Representations and Politics of Borders and Borderlands in Eurasia: Past and Present
| Dates: | 10 December 2013 |
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| Times: | All day |
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| What is it: | Workshop |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| Venue opening hours: | 10:00-18:30 |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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The goal of this workshop is to analyse processes of bordering in Eurasia and the mechanisms of representing borders in this area from the 19th to the 21st century; to compare various scientific and geopolitical discourses on the subject; and to examine the historical change brought about by these bordering practices. The analysis will be based on the comparison of several case studies, including: Soviet and Russian Central Asia, the independent successor states, Chinese Turkestan, Iran, and Turkey. These case studies aim to draw out the role of power; the key role of military, scientific and artistic elites; discourses of "natural" frontier; and diplomacy in border making processes.
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