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- FLAS
FELLOWSHIPS for 1999-2000: - Posted: 22 Dec 1998
- JOB
OPPORTUNITY- Research Assistant, Harvard Central Asia Forum - Posted: 7
Dec 1998
- CENTRAL
ASIA WORKSHOP- Tamara Sivertseva, National Identity in Dagestan - Posted:
3 Dec 1998
- LECTURE-
Diversity in Muslim Jurisprudence, November 30 - Posted: 20 Nov 1998
- WORK
STUDY in the Central Asian Studies Program - Posted: 18 Nov 1998
- CENTRAL
ASIA WORKSHOP- Schedule for November - Posted: 10 Nov 1998
- LECTURE-
Int'l Standards in Muslim Societies, November 9 - Posted: 3 Nov 1998
- LECTURE-
Inner Asian and Altaic Studies: Mazdean Belief in Central Asia - Posted:
29 Oct 1998
- LECTURE-
"History of Ganden Monastery", Oct. 29 - Posted: 26 Oct 1998
- LECTURE-
Bassam Tibi, Contemporary Islamic Movements, MIT - Posted: 20 Oct 1998
- Central
Asia Working Group 1998-1999 - Posted: 14 Oct 1998
- LECTURES-
Bustani Seminars for Fall 1998 - Posted: 30 Sep 1998
- WEBSITE-
Islamic Legal Studies Program - Posted: 29 Jul 1998
- SEMINAR-
Theresa Sabonis-Helf, Nuclear Newly Independent States - Posted: 15 Jun
1998
- CENTRAL
ASIA WORKSHOP- El'za Guchinova, Kalmyk Entrepreneurs, May 19 - Posted: 12
May 1998
- Inner
Asian and Altaic Studies Lecture - Posted: 21 Apr 1998
- BENEFIT
PERFORMANCE- Central Asian Music, Dance and Poetry, May 7 - Posted: 13 Apr
1998
- LECTURE
- Carlotta Gall and Thomas de Waal, New Book on Chechnya - Posted: 10 Apr
1998
- LECTURE-
Rafique Keshavjee, Higher Education Development in Central Asia - Posted:
6 Apr 1998
- CENTRAL
ASIA WORKSHOP- Khidirbekughli- Kazak Oil as a Geopolitical Factor - Posted:
3 Apr 1998
- LECTURE-
M. Magomedkhanov and R. Bisoulatov, Future of N. Caucasus - Posted: 3 Mar
1998
- LECTURE-
M. Kazuo, Origins of Herding Economy in Mongolia, Mar 6 - Posted: 3 Mar
1998
- INNER
ASIAN LECTURE- Katheryn Linduff, Archaeology, Inner Mongolia - Posted: 26
Feb 1998
- WORK
STUDY in the Central Asian Studies Program - Posted: 26 Feb 1998
- AKPIA
SPRING LECTURE SERIES - Posted: 18 Feb 1998
- Women
and Islamic Law in Pakistan's Courts - Posted: 11 Feb 1998
- SUFISM
LECTURE: William Chittick, BU Societ for Study of Relig. - Posted: 10 Feb
1998
- Central
Asia Working Group Meeting Tues. Feb. 3 - Posted: 3 Feb 1998
- COURSE
OFFERING- Central Asian Culture and Society - Posted: 27 Jan 1998
- WORKSHOP-
Xinjiang and China, Friday, Jan. 30, 1997 - Posted: 22 Jan 1998
FLAS FELLOWSHIPS for 1999-2000:
From: Central Asia Studies <centasia fas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 22 Dec 1998
FLAS FELLOWSHIPS for 1999-2000:
Harvard graduate students studying Central Asia and the region should be
aware of the FLAS Fellowships program which supports students studying
languages and area studies.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be citizens of the United States or have permanent
residency status. Furthermore, applicants must be enrolled in a graduate
degree program in one of Harvard's graduate schools and must be accepted
for either: (1) advanced training in both a foreign language and area or
international studies, or (2) research and training in international
aspects of professional (or other) fields of study which involved further
development of language proficiency. Applicants must also show potential
for high academic achievement.
QUALIFYING LANGUAGES
The following languages, classified by World Area, are pending approval by
the U.S. Department of Education for Harvard University to offer FLAS
fellowships:
EAST ASIA: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese
EAST EUROPE: Czech, Modern Greek, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian,
Ukrainian
INNER ASIA: Armenian, Chaghatay, Mongolian, Tajik, Tibetan, Uzbek, and
other Central Asian Languages
LATIN AMERICA: Mayan, Portuguese, Spanish
MIDDLE EAST: Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish
[Note: Given that Department of Education approval for languages in the
Inner Asian (Central Asian) world area is still pending--as it is for all
such areas--the Forum recommends that those interested in this area submit
applications to other areas that have supported Central Asian languages in
the past: East Europe, Middle East, and East Asia world areas to maximize
your chances.]
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Academic year fellowships provide a cost of education allowance of up to
$10,000 plus a $10,000 stipend to be disbursed monthly over a ten-month
period. Summer fellowships provide a cost of education allowance of $3,600
plus a $2,400 stipend. Remaining tuition costs, if any, will be paid by
Harvard.
APPLICATIONS
Applications for summer fellowships and academic year fellowships are due
*January 29, 1999*. Applications and fact sheets with detailed information
about FLAS application requirements may be obtained at each of the Harvard
graduate schools' Office of Financial Aid or by contacting:
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Byerly Hall, Room 209
8 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 +1/617-495-5396
Questions regarding the FLAS Fellowship may be directed to the FLAS
Coordinator at 495-5396
JOB OPPORTUNITY- Research Assistant, Harvard Central Asia Forum
From: Central Asian Studies <centasiafas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 7 Dec 1998
The Forum for Central Asian Studies is seeking a Part-Time Temporary
Research Assistant. The position is 17.5 hours/week, and is funded through
August 1999, with the possibility of renewal.
The research assistant will be responsible for managing the Forum's program
office; this involves responding to requests for information, maintaining
e-mail lists, developing the Forum's website and organizing a graduate
student workshop. Additional duties include finding, gathering, processing
and organizing data sources and data, carrying out clerical tasks related
to research projects and assisting in the preparation of publications.
Candidates should have a college background and one to two years of
research experience. Knowledge of Russian and facility in reading Russian
language scholarly literature are required, as are interest in and
knowledge of Central Asia/Islam/Soviet Union. In addition, strong computer
skills, preferably Word for Windows, Excel and other Windows programs, as
well as web skills, are required. Applicants must be able to learn quickly
and write well.
If you are interested in this position, please send a resume and cover
letter to:
Julie Fairbanks
Harvard Central Asia Forum
1737 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: +1/617-496-2643
Fax: +1/617-495-8319
E-mail: <centasiafas.harvard.edu>
WWW: <http://centasia.fas.harvard.edu>
CENTRAL ASIA WORKSHOP- Tamara Sivertseva, National Identity in Dagestan
From: Central Asian Studies <centasiafas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 3 Dec 1998
Tamara Sivertseva
Senior Fellow, Project Director
Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
"The Quest for National Identity in Dagestan"
Monday December 7
2:15-4:00 p.m.
Coolidge Hall
Room 4
Harvard Forum for Central Asian Studies
Harvard University
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
For more information:
tel.: 617-496-2643
email: centasiafas.harvard.edu
LECTURE- Diversity in Muslim Jurisprudence, November 30
From: Islamic Legal Studies Program <ilsplaw.harvard.edu>
Posted: 20 Nov 1998
The Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School shall present the
following lecture on Monday, November 30, 1998. You are invited to attend...
TITLE: Diversity in Muslim Jurisprudence and Its Limits
BY: Bernard G. Weiss, Prof. of Arabic and Islamic Studies,
Middle East Center, Univ. of Utah; formally of Center of Arabic
Studies, American University in Cairo, Egypt
WHEN: Monday, 30 November, 1998
TIME: 4:30 - 6:00 PM
WHERE: Pound Hall 100 (Harvard Law School)
Refreshments will be served following lecture. For further information
contact +1/617-496-3941; e-mail ilsplaw.harvard.edu
WORK STUDY in the Central Asian Studies Program
From: Central Asia Forum <centasiafas.harard.edu>
Posted: 18 Nov 1998
The Forum for Central Asian Studies is looking for work-study students to
help with a variety of projects. Some of the work will require computer
skills and knowledge of Russian. Tasks include: assisting with mailings,
copying, advertising events, logging data, responding to requests for
information, and other responsibilities, depending on students' skills.
Note that this work is ONLY available to students who are eligible for the
Federal Work Study program as part of their financial aid. Please check
about your eligibility with the Financial Aid Office.
If you are interested, please contact me.
Julie Fairbanks
Forum for Central Asian Studies
1737 Cambridge Street, 224A
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 496-2643
Fax: 495-8319
E-mail: <centasiafas.harvard.edu>
WWW: <http://centasia.fas.harvard.edu>
CENTRAL ASIA WORKSHOP- Schedule for November
From: Central Asian Studies <centasiafas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 10 Nov 1998
Nov. 16 (Mon.) 2:15-4:00pm Coolidge Hall Room 4
CENTRAL ASIA WORKSHOP
Philip Kohl
Professor of Anthropology, Wellesley College
"National Identity and the Use of the Past in the Caucasus"
Nov. 23 (Mon.) 2:15-4:00pm Coolidge Hall Room 4
CENTRAL ASIA WORKSHOP
Jonathan Lipman
Professor of History, Mount Holyoke College
"Muslims in a Modern China: From Subordinate Lords to Minority
Nationalities"
Nov. 30 (Mon.) 2:15-4:00pm Coolidge Hall Room 4
CENTRAL ASIA WORKSHOP
Vladimir Boyko
Associate Professor of Asian Studies, Department of History
Barnaul Pedagogical University
Visiting Scholar, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
"Ethno-Political Conflicts in Northern Afghanistan: Prospects and Retrospects"
LECTURE- Int'l Standards in Muslim Societies, November 9
From: Islamic Legal Studies Program <ilsplaw.harvard.edu>
Posted: 3 Nov 1998
The Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School is proud to
sponsor, and you are invited to attend, a brown bag, lunch time lecture:
TITLE: Implementation of International Standards in Traditional
Muslim Societies: The Case of Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia
BY: Claude Bruderlein, Special Advisor U.N. Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, New York
WHEN: Monday, November 9, 1998
WHERE: Pound Hall 512 (Harvard Law School)
TIME: 12:15 - 1:45 PM
Contact Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School for further
information +1/617-496-3941 or ilsplaw.harvard.edu
LECTURE- Inner Asian and Altaic Studies: Mazdean Belief in Central Asia
From: Inner Asian and Altaic Studies <iaasfas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 29 Oct 1998
Wednesday, November 4, 1998
The Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies invites you to a
luncheon and lecture at Coolidge Hall, Seminar Room 3
Lunch at 12:30, presentation at 1:00
Zhang Guangda, Visiting Professor of Chinese History at Yale University,
will speak on
"The Mazdean Belief in Eastern Central Asia: Literary Evidence from
Excavated Documents"
You may bring your own lunch, or lunch can be bought in the Coolidge Hall
cafeteria and taken into Seminar Room 3.
LECTURE- "History of Ganden Monastery", Oct. 29
From: Inner Asian and Altaic Studies <iaasfas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 26 Oct 1998
Thursday, October 29
7:00-9:00 pm
"The History of Ganden Monastery"
by Tibetan Monks from Ganden Jangtse Monastery, India: Yeshe Gyaltsen,
Khenpo Lobsang Chandra, ven. Lobsang Tenzin, Gendun Chungnyi, Thubten
Jampa, and Tenzin Ngodrup.
2 Divinity Ave, Room 18
Sponsored by the Harvard Association for Tibetan Studies and the Harvard
Radcliffe Swedenborg Chaplaincy.
LECTURE- Bassam Tibi, Contemporary Islamic Movements, MIT
From: Gabi Glatkauskas <gabigmit.edu>
Posted: 20 Oct 1998
This is just a reminder that the first Bustani Seminar for the fall term
will be this evening, Tuesday, October 20 at 4:30 in room E51-095. The
speaker will be Professor Bassam Tibi of the University of Gottingen,
Germany and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard
University. His talk is titled "Contemporary Islamic Movements: What
Future?"
Gabi Glatkauskas
Dean's Office, SHSS
Central Asia Working Group 1998-1999
From: Central Asian Studies <centasiafas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 14 Oct 1998
NOTE: The Central Asia Working Group is to convene MONDAY, October 19.
The Working Group on "Central Asian Society, Politics and Culture" is a
weekly forum for discussion of projects on Central Asia. With support from
the Ford Foundation provided through the Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences, the Working Group is aimed at providing a context for focused
discussion on Central Asian topics among Harvard graduate students,
faculty, and other members of the Harvard community. Central Asia, for
these purposes, is understood to include the states of Uzbekistan,
Kirghizstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, as well as closely
related areas: the Caucasus, the Volga Basin, Southwestern Siberia,
Mongolia, Northern Iran, Afghanistan, etc. Each week is devoted to a
presentation of some work-in-progress (a thesis prospectus, chapter, or
paper) by one of the Working Group participants, accompanied by critical
discussion by the group as a whole. The Chair of the Working Group this
year is Beatrice Manz, assisted by Sean Pollock and Julie Fairbanks.
Refreshments are a regular feature of the meetings. Guest speakers are
also sometimes invited.
The first meeting of the Central Asia Working Group will be MONDAY, October
19. Those who have participated in the past should note that the meetings
will be on Mondays (NOT Tuesdays, as they were last year).
The meeting time is currently set for 2:15-4:00 in room 215 of Coolidge
Hall (the Bergson/Ulam Room). If this time is problematic, 4:15-6:00 on
Mondays is a second possibility. If you are interested in being part of
the group, but are unable to meet from 2:15-4:00 on Mondays, please let me
know as soon as possible so that we can change the time, if necessary,
before the first meeting.
If you would like to receive the regular notices about presentations in
this forum (even if you don't expect to attend regularly), please let me
know and I will add your address to the address list for this purpose. Note
that since the Working Group activities are generally aimed at the Group's
membership, regular information about the up-coming meetings will ONLY be
distibuted to those who ask to be included on this list.
If you know of anyone who might be interested in joining the Working Group,
please pass on the word about it. Please also consider the possibility of
presenting a project at some point in the course of the semester or the
year, and come to the first meeting with ideas. Bear in mind that the
project can be something rather "raw", though ideally you should have a
(draft) paper that can be distributed in advance of your presentation.
Please contact me with any questions or suggestions you might have. I
welcome ideas in advance of the October 19th meeting.
Julie Fairbanks
__________________________________________________________________
Forum for Central Asian Studies \ Harvard University
1737 Cambridge Street \ Cambridge, MA 02138 \ USA
tel.: +1/617-496-2643 fax: +1/617-495-8319
E-Mail: <centasiafas.harvard.edu>
Central Asia Forum Web Site: http://centasia.fas.harvard.edu
__________________________________________________________________
LECTURES- Bustani Seminars for Fall 1998
From: Gabi Glatkauskas <gabigmit.edu>
Posted: 30 Sep 1998
Here is the list of Bustani Seminar speakers for the fall 1998 term:
Tuesday, October 20 at 4:30 in room E51-095, Professor Bassam Tibi,
Professor of Political Science at the University of Gottingen, Germany, and
Visiting Scholar at the Center for International Affairs, Harvard.
"Contemporary Islamic Movements: What Future?"
Tuesday, November 17 at 4:30 in room E51-095, Professor Ali Banuazizi,
Department of Psychology, Boston College. "Iran: Toward a Post-Islamic
Order."
Seminars are open to the public.
WEBSITE- Islamic Legal Studies Program
From: Islamic Legal Studies Program <ilsplaw.harvard.edu>
Posted: 29 Jul 1998
The Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School is pleased to
announce the launching of its website at
http://www.law.harvard.edu/Programs/ILSP
The site has many features which include course descriptions, publications,
employment opportunities and more. Also see our upcoming events for future
conferences, lectures and more...
Please browse around the website http://www.law.harvard.edu/Programs/ILSP
and send us your comments and suggestions mail to: ILSPlaw.harvard.edu.
SEMINAR- Theresa Sabonis-Helf, Nuclear Newly Independent States
From: Fiona Hill <Fiona_Hill/FS/KSGksg.harvard.edu>
Posted: 15 Jun 1998
"Power Politics: Energy Strategies of Armenia, Lithuania, and
Ukraine, the Nuclear Newly Independent States"
Theresa Sabonis-Helf, Emory University
Wednesday, June 17, 1-2:30
Perkins Room
Harvard Institute for International Developement
1 Eliot Street
CENTRAL ASIA WORKSHOP- El'za Guchinova, Kalmyk Entrepreneurs, May 19
From: Central Asian Studies <centasiafas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 12 May 1998
El'za Guchinova
Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Georgetown University
"Entrepreneurs in Kalmykia: A Challenge to Traditions"
Tuesday May 19
4:15-6:00 p.m.
Bergson/Ulam Room
Coolidge 215
Harvard Forum for Central Asian Studies
Harvard University
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
For more information:
tel.: 617-496-2643
email: centasiafas.harvard.edu
Inner Asian and Altaic Studies Lecture
From: "Susan P. Bourneuf" <sbournfas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 21 Apr 1998
Inner Asian and Altaic Studies Lecture
The Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies invites you to a luncheon
and lecture on Wednesday, May 6 in Coolidge Hall Seminar Room 3. Professor
Valerie Hansen, Department of History at Yale University, will speak on
"The Path of Buddhism from India to China: The View from Turfan". You may
bring your own lunch or buy it in the cafeteria before. Lunch at 12:30,
presentation at 1:00.
Susan
Susan Bourneuf, Staff Assistant
Regional Studies -- East Asia
Inner Asia and Altaic Studies
Phone: 495-3777
Fax: 495-4306
sbournfas.harvard.edu
BENEFIT PERFORMANCE:
From: Jeff Spurr <spurrfas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 13 Apr 1998
BENEFIT PERFORMANCE:
An Evening of Central Asian Performance:
Music, Dance and Poetry from the Lands of the Silk Route
7:00-9:30 PM
at the great tent between Memorial Hall and the Harvard Science Center
Thursday, 7 May
PROGRAM:
Traditional Bokharan Wedding Dances and Music
by
Tohfa Khon and her ensemble
(2 dancers and 3 musicians on the ghijak, tar and darya)
Traditional Tibetan Songs and Dances
by
Gela Yonten Choephel and
history in the making as this is the first ever official delegation of
Tibetan Buddhist nuns to North America or Europe. The nuns will be making
a Mandala in the next few weeks for the Dalai Lama's visit to Brandeis
University on May 8th.
Thank you very much for your consideration and apologies for any
inconvenience,
Kim Gutschow
Harvard University Society of Fellows
78 Mt. Auburn St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel. 617-495-2410
LECTURE - Carlotta Gall and Thomas de Waal, New Book on Chechnya
From: Central Asian Studies <centasiafas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 10 Apr 1998
The SDI Seminar Series on "The Caucasus and the Caspian" and the BCSIA
Caspian Working Group invite you to a discussion with journalists:
Carlotta Gall and Thomas de Waal
on their new book
"Chechnya: Calamity in the Caucasus"
Wednesday, April 15, 2:00-4:00pm
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Library
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Littauer Building, 3rd floor
Please RSVP to Elena Kostritsyna: 495-1356
LECTURE- Rafique Keshavjee, Higher Education Development in Central Asia
From: "Elizabeth J. Gordon" <ejgordonfas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 6 Apr 1998
Rafique Keshavjee, the Director of the Aga Khan Humanities Project
for Central Asia, will speak about strengthening undergraduate
education in the humanities, with special reference to Tajikistan
and Kyrgyzstan. Time: Wednesday, April 15, 1998 at from 3:30 to
5:30 Place: Eliot-Lyman Room, Longfellow Hall, Harvard Graduate
School of Education, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA. Co-sponsored
by the National Resource Center for Russian, East European and
Central Asian Studies and the Office of International Education,
Harvard Graduate School of Education.
For further information call +1/617-495-5903 or +1/617-495-5852, or send email to <ejgordonfas.harvard.edu>.
Liz Gordon Outreach Coordinator NRC REECAS Harvard University
1727 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 01238 +1/617-495-5852 Fax +1/617-495-8319
CENTRAL ASIA WORKSHOP- Khidirbekughli- Kazak Oil as a Geopolitical Factor
From: John Schoeberlein <schoeberfas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 3 Apr 1998
Central Asia Workshop
Doulatbek Khidirbekughli
Associate Researcher, Strategic Institute of Kazakstan
"Kazak Oil as a Geopolitical Factor"
Tuesday, April 7
4:15-6:00 p.m.
Bergson/Ulam Room
Coolidge Hall 215
LECTURE- Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov and Rousbek Bisoulatanov, Future of North
Caucasus
From: Central Asian Studies <centasiafas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 3 Mar 1998
The SDI Seminar Series on "The Caucasus and the Caspian" and the BCSIA
Caspian Working Group invite you to a discussion with:
Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov, Ambassador-at-Large for the Republic of Dagestan
and
Rousbek Bisoulatanov, Former Minister of Agriculture of Chechnya
"The Aftermath of the War in Chechnya: What Next for the North Caucasus?"
Friday, March 6, 2:30-4:00pm
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Library
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Littauer Building, 3rd floor
Please RSVP to Elena Kostritsyna: 495-1356
LECTURE- Miyamoto Kazuo, Origins of Herding Economy in Mongolia, Mar. 6
From: David Cohen <djcohenfas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 3 Mar 1998
Harvard East Asian Archaeology Seminar:
On Friday, March 6, at 12:10 pm, Dr. Miyamoto Kazuo (Kyushu
University / Harvard Yenching Visiting Scholar) will present:
"When Did Herding Economies Start in Inner Mongolia? --
A Report on Sino-Japanese Joint Excavations"
We will meet in our usual location, Peabody Museum 52H
(Faculty Conference Room), 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge.
Please join us, and, as always, refreshments will be served!
INNER ASIAN LECTURE- Katheryn Linduff, Archaeology, Inner Mongolia
From: Susan P Bourneuf <sbournfas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 26 Feb 1998
The Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies
and the Harvard East Asian Archaeology Seminar
invite you to a lecture at
Peabody Museum, Room 14A
4 pm on Friday, February 27, 1998
Katheryn Linduff
Professor of Chinese Art and Archaeology
University of Pittsburgh
will speak on
"Regional Lifeways and Cultural Remains in the Northern Corridor --
An Archaeological Project in Inner Mongolia"
An informal reception will follow the talk, to which all are invited.
Please note the change in the usual meeting place and time.
Susan Bourneuf, Staff Assistant
Regional Studies -- East Asia
Inner Asia and Altaic Studies
Phone: 495-3777
Fax: 495-4306
sbournfas.harvard.edu
WORK STUDY in the Central Asian Studies Program
From: John Schoeberlein <schoeberfas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 26 Feb 1998
We are looking for students who are interested in Work Study. The tasks
are primarily research and program related tasks. One category of work
requires computer skills; another requires good library skills. These
needn't be carried out by the same person. Knowledge of Russian may be
required for the library work.
Note that this work is ONLY available to students who are eligible for the
Federal Work Study program as part of their financial aid. Please check
about your eligibility with the Financial Aid Office.
If you have a special interest in work related to Central Asia, but are not
eligible for Work Study, you might never-the-less let us know, as we might
have some work for you at some point.
Please contact me if you are interested.
John Schoeberlein
__________________________________________________________________
Dr. John S. Schoeberlein \ Director
Forum for Central Asian Studies \ Harvard University
1737 Cambridge Street \ Cambridge, MA 02138 \ USA
tel.: +1/617-495-4338 fax: +1/617-495-8319
E-Mail: <schoeberfas.harvard.edu>
Central Asia Forum Web Site: http://centasia.fas.harvard.edu
__________________________________________________________________
AKPIA SPRING LECTURE SERIES
From: Central Asian Studies <centasiafas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 18 Feb 1998
AKPIA SPRING LECTURE SERIES
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Architecture
Spring 1998
The AKPIA Lecture Series for Spring Semester, "The Aspect of the Sacred in
Architecture and Urbanism," includes a number of lectures on topics which
may be of interest to those interested in Central Asia, including the
following:
Rochelle Kessler, Sackler Museum, Harvard University
The Divine in Mughal Paintings
Room 3-133, March 11, 6:00 pm
Omar Khalidi, MIT
Rituals Spaces of Sufi Shrines
Room 3-133, March 20, 3:30 pm
Hasan Uddin Khan, MIT
Contemporary Mosques: Identity and Sacred Typology
Room 3-133, May 6, 6:00 pm
Round Table Seminar
The Sacred in Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism
Participants: Rupinder Singh (Corbu's Chandigarh), Kazi Khaleed Ashraf (In
the Works of Correa and Doshi), and Shakeel Hossain ("Rubanism" - The New
Ethnic Urban). Discussants: Attilio Petruccioli and Others (To Be
Arranged). Stella Room, May 2, 10:00 am
Sponsored by
The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Organized by Attilio Petruccioli and Shakeel Hossain
For a full schedule of the lecture series or other information, please call
253-1400.
Attilio Petruccioli
Acting Director, Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
MIT Room 10-390
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Tel. 617 253 0567/Fax 258 8172
Shakeel Hossain
Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
MIT, Room 10-322
Cambridge, MA 02139
hossainmit.edu
Tel.: +1/617-258 5128
Fax: +1/617-258 8172
Women and Islamic Law in Pakistan's Courts
From: Samantha Lobis <slobislaw.harvard.edu>
Posted: 11 Feb 1998
The Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School presents its second
lecture in a series honoring Pakistan's 50th Anniversary Year.
ASMA JAHANGIR will present her lecture entitled, "Women and Islamic Law in
Pakistan's Courts" on February 17, 1998 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Pound
Hall 102.
ASMA JAHANGIR is a Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
She is a leading activist for women's rights and one of Pakistan's foremost
lawyers handling such highly publicized cases as that of 11-year old
Salamat Masih, a Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy (acquitted on
appeal 1995) and of Saima who fought for the right to marry without the
consent of her wali (male guardian), 1997.
For further information, please contact the Islamic Legal Studies Program
(tel: 617-496-3941; e-mail: ilsplaw.harvard.edu).
SUFISM LECTURE- William Chittick, B.U. Society for the Study of Religion
From: The Society for the Study of Religion at BU <ssrbu.edu>
Posted: 10 Feb 1998
Please join the Society for the Study of Religion at Boston
University (SSR) on the evening of Thursday, February 19th, as we
host our first formal and public lecture of the Spring semester.
Professor William C. Chittick of SUNY at Stony Brook will present
a lecture entitled: "The In-between: Reflections on Ibn al-Arabi's
Psychology." Professor Chittick is the author of _The Sufi Path of
Wisdom_, _The Sufi Path of Love_, as well as a new text on Ibn al-Arabi.
Professor Chittick will present his lecture at 6:00 PM in room 206 of the
Photonics Building, located on the Boston University campus at 8 Saint
Mary's Street. (Near the "BU Central" stop on the MBTA "B Line.")
All are invited to attend. For more information, please respond to:
<ssrbu.edu>, or leave a message in our voice-mailbox at: 617.353.9999,
to access our mailbox, you must then dial: 140.8120. Thank you for your
kind attention.
James Doyle
Director, SSR Universal
Central Asia Working Group Meeting Tues. Feb. 3
From: John Schoeberlein <schoeberfas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 3 Feb 1998
CENTRAL ASIA WORKING GROUP
With the beginning of Spring Semester, meetings of the Central Asia Working
Group will resume at their regular weekly time and place:
Tuesdays 4:15-6:00 in Coolidge Hall room 215.
Today's meeting will feature a presentation by James Lee on "Policy
Recommendations for the Government of Kazakstan," based on his work this
past summer for the Government of Kazakstan under a collaborative grant
from the Harvard Forum for Central Asian Studies.
Next week will be David Abramson (Watson Institute, Brown Univ.) on
"Traditionalization and Modernization in the Uzbek Mahalla: A Theoretical
Approach to Transition."
For those unfamiliar with the Working Group, a general description follows.
Note also that this forum is informal and refreshments are provided.
John S. Schoeberlein
Working Group: "Central Asian Society, Politics and Culture"
A weekly forum for discussion of projects on Central Asia. With support
from the Ford Foundation provided through the Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences, the Study Group is aimed at providing a context for focused
discussion on Central Asian topics among Harvard graduate students,
faculty, and other affiliates. Each week is devoted to a presentation of
some work-in-progress (a thesis prospectus, chapter, or paper) by one of
the Study Group participants, accompanied by critical discussion by the
group as a whole. Guest speakers are also occasionally invited. Faculty
Sponsors: Edward L. Keenan and John S. Schoeberlein.
COURSE OFFERING- Central Asian Culture and Society
From: John Schoeberlein <schoeberfas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 27 Jan 1998
Islamic Civilizations 124. Central Asian Culture and Society.
(Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations)
John S. Schoeberlein-Engel (Lecturer on Central Asian Studies)
The course explores the diversity and continuity in contemporary Central
Asian culture and society and their historical roots. After building a
basis of knowledge of the pre- and early-modern history of the region, and
of its contemporary political context and institutions, the course will
approach Central Asian culture, social structure and everyday life from a
variety of angles. These will include perspectives available in various
types of literature on the region, including the travel accounts of
travelers to the region from pre-modern to recent times, indigenous
literary and folklore traditions, nineteenth century Orientalist
scholarship, and contemporary scholarly approaches. The course will draw
on ethnographic accounts to develop a rich picture of the social meaning
and cultural context of ways of life (from the historical caravan trade and
pastoral nomadism to contemporary collective farm and urban life),
community rituals, social institutions, religious practices, moral
sensibilities and aesthetic traditions.
Note: Intended primarily for graduates and advanced undergraduates; some
background in the Near East and/or the former Soviet Union desirable.
Enrollment limited.
Half Course (Spring term), Wed., 2:00 - 4:00. Coolidge Hall 215.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me at
<schoeberfas.harvard.edu> or 495-4338.
--John Schoeberlein
WORKSHOP- Xinjiang and China, Friday, Jan 30, 1997 (China Current Events)
From: Gwendolyn Stewart <gestewarfas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 22 Jan 1998
The next China Current Events Workshop will cover current issues in Xinjiang:
Friday, January 30, at 3:30 p.m. in Coolidge Hall Room 3.
Contact: Gwendolyn Stewart <gestewarfas.harvard.edu
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