| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, September 19, 2013 | 12:00PM - 2:00PM | Seminar Room 108N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
In this talk, Professor Ali İğmen documents the influence of Soviet Houses of Culture or clubs on the future of Kyrgyz cultural identity. Based on his recently published book, the talk explores the work of various actors, artists and writers, such as famed novelist Chingiz Aitmatov in fashioning of Kyrgyz identity. The story follows the rise of culture clubs beginning in the 1920s, when they were established to inculcate Soviet ideology and create a sedentary lifestyle among the historically nomadic Kyrgyz people.
Ali İğmen is Associate Professor of Central Asian History, and the Director of the Oral History Program at the California State University, Long Beach. His book Speaking Soviet with an Accent: Culture and Power in Kyrgyzstan is published by the Central Asia in Context Series of the University of Pittsburgh Press in July 2012.
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