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Join the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages for Representing Central Asia in the Academy: Methodologies of Teaching and Scholarship This gathering brings together scholars to discuss current research on Central Asia and approaches to teaching the region across disciplines. Sponsored by REEES and the Global Studies Institute. Lunch will be provided for participants and audience members from noon to 1:00 p.m., followed by two panels and a closing discussion. 1:00–2:30 p.m. | Current Research on Central Asia Moderator: Julie Hessler Christianna Bonin, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: “The Loudest Void: Landscapes at KARLAG” Sangita Gopal, University of Oregon: “Decolonial Geographies: ‘Mendirman Jaloluddin,’ Television Coproductions and Geopolitical Realignments” Soonmin Kwon, University of Oregon: “Siberian Internment After World War II in Central Asia and its Legacies” Katya Hokanson, University of Oregon: “Russian Representations of Central Asia in 1900 Paris” 3:00–4:30 p.m. | Pedagogy in Relation to Central Asia Moderator: Katya Hokanson Naomi Caffee, Reed College: “Central Asia Everywhere” Julie Hessler, University of Oregon: “Integrating Central Asia into Soviet History” Lara Ravitch, University of Oregon: “Integrating Central Asian Cultures into Russian Language Pedagogy” Christianna Bonin, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: “Central Asia: New Methods for Pedagogy” 4:30–5:00 p.m. | Wrap-up and General Discussion
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