Mainstreaming Chaghatay Workshop

We are delighted to announce that the “Mainstreaming Chaghatay”  workshop is scheduled to take place from November 2nd to November 3rd. Members of the Harvard community are warmly invited. Kindly bring your Harvard ID for registration upon arrival.  

Speakers:

Mark Elliott, Harvard University
Beatrice Manz, Tufts University
Alexandre Papas, French National Centre for Scientific Research
Mamura Mamatkulova, Istanbul University
Arienne Dwyer, University of Kansas
Mukadder Gezen Demir, Istanbul University
Rian Thum, University of Manchester
Daniil Kabotyanski, Indiana University
Ardahbek Amantur, Indiana University
Eric Schluessel, George Washington University
Nurlan Kabdylkhak, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Time:

•    November 2: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
•    November 3: 9:00 am - 11:30 am

Location:
Harvard University, Room 030, CGIS South

This workshop is designed to assemble scholars and graduate students with a keen interest in the "Technologies of the Word" in Central Asia. Our primary goal is to bring together researchers who are actively engaged with Chaghatay language materials across diverse academic disciplines. The collective objective is to delve deep into new sources that shed light on the history, literature, and languages of the region, while seeking to transcend conventional disciplinary boundaries and develop new perspectives.

Reflecting broader interest in decolonizing previous academic approaches in Central Asia, including Xinjiang, many scholars have recently prioritized sources written in Chaghatay for their research. However, the accessibility and preservation challenges surrounding Chaghatay materials mean that they are yet to be thoroughly explored. In light of this, we call on scholars from different disciplines to collaborate in introducing new approaches to finding, preserving, publishing, utilizing, and ultimately mainstreaming new bodies of Chaghatay sources.

At the heart of this workshop, we hope to bring together experts in Chaghatay-related fields, offering Harvard students a unique opportunity to engage, learn from, and connect with leading professionals.

We warmly invite you to join us for this vibrant and enlightening two-day workshop. Your presence and active engagement will undeniably enhance the depth and richness of our discussions. 
 

Our Esteemed Sponsors:

We wish to express our profound gratitude to the following grant, institutions and centers for their generous support, without which this workshop would not have been possible:

Provostial Fund for the Arts and Humanities, Harvard University
Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University
Harvard University Asia Center
Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies, Harvard University
Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
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