Sunday, March 12, 2006

Panel-The Future of Uyghur Nationalism in Turkistan/Central Asia

The 2006 CESS conference at the University of Michigan http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/

Dear all,

We would like to organize a panel "The Future of Uyghur Nationalism in Turkistan (or Central Asia)" and we welcome submissions related to Uyghur Nationalism, but not limited to, the following:

1) Uyghur Nationalism in "Xinjiang" and China, 20th century,
2) Historical foundations of Uyghur Nationalism and Identity,
3) Uyghur Diaspora in Turkey, Europe and North America,
4) Future of Uyghur Nationalism and its impact on the US-China relations.

Deadline: APRIL 5, 2006

Please send abstract to:

Panel Organizer and moderator
Dr. Dale Wimberley and Tugrul Keskin

Department of Sociology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
560 McBryde Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0137
(202)378-8606
Email: tugrulk@vt.edu

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