Symposium & Book Launch

Wednesday 13th September 2023

SYMPOSIUM 

Mapping the Past: History and Culture of Central Asia

&

BOOK LAUNCH

European-Chinese Imperial Maps and Gazetteers Related to the Kazakh Khanate and Its Adjacent Regions from the 16th to the 19th Centuries

Time: Friday, 29th September 2023, 10:00-15:00 (BST)

Venue: British Library, 96 Euston Road, London  

Dilnoza Duturaeva, a steering committee member of Steppe Sisters, is set to host a one-day symposium and book launch in celebration of the release of Nurlan Kenzheakhmet's latest work titled European-Chinese Imperial Maps and Gazetteers Related to the Kazakh Khanate and Its Adjacent Regions from the 16th to the 19th Centuries (Ostasien Verlag, 2023). This event will also include a presentation about the Steppe Sisters Network by Ashleigh Haruda, Kristen Hopper, and Aiya Raissova.

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Confirmed Speakers:

Ashleigh Haruda (University of Oxford)

Kristen Hopper (Durham University)

Gai Jorayev (UCL)

Richard McClary (University of York)

Alexander Morrison (University of Oxford)

Aiya Raissova (Durham University)

Rebecca Roberts (University of Cambridge)

Organisers:

Dilnoza Duturaeva | University of York

Nurlan Kenzheakhmet | Eurasian Research Institute, Akhmet Yassawi University

Organisations:

University of York

Eurasian Research Institute, Akhmet Yassawi University

Steppe Sisters Network

Programme

10:00 – Opening Remarks

Panel 1: Archaeology and Art | Chair: Kristen Hopper (Durham University) 

10:15 to 10:45 – Rebecca Roberts (University of Cambridge) & Gai Jorayev (UCL)

Maps, Metadata, Margins and Machines: Historic Maps as an Archaeological Resource  

10:45 to 11:15 – Richard McClary (University of York) 

Mapping Changes and Dispersal Over Time: Two Shah-i Zinda 

Tombs and their Lajvardina Tiles

11:15 – 11:30 Coffee Break

Panel 2: History | Chair: Ashleigh Haruda (University of Oxford) 

11:30 to 12:00 – Dilnoza Duturaeva (University of York)

Mapping the Qarakhanids: A Song Dynasty Map of Central Asia

12:00 to 12:30 – Alexander Morrison (University of Oxford)

Russian Colonialism and the Qazaq Steppe, 1731 – 1916

Panel 3: Network | Chair: Dilnoza Duturaeva (University of York)

12:30 to 1:00 – Ashleigh Haruda (University of Oxford), Kristen Hopper (Durham University) & Aiya Raissova (Durham University)

Mapping Women Working on the Past & Present of Central Asia: Steppe Sisters Network   

1:00 – 2:00 Lunch

2:00 to 3:00 – Book Presentation by Nurlan Kenzheakhmet (Eurasian Research Institute, Akhmet Yassawi University) 

European-Chinese Imperial Maps and Gazetteers Related to the Kazakh Khanate and Its Adjacent Regions from the 16th to the 19th Centuries (Ostasien Verlag, 2023)