishment Period of Modern Turkey.
K. Hart (ANTH, IUB): The Local Story of DOBAG: a carpet weaving cooperative in Western Anatolia.
B. Tarman (Pennsylvania State University): The Digital Divide in Turkey .
3:00-6:00 CENTRAL ASIA: CULTURE AND EDUCATION
Room: 006 Chair: Prof. William Fierman
M. Suleymanov (New School University): Intercultural Communication and Uzbek Culture
Malik Hodjaev (CEUS, IUB): Civic Education in an Uzbek “Mahalla” .
O.O. Yazliyeva (Pennsylvania State University): Transformation of Higher Education in Turkmenistan for the 21st Century.
A. F. Igmen: (University of Washington): The Houses of Culture in Soviet Kyrgyzstan.
A. Khamidov (University of Notre Dame): Kyrgyzstan: Organized Opposition and Civil Unrest.
4:00-6:00 Turkey II
Room: 004 Chair: Prof. Martin Spechler
F.G. Onbasi (Baskent University, Turkey): The Evolution of the Ideology of the Republican People’s Party: Change or Continuity?
F.S. Gelir (Baskent University, Turkey): Islamist Perceptions of Turkey’s Accession to the European Union.
Y. Demyrag (Baskent University, Turkey): Conflict in the Turkish Russian Interests in Central Asia and Caucasian Energy Politics.
T. Ziyadov (Beloit College): The Baku-Ceyhan Pipeline and Its Potential Impact on Turkish-Russian Relations.
B. Elturan: Kurdish Question in Turkey: From Denial to Foot-Dragging.
6:00-9:00 DINNER RECEPTION
University Club, IMU Room: 150
8:00 SPECIAL PERFORMANCE:
MAMEDOV FAMILY ENSEMBLE OF AZERBAIJAN & THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE. Click here for flyer using ADOBE Acrobat Reader.
Ballantine Hall Room: 013
Last year's conference schedule may be seen here: 2002 Program
Please email aces@indiana.edu for more information or check back on this page. To contact us by phone, call (812) 855-9510 or fax us at (812) 855-7500.
Funding:
The conference is open and free of charge to everyone who wants to attend, but the sponsoring institutions are unable to provide any funding to conference participants. Participants will be responsible for seeking their own funds to cover all travel and accommodation costs.
Bloomington Information
Accommodation:
The Conference organizers do not have particular arrangements with local hotels. Below are some suggestions.
On the campus of Indiana University:
The hotel in the Indiana Memorial Union is located next to the conference location (Ballantine Hall)
Rates: Single ($86-$105 per night); Double ($94-$113 per night)
Eigenmann Residence Hall , a dormitory, is a 15-minute walk from the conference location.
Hotels in Bloomington:
Visit Bloomington
Geocities Guide to Bloomington
Travel and Directions:
The conference will be held on the ground floor of Ballantine Hall, Indiana University.
Bloomington is located approximately 50 miles south of Indianapolis, Indiana.
See the following websites for directions and maps:
Directions website
IU campus map website
The Indianapolis International Airport is the closest commercial airport to Bloomington. The convenient Bloomington Shuttle service leaves the Indianapolis airport for Bloomington every two hours from the "Ground Transportation" area (one-way ticket costs $20). Take the shuttle to the Indiana Memorial Union (on the campus of the University) or to one of the hotels on its route.
Campus Parking:
Please note that most parking lots on campus require a parking sticker, and the university frequently checks and tickets illegally parked cars. The closest FREE parking is in the Atwater parking structure, located at the intersection of Atwater and Faculty Streets. PAY parking is located at the Indiana Memorial Union, next to the conference location.
Walking directions from Atwater:
Walk north on Faculty Street to Third Street. You will see a big building directly across the street called Jordan Hall. Ballantine Hall is directly behind it. The conference will be held on the ground floor (the level below the "first floor").