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This course will introduce students to the histories, societies, and cultures of Central Asia, which, for the purposes of this course, will be understood as consisting of the five post-Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Once at the very heart of the Silk Road trade that connected East and Southeast Asia with Europe and Africa, the region underwent dramatic transformations from the mid-19th century onwards as a result of its annexation, first into the Russian Empire and subsequently into the latter’s successor – the Soviet Union. In turn, the Soviet Union’s dissolution triggered another pervasive transformation that brought about a series of social, economic, and cultural phenomena shared by all five – now independent – republics. This common historical trajectory allows us to study the post-Soviet Central Asian republics collectively, while also recognising the various divergences in their post-socialist transitions.
After a brief introduction to Central Asia’s history, the course will engage with original ethnographic work that examines a wide variety of social, economic, political, and cultural processes in all five republics. In addition to providing students with knowledge about both the region and regional ethnographic research, the readings will familiarise them with empirical cases and theoretical strands central to contemporary anthropological enquiry. Particular emphasis will be placed on the legacy of the Soviet Union’s nationalities policy, which divided the region into five republics, as well as on issues related to state ideology, nation-building, memory, ethnicity, kinship, gender, religion, borders, migration, economy, everyday life, and environmental concerns, among others.
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| Δραστηριότητα | Φόρτος Εργασίας Εξαμήνου |
|---|---|
| Σύνολο Μαθήματος | 140 |
| Διαλέξεις | 40 |
| Ασκήσεις στην τάξη | 15 |
| Εκπαιδευτική εκδρομή | 10 |
| Αυτόνομη μελέτη στην διάρκεια του εξαμήνου | 45 |
| Μελέτη προετοιμασίας για τις εξετάσεις | 30 |
Αξιολόγηση Φοιτητών:
Η αξιολόγηση των φοιτητών/ριών γίνεται μέσω εξετάσεων με ερωτήσεις ανάπτυξης και αποκλειστικά στην ελληνική γλώσσα. Τα κριτήρια είναι προσβάσιμα για τους φοιτητές/ριες στην ηλεκτρονική πλατφόρμα του μαθήματος (e-class).