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Read more at: POSTPONED: MIASU Research Seminar – 13 June – Nikolay Tsyrempilov

POSTPONED: MIASU Research Seminar – 13 June – Nikolay Tsyrempilov

9 June 2023

THIS SEMINAR WILL BE RESCHEDULED, THE NEW DATE WILL BE UPDATED HERE IN DUE COURSE Nikolay Tsyrempilov: From Lamaism to Buddhism: The Rise of Modernity in the Mongolian Sangha of Russia, late 19th – early 20th c. Full Seminar Programme


Read more at: Re-framing Therapeutic Arts Conference: Event Report

Re-framing Therapeutic Arts Conference: Event Report

7 June 2023

We invite you to read this event report from MIASU's Elizabeth Turk. This event was part of the AHRC-funded 'Mongolian Cosmopolitical Heritage: tracing divergent healing practices across the Mongolian-Chinese border' project, on which Dr Turk is a Research Associate.


Read more at: Lunchtime Seminar - 8 June – Gan-Ochir Buyanaa

Lunchtime Seminar - 8 June – Gan-Ochir Buyanaa

5 June 2023

Please join us for this lunchtime talk on Thursday 8 June at 13:00-14:00 in the Mond Building seminar room, with Gan-Ochir Buyanaa (Mongolia National University School of Law & MIASU Visiting Scholar) The Mongo lian "Father of Reforms"


Read more at: MIASU Research Seminar – 30 May – Inna Leykin

MIASU Research Seminar – 30 May – Inna Leykin

23 May 2023

The next MIASU research seminar of the term will be taking place on Tuesday May 16, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Inna Leykin : 'Caring like a state': the politics of Russia's population problems The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely. To book a space or to join the MIASU mailing list to...


Read more at: Lunchtime Seminar - 24 May – Iris Pakulla

Lunchtime Seminar - 24 May – Iris Pakulla

23 May 2023

Please join us for this lunchtime talk on Wednesday 24 May at 13:00-14:00 in the Mond Building seminar room, with Iris Pakulla (University of Cambridge) Labouring (in)visibilities in the underground mine of Oyu Tolgoi


Read more at: Sex in the Land of Genghis Khan - Book Publication

Sex in the Land of Genghis Khan - Book Publication

18 May 2023

We are pleased to announce the publication of Baasanjav Terbish's book entitled 'Sex in the Land of Genghis Khan: From the Times of the Great Conquereor to Today', which is now available from Amazon and all major book stores More information here


Read more at: Remembering Lev Budaevich Radnaev

Remembering Lev Budaevich Radnaev

16 May 2023

The Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit would like to share this piece written by Unit founder Professor Caroline Humphrey in warm remembrance of Lev Budaevich Radnaev: LEV BUDAEVICH RADNAEV (1933-2021): AN OBITUARY AND APPRECIATION CAROLINE HUMPHREY Anthropologists always have occasion to be grateful to the people who...


Read more at: MIASU Research Seminar – 16 May – Hildegard Diemberger

MIASU Research Seminar – 16 May – Hildegard Diemberger

3 May 2023

The next MIASU research seminar of the term will be taking place on Tuesday May 16, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Hildegard Diemberger : The Unexpected in the ‘Land In-between’ (Limi, Western Nepal): Anticipation and Contingency in a Changing Clima te The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join remotely...


Read more at: MIASU Research Seminar – 2 May – Ariell Ahearn

MIASU Research Seminar – 2 May – Ariell Ahearn

20 April 2023

The first MIASU research seminar of the Easter term will be taking place on Tuesday May 2, 4.30–6.00pm, and will be given by Ariell Ahearn: Rights to the ‘Commons’: Herders caught between privatisation and expropriation of public land in an extractivist state The talk will also be streamed live by zoom so you can join...


Read more at: Easter Term 2023 – Seminar Programme

Easter Term 2023 – Seminar Programme

19 April 2023

We are pleased to share the seminar programme for the Easter term. Please follow the links on the right or click here