Colloquium "International Uyghur Studies 2021: Producing and Transmitting Uyghur Cultural Artefacts", November 4 and 5

8 November 2021

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The symposium will bring together academics, teachers, translators and artists to discuss the teaching of language, literature and history, as well as the contemporary cultural productions of Uyghur society.
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Colloquium jointly organized by the CERMOM (Inalco), CETOBaC (EHESS) and EASt (Université libre de Bruxelles-ULB) research centers and the European Uyghur Institute (IODE).

Event in English and in hybrid mode (face-to-face and online)

Thursday, November 4 (at Inalco) and Friday, November 5, 2021 (at EHESS)

Organization:
Dilnur Reyhan (Inalco - IODE)and Vanessa Frangville (ULB/EASt - IODE)

Practical information :
Thursday, November 4: from 2:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Inalco - Auditorium du PLC (65, rue des Grands Moulins - 75013 Paris)
Friday, November 5: from 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm at EHESS - 2 Cours des Humanités, 93300 Aubervilliers

Registration required by Tuesday, November 2 to take part in the conference (face-to-face or online). Registration links will be sent by email to participants who have registered at least 48h before the start of the conference.
Register by email at : uyghur.studies@uyghur-institute.org

International Uyghur Studies 2021: Producing and Transmitting Uyghur Cultural Artefacts

This two-day conference brings together a diverse group of individuals, academics, teachers, translators and artists, whose work focuses on Uyghur people, their history, language, cultural productions, and society.

The questions we would like to discuss include: What is at stake in the production and transmission of Uyghur cultural artefacts? How does the growth of scientific literature based on Uyghur sources impact our (mis)conceptions regarding the region's history, its people, their language, cultural practices, and society? What are the different perspectives brought forward by contemporary Uyghur artists, filmmakers, writers, musicians, and poets on what is happening in their homeland?

Session 1: Transmitting, teaching, and training in Uyghur language and civilisation (Thursday, November 4)
Chair: Alexandre Toumarkine (Inalco - CERMOM - CETOBaC)
Session 2 : Facing Contemporary Challenges through Uyghur Poetry, Songs and Films (Friday, November 5)
Chair: Stéphane Dudoignon (CNRS - UMR 8582 GSRL)