My research examines the intellectual environment of the early twentieth-century Central Asia with a particular attention to the intellectuals of the Semirech'e oblast of Russian Turkestan. It investigates historical and social settings in which these intellectuals produced their works. It also examines cultural encounters and interactions among the intellectuals of Semirech'e and their Muslim counterparts in other parts of the Russian empire and looks at the ways different interactions shaped their views.
Jipar Duishembieva, of the University of Washington, was a 2011-2012 Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO) [7] fellow.
Publication Date:
February 14, 2013
