Sylabus
1) Caucasus identities
2) Gender and society in the Caucasus
3) Family and kinship in the North Caucasus
4) Religion and society in the Caucasus
5) Blood-feuds and the culture of retaliation in the Caucasus
6) Central Asian identities
7) Family and kinship in Central Asian societies
8) Gender, marriages and inter-gender relation in Central Asian societies
9) Religion and society in Central Asia
10) Migration and its impact on Central Asian societies
11) Corruption within Central Eurasian societies
Anotace
The course aims to familiarize students to often neglected issues of Central Eurasian societies and their cultures. The collapse of the Soviet communist ideology and its secular and modernising imperatives, and the processes of opening up to new opportunities or returning to repressed identities, customs and values, have changed the cultural and societal landscape of this region.
Making sense of some of the key aspects these cultural and societal legacies and changes is key for understanding local politics and cultural behaviours.