"How to Misunderstand Central Asian Islam (and How to Do Better)"

10 Feb 2017

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Dr. Morgan Liu is a cultural anthropologist studying Islamic knowledge and practice in post-Soviet Central Asia, focusing on Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. He is interested in ethnographic approaches to the state, post-socialism, space, and agency. Liu takes a comparative look at notions of just society across the Middle East, Russia, and Asia.

Event Date: 
Friday, February 10, 2017 - 12:00pm
Institution(s): 
Sponsored By: 
Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian and East European Studies and Global Studies Center
Contact: 
crees@pitt.edu
Location: 
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh