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Desert Castles and Canals: Evolving Discourses on the Hydraulic Heritage of the Amu Darya
Robert Willard is a PhD student at the University of Vienna, in the department of Near Eastern Studies. His current research focuses on the use of heritage as a framework for practicing and maintaining water governance in Western Uzbekistan. Robert has 10 years of experience in ecological advocacy and fieldwork in Uzbekistan, in partnership with…
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Introduction
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…
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Secularism under siege? The State, Media and Religion in Kyrgyzstan
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Jewish Communities in Kyrgyzstan During The Second World War
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Evaluating Central Asia’s ‘Golden Age of Arbitration’: Prospects for a New Legal Age of Commercial Dispute Resolution
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How Kyrgyzstan’s new flag design serves as a litmus test for the health of its democracy.
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What role can Britain play in Central Asia?
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A New Era of Accessibility: How the Internet is Helping Disabled Kyrgyz Citizens Bridge Barriers, and their Ideas Cross Borders
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Creative Bishkek: Rafael Vargas-Suarez
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Creative Bishkek: Group 705
For the latest interview in the Central Asia Forum’s Creative Bishkek series; meet Group 705; Kyrgyzstan’s answer to the Situationist International. Marat Raiymkulov is a Kyrgyz artist who has been involved in Bishkek-based art collective Group 705 since its inception in 2005. Drawing on an absurdist philosophy, the group is primarily concerned with animation, drawing,…
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Creative Bishkek: Ulan Djaparov
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Creative Bishkek: Chihoon Jeong
‘I saw Bishkek as an unfilled linen canvas; one that I wanted to paint on’. Chihoon Jeong is a South Korean entrepreneur based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. His Korean chicken restaurant Chicken Star has quickly established itself as a creative hub in the city, with regular cultural events and local art on the walls (including works…
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Creative Bishkek: Aida Sulova
Creative Bishkek: Aida Sulova is the second interview of the series introducing the lives and work of talented and creative people from Bishkek, who are helping to establish Kyrgyzstan’s capital as the region’s cultural hub Kyrgyz artist and curator, Aida Sulova, developed Bishkek’s leading art centre: Asanbay. She has helped produce public art in the…
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Creative Bishkek: Maksat Sydykov
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Walking in forgotten lands: conservation in Kyrgyzstan
