On bride abduction in Kyrgyzstan
On bride abduction in Kyrgyzstan
Julie McBrien
Date: 25 February 2010Time: 5:30 PM
Finishes: 25 February 2010Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Russell Square: College BuildingsRoom: G50
Type of Event: Seminar
Series: CCCAC Seminar Programme
Biography
Julie McBrien is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. Her current project looks at the dreams and disillusions of young women in Kyrgyzstan. She was a PhD candidate at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology (MPISA) in Halle, Germany at which time she investigated Islam, politics, and modernity also in Kyrgyzstan. Her research has been funded by grants from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, the MPISA, and the Social Science Research Council, New York. Her work has been published in journals such as the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Critique of Anthropology, and Central Asia Survey.
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