AnthEurasia-L -- Discussion List for Anthropology of the Former Soviet Bloc
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Welcome to the Discussion List on Anthropology of the Former Soviet Bloc AnthEurasia is dedicated to exchange of ideas and information among anthropologists and other scholars studying the society and culture of the region of the former Soviet Bloc. The purpose of the list is to create a forum which brings together the widely scattered and relatively few scholars that focus on this region. There is a tendency for scholars of this part of the world to begeographically parochial -- specialists seek out specialists in the study of Russia, Mongolia, Central Asia, the Caucasus (or even just Armenia or Georgia or Azerbaijan or the North Caucasus), the Balkans, Ukraine, Central Europe (or just Hungary, Communist Germany, etc.), and so forth. Yet common historical experience unifies the region: the old "Second World", the domain of Russian hegemony, the mixing of Orthodoxy and Islam, Slavism and Turkism, and the world of collapsing and reviving Communism, now challenged by democratizing and marketizing imperatives. We will not be able to grasp these phenomena adequately if our sights are too narrowly focused. We urge list members to be respectful and thoughtful in their contributions to the discussion. This list is not moderated, and you can say what you want. But when list discussions get bogged down in polemics, people get disgusted and leave. Controversy is welcome, as long as it is productive. The discussion thrives best if you give careful thought to you contribution before posting it. You may find it helpful to read all the new postings on a subject before composing your response, and to read your posting over to ensure it articulates your views well. Aside from discussion, AnthEurasia can be a useful forum for sharing information about conferences, job or grant opportunities, exciting new literature, etc. Some of you may have come to this discussion via SOYUZ, an organization with a similar purpose to AnthEurasia -- to bring together people studying anthropological questions in the former Soviet Bloc. SOYUZ produces a newsletter and a directory of people in this field, organizes informal meetings at conferences such as the AAA and AAASS, and also participates in the yearly Post-Soviet Cultural Studies conference, etc. For more information about SOYUZ, see: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/soyuz/ Finally, a personal note: I, John Schoeberlein, am the "owner" of this list -- meaning the person who is responsible for the list in practical ways. I have been wandering around the Bloc since 1980 and have spent 5+ years doing fieldwork in Central Asia. Being "owner" of a list doesn't entail too much input, but does require occasional attention to make sure things are working right. Since I am frequently in Central Asia, I would be grateful for anyone who will volunteer to sit in on occasion (if you are willing in principle, let me know, and I will tell you more about what it involves). Thank you for your interest! John Schoeberlein AnthEurasia-L Discussion List: The Basics To post a contribution to AnthEurasia-L, address it to: AnthEurasia-L@fas.harvard.edu To Subscribe to AnthEurasia-L, visit http://cesww.fas.harvard.edu/CESWW_AnthEurasia.html or send an e-mail message with the subject "subscribe" to: AnthEurasia-L-request@fas.harvard.edu Note: After you subscribe to AnthEurasia, you may want to post a note to the list introducing yourself -- your full name, interests, background, affiliation, study program, and the like. This will enable people with similar interests to contact you, and allow AnthEurasia participants to know something about "where you are coming from" in your contributions to the discussion. To sign off, send an e-mail message with the subject "unsubscribe" to: AnthEurasia-L-request@fas.harvard.edu Website: http://cesww.fas.harvard.edu/CESWW_AnthEurasia.html AnthEurasia is sponsored by the Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus, Harvard University. It is open to anyone. To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the AnthEurasia-L Archives. (The current archive is only available to the list members.)
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