[Bilimsel Haber] CONF.- Eurasian Women and Self-reliance, March 22, 2007, California

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CONF.- Eurasian Women and Self-reliance, March 22, 2007, California

Posted by: Ali Igmen <aigmen at csulb.edu>

Eurasian Women and Self-reliance:
Religion and Education in the Contemporary World
California State University, Long Beach
The Pointe at the Pyramid

Thursday, March 22, 2007

The symposium will address women's position and role in forging
contemporary identities in several Eurasian societies during the
twentieth century and contemporary times. The purpose of this symposium
is to talk about the self-reliance of Eurasian women when faced with
pressures coming from the state, society, and external forces. The three
sessions will address the importance of studying and teaching women's
history and gender roles when discussing geography, religion, and
education in Eurasia. Our focus will be on women's responses to their
socialist and/or nationalist governments' policies regarding cultural,
educational and religious reforms. We will explore the education of the
girl child and women during transitional periods in history of Eastern
Europe, Southwest and South Asia. The panelists will present their
primary research on the following topics:

  - Preserving religious identities in revolutionary times
  - Forging contemporary womanhood during early communist and
    nationalist periods
  - Contending with sweeping education reforms during the times of
    revolutionary fervor
  - Responding to limits and attacks of religious expression under
    autocratic governments
  - Resisting state oppression and societal pressure
  - Modern education and globalization on religious change

The Organizer and Contact Person: Ali F. Igmen (Department of History,
CSULB).  Please register: aigmen at csulb.edu



Distrib. by: Central-Eurasia-L - Announcement List for Central Eurasian
Studies