[Discussion] SYMPOSIUM- 17th Nicholas Poppe Symposium, May 14, Univ. of Washington, Seattle

Sule Tarakcioglu suletar@cstgroup.org
Fri, 13 May 2005 08:52:24 -0700


From: "I. Cirtautas" <icirt@u.washington.edu>



SYMPOSIUM- 17th Nicholas Poppe Symposium, May 14, Univ. of Washington, 
Seattle

University of Washington
Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization

17th Annual Nicholas Poppe Symposium on Central/Inner Asian Studies

Saturday, May 14, 2005
8:30 am-5:30 pm

Denny Hall 215-215A
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Program

8:30-9:00
Coffee, Tea and Refreshments

9:00-9:10
Welcome Address: Ilse D. Cirtautas

9:10-9:35
"Is Turkology Still Alive Today?"
Charles Carlson, Prague/Tashkent
Visiting Professor
University of Washington, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization

9:35-9:45
Discussion

9:45-10:10
"Uzbek Writers and their Contributions to Ecological and National Awareness
During Glasnost"
Christina Szabo
University of Washington, Herbert Ellison Center for Russian, East European
and Central Asian Studies (REECAS)

10:10-10:20
Discussion

10:20-10:45
"Baymirza Hayit: The Contributions and Tribulations of a Famed Central Asian
Historian"
Ilse D. Cirtautas
University of Washington, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization

10:45-10:55
Discussion

11:00-11:30
"Historical Stages in the Development of Uzbek Civic Society"
Nodira Mahkomova, Senior Researcher
Institute of History, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent

11:30-11:40
Discussion

11:40-12:40
Lunch, Denny 215

12:40-1:00
"Building a "University of Washington Center" in Tashkent"
Charles Carlson and Ilse Cirtautas, University of Washington

1:00-1:10
Discussion

1:10-1:30
"The History and Goals of the American Center for Mongolian Studies,
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia/Bellingham, WA"
Charles Krusekopf
Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

1:30-1:40
Discussion

1:40-2:05
"Kyrgyz Women in the Perception of Western Travelers of the 19th Century"
Cholpon Turdalieva, Fulbright Scholar
Abayev University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

2:05-2:15
Discussion

2:15-2:40
"The Emerging Sino-Afghan Relationship"
Justin Miller
University of Washington, China Program

2:40-2:50
Discussion

2:50-3:00
Coffee/Tea Break

3:00-3:25
"Spiritual Legitimacy: Causes of Factual Violence in Chinese Naqshbandiyya
Tariqa"
Kristian Petersen
University of Colorado at Boulder, Dept. of Religious Studies

3:25-3:35
Discussion

3:35-4:00
"Comments on the Tawarikh-i Musiqiyyun by Mulla Ismatulla Mojiz, an Uighur
of the Middle of the 19th Century"
Will Sumits
University of Washington, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization

4:00-4:10
Discussion

4:10-4:30
Closing Words and Comments

4:30-5:30
Central Asian Music: Will Sumits, Alfredo Gormezano, Elmira Kochumkulkizi



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