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Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center Newsletter |
Fall/Winter 2019 |
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A Word from the Director |
Dr. Toivo U. Raun, Professor in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University, offers his thoughts on the Center's activities.
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A Piece of Finland: Adventures in Childhood Education |
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In May 2019, the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center facilitated an early childhood education study tour to Finland for faculty and students of St. Louis Community College. The Center collaborated with Learning Scoop, a company that specializes in providing insight into an educational system that is renowned for the success of its innovative approaches to teaching and learning. The tour was designed to provide cross-cultural learning opportunities and stimulate discussion as to how approaches to early childhood education might be developed and improved. |
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"I blame karma": Stacey Van Vleet on Her Journey through Tibetan Studies |
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In August 2019, the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University welcomed a new Assistant Professor of Tibetan Studies, Dr. Stacey Van Vleet, who joined IU from the University of California at Berkeley. The Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center spoke to Professor Van Vleet about what first got her interested in Tibet, her experiences in the field, her current research, and her thoughts on Tibetan Studies at IU. |
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BALSSI at 25: The Experience and Its Contribution to Baltic Studies in North America |
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On July 13, 2019 the Baltic Studies Summer Institute (BALSSI) celebrated its 25th Anniversary at the IU Language Workshop. Entitled “BALSSI at 25: The Experience and Its Contribution to Baltic Studies in North America,” the event explored the history and future of Baltic Studies. |
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Focus on Graduate Research: Mongolian Environmental and Animal History |
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Kenny Linden, a PhD candidate in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University talks about his dissertation research on the history of Mongolia in the context of global environmental and animal history. |
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Interview with Tattybubu Aidarova, Kyrgyz FLTA |
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Tattybubu Aidarova is the Kyrgyz FLTA (Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant) at the Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University Bloomington. Here, she talks about her country, Kyrgyzstan, and adapting to life at IU. |
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Interview with Meruyert Omirzakova, Kazakh FLTA |
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Meruyert Omirzakova is the Kazakh FLTA (Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant) at the Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University Bloomington. Here she talks about Kazakhstan, teaching languages, and life at IU. |
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Jessica Storey-Nagy, “Nationalism in the European Union: A Hungarian Case Study” |
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Jessica Storey-Nagy, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies, gave a talk entitled “Nationalism in the European Union: A Hungarian Case Study” on June 19, 2019 for IU’s Language Workshop. |
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Mongolian Naadam 2019 |
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On July 12, 2019 Bloomington celebrated Naadam, the Mongolian summer festival, at Lower Cascades Park. The Bloomington Naadam was hosted by the students of the Summer Language Program and featured Mongolian songs, dance, food, and drink. |
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Gyelmo Drukpa at IU: Important Terms in Chinese Documents for Tibetan History |
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The Tibetan Studies Student Association (TSSA) at Indiana University invited a leading Tibetan scholar of Tibetan history to the IU Bloomington campus to present a lecture and meet with faculty and students. His three-day visit brought together students and members of the Tibetan community in Bloomington in what was both a learning experience and a celebration of Tibetan language, culture, and history.
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Student Summer Activities Report 2019 |
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It was a busy summer of 2019 for students in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University. The Inner Asian and Uralic Resource Center asked a number of CEUS students to tell us more about what they got up to while school was out. Read on for tales of archaeology on the Mongolian steppe, a picnic at a 15th-century caravanserai, the music festival attended by 10 percent of Estonia's population, and more!.
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