Horizons – 2026
Views of Central Asia have historically been caught between an orientalised image from imperial powers and the visions that Central Asian societies hold of themselves. For this, the third volume of the Student Central Asia Forum, we invited proposals that consider the multitude of Central Asian horizons. We are delighted to present five submissions, encompassing journalistic articles, a film review, and several artistic prints. Our contributors engaged thoroughly with the complicated notion of horizons in Central Asia; they looked beyond traditional regional borders and sought to uncover how boundaries are made, reinforced, transgressed, or relaxed within the great variety of Central Asian cultures.
Featuring contributions from the University of Oxford, the University of Vienna, the University of North Texas, and the University of Cambridge.
This issue is edited by Lewis Ebert (Dphil, University of Oxford), Colin (Kolja) Hood (Mgr.), and Claudia Macey-Dare (PhD., both Charles University, Prague).
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Threads and Ties – 2025
The art of carpet and textile making is a stunning part of Central Asia’s rich cultural heritage. Each nation in the region has its own unique traditions surrounding textile production, where the weaving and tying of threads creates canvases and tapestries imbued with meaning. For this year’s issue, writers took broad inspiration from these traditions, exploring the artistic, political, social, and cultural threads that shape life across the region.
With contributions from Charles University in Prague, the Universities of St Andrews, Bristol, and Cambridge in the UK.
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Borders – 2024
Click the icon below to read more about linguistic divides in Bukhara, accessibility in Central Asia, potential arenas of economic conflict, whether Britain has a role to play in the region, and much more.
With contributions from the Universities of Cambridge and Glasgow in the UK, Columbia and Lawrence in the USA, and Andrássy University in Hungary.
