Based on members’ feedback on community building options and in light of the postponement of the 2020 Annual Conference to 2021, CESS hosted a free of charge public Online Week of Central Eurasian Studies (CESS Week) from October 12-17, 2020. The overview of the week is below and a full timetable is also available.
| Monday October 12 | Migration, Mobility and Religion: Central Eurasian People, Institutions, and Ideas on the Move Panel with pre-recorded talks and live discussion Speakers: Gulnaz Sibgatullina, Till Mostowlansky, Madeleine Reeves Moderator: John Schoeberlein |
| Tuesday October 13 | Arts and Activism in Central Eurasia Roundtable with pre-recorded talks and live discussion Speakers: Hamid Ismailov, Diana Kudaibergenova and Suinbike Suleimenova, Zukhra Kasimova Moderator: Claire Roosien |
| Wednesday October 14 | CESS Members’ Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony All CESS members are invited to join the incoming CESS President and CESS Board to learn about the Society’s activities over the past year, our future plans, and participate in a Q&A session. The winners of the 2020 Book Awards will also be announced. |
| Thursday October 15 | Faith, Violence, and Identity in Contemporary Xinjiang: A Conversation with Three Authors Panel with pre-recorded talks and live discussion Speakers: Rachel Harris, Sean R. Roberts, Timothy Grose Moderator: Darren Byler |
| Friday October 16 | Workshops (W) and Networking Conversations (NC) Delegates will be able to register to attend one of the following events (except the publishing workshops, see note below): 1) Publishing in Peer Reviewed Journals: Introductory Workshop (W) 2) Publishing in Peer Reviewed Journals: Small Group Workshop (W) [note: this workshop is additional for those who also attend the Introductory Workshop] 3) China’s Rising Role in Central Asia (NC) 4) Building up solidarity: New formats for supporting academic freedom and scholars at risk (NC) 5) Writing Central Asia: how to address challenges and opportunities in academic writing about our region (NC) 6) History of Islam in Central Asia (NC) 7) Premodern History of Central Asia (NC) 8) Central Asian Literary Studies: Research and Reflections (NC) 9) Regimes and States: Political Science in Central Asia (NC) 10) Studying Central Eurasia in the Soviet Period (NC) |
| Saturday October 17 | Workshops (W) and Networking Conversations (NC): Delegates will be able to register to attend one of the following events: 1) Autoethnographies of Spiritual Practices in Central Asia (W) 2) Distributional patterns in the era of finance capitalism: A new research agenda for the Central Eurasia region (NC) 3) Digital Humanities for Cultural Heritage: State of Work, Challenges, Opportunities (NC) 4) Oral History practices and projects (NC) |
