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SUMMARY:Infrastructure’s Long Shadow: From Central Asia to Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:by Till Mostowlansky \nInfrastructures can be conceptualized as networks that link up the built environment\, people and technology. They might include energy\, transport or communication\, whilst also relating to natural resources\, human bodies and other species. These networks often remain invisible when they function as planned yet suddenly appear in the public imagination when they fail\, get destroyed or become subject to spectacular political projects. Over the past decade\, infrastructure has also resurfaced as an issue of public interest in sites as diverse as the United States\, China and Ukraine\, often involving pressing concerns around security\, economic stability and basic needs. However\, with this focus on the present and future\, the longer histories of infrastructure are often neglected. As a result\, core features of infrastructure\, such as the materialization of mundane violence\, political control as well as socio-economic transformation remain less understood. Drawing on social science literature on infrastructure and fifteen years of research in Central Asia\, this talk discusses concepts that might prove useful to study cases from Ukraine in the long view.
URL:https://quietaid.info/event/infrastructures-long-shadow-from-central-asia-to-ukraine/
LOCATION:Harvard University\, Cambridge\, MA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Evicting the Living God: Trans-imperial Islam and the Soviet Union on the Eve of Partition
DESCRIPTION:by Till Mostowlansky \nThe establishment of Soviet rule in the southern parts of Central Asia bordering the British Empire has largely been researched through the lens of geopolitical competition. Virtually nothing is known about how the region’s Muslim populations experienced this period of revolution and war leading up to the 1947 partition of India. Using Persian\, Russian and Urdu sources\, this talk explores the Muslim networks that linked Central Asia with South Asia at the time. It further discusses how the study of these trans-imperial connections contributes to a nuanced understanding of attempts at re-engagement\, as well as persistent disconnection\, in the present.
URL:https://quietaid.info/event/evicting-the-living-god-trans-imperial-islam-and-the-soviet-union-on-the-eve-of-partition/
LOCATION:Cornell University\, Ithaca\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Transforming Landscapes of Aid: How Gulf Business\, the War in Ukraine and Equestrian Sports Change Small-Town Kyrgyzstan
DESCRIPTION:by Till Mostowlansky  \nOver the last decade\, international development in Kyrgyzstan has undergone significant transformations. Despite the ongoing presence of diverse foreign organizations\, notable shifts have occurred with the emergence of new contributors to aid\, such as entities from the Gulf states\, alongside increased trade revenues from China. This talk centers on a small town in southern Kyrgyzstan\, delving into the concrete materialization of these influences within its social and political landscape. Drawing upon continuous ethnographic research conducted since 2022\, the talk explores the intersection of Islamic charity with the state\, the influence of excess on ideas of the good\, and how equestrian sports serve as a catalyst for redistribution. \n  \n 
URL:https://quietaid.info/event/transforming-landscapes-of-aid-how-gulf-business-the-war-in-ukraine-and-equestrian-sports-change-small-town-kyrgyzstan/
LOCATION:University of Pittsburgh\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Quiet Aid across the Balkans and Central Asia
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URL:https://quietaid.info/event/quiet-across-the-balkans-and-central-asia/
LOCATION:American University of Central Asia\, Bishkek\, Kyrgyzstan
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