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Central Asia Inside/Out

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This podcast highlights the research of the Central European University students on historical, cultural, socio-political issues related to Central Asia. The project is based on two perspectives that stem from the backgrounds of two hosts: Elmira from Kazakhstan and Grace from the US. This ‘inside/out’ perspective will shed light on persistent assumptions about this region. Episodes will investigate different research approaches from the perspectives of local and external scholars, traditions, and theories. Season 1 was recorded during the spring of the academic year 2020-2021 Music credits: Raindrops from MusicFox https://www.musicfox.com/en/info/free-music.php

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December 1, 2021

Episode Four. On Kazakh Famine 1931-1933 and the politics of collective memory

In the fourth last episode, we discuss the Kazakh Famine in 1931-1933 and the political aspects of the term ‘genocide.’ The historical tragedy of the Stalinist era remains a controversial debate in the public discourse in Kazakhstan due to internal and international politics. Who defines genocide? What are the legal categories for that definition? What implications do follow once the terms are clarified? This and many other questions we, CEU MA students, Grace Garette, Elmira Kakabayeva, Thijs Korsten, and Alexander Thatcher discussed during the seminar on the history of Central Asia and this episode.

October 28, 2021

Episode Three. Faruh Kuziev on the role of Cold War and micro-histories of hometown Sharora.

In the third episode, Faruh Kuziev, a CEU Ph.D. candidate in comparative history, invites to Sharora, his hometown in Tajikistan. His research is focused on the micro-histories of its inhabitants including Faruh’s family members and the role of the Cold War within the Central Asian region. How global can be reflected in local? How people from Soviet ‘provinces’ were internationalized? And what role did culture played in these processes - are some of the question discussed in the episode.

October 6, 2021

Episode Two. Zohra Saed on Langston Hughs’s visit to Soviet Turkestan in 1932-1933

Langston Hughes, the American poet, and leader of the ‘black renaissance’ visited newly emerged Soviet Uzbekistan in the early thirties but not much of his written work has been left public for the international audience. Zohra Saed, an American researcher with a complex family history from Turkestan talks about her dissertation based on Langstone Hughes’ archival notebooks, poems, and photos from that trip. The episode highlights the personal story of Zohra as an inside-out researcher and her positioned investigation of Hughes' legacy.Recommended literature:Hughes, Langston. 1934. A Negro looks at Soviet Central Asia. Moscow: Co-operative Pub. Society of Foreign Workers in the U.S.S.R.Langston Hughes: Poems, Photos & Notebooks from Turkestanhttps://www.centerforthehumanities.org/lost-and-found/publications/langston-hughes-poems-photos-notebooks-from-turkestan?fbclid=IwAR0ebaXSmPZW4aYaFU8hAFSLrQ8S-jTFZnHhUQv6T1Ef-E4AV4iCWZL4sLo

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What is Central Asia Inside/Out?: This podcast highlights the research of the Central European University students on historical, cultural, socio-political issues related to Central Asia. The project is based on two perspectives that stem from the backgrounds of two hosts: Elmira from Kazakhstan and Grace from the US. This ‘inside/out’ perspective will shed light on persistent assumptions about this region. Episodes will investigate different research approaches from the perspectives of local and external scholars, traditions, and theories.

Season 1 was recorded during the spring of the academic year 2020-2021

Music credits: Raindrops from MusicFox https://www.musicfox.com/en/info/free-music.php
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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