Time: Friday, 29th September 2023, 10:00-15:00 (BST)
Venue: British Library, 96 Euston Road, London
Organisers:
Dilnoza Duturaeva | University of York
Nurlan Kenzheakhmet | Eurasian Research Institute, Akhmet Yassawi University
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)
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)