Threads and Ties

‘My Heart is a Tapestry Woven in Time to a Techno Beat’

Claudia-Macey Dare from Charles University, Prague takes you on a journey through the Eastern European and Central Asian techno scenes …

Generationality and Community in Turkmenistan: A Celebration of Durdy Bayramov’s Photography

Luke Bannerman from the University of Cambridge analyses photographer Durdy Bayramov’s legacy …

Monumental Art in Almaty

Ana Ross from the University of St Andrews explores the legacy of Soviet-era mosaics in modern street art in Kazakhstan …

Repurposing Identities: the World of Fashion Designer Jenia Kim

Colin Hood, from Charles University in Prague, analyses Jenia Kim’s designs, and how they articulate the complexities of post-Soviet identities …

Tapestry of the Alash Nation

Alara Nar Clayton from the University of Cambridge pens a prose poem for the Student Central Asia Forum …

Tourism in Uzbekistan: weaving Silk Roads from the Louvre to your Instagram reels

Camille McCarthy, Co-Director and Managing Editor, analyses the rising popularity of tourism in Central Asia …

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The views expressed in these articles are the writers’ own, and are not representative of the views of the Student Central Asia Forum.