On March 16-17, 2023 our Anthropology Laboratory hosted a workshop in cutting-edge laboratory techniques for the study of ancient textiles, plants and ceramics. Along with providing hands-one practical training, scientific experts from Japan and Associate Professor Paula Dupuy presented lectures and examples from their own research to a diverse group of participants including our department majors and professional archaeologists […]
Professor Paula Dupuy gave an interview about the expedition to the popular magazine “Vox Populi”. Professor shared about her expedition in the Dzhungar Mountains, and the research conducted. For more information, please read the article in Russian by following the link: https://voxpopuli.kz/tajny-gor-bayan-zhurek/ […]
Anthropology Professors Paula Dupuy and Reed Coil with Laboratory Assistant Madina Makulbekova and students feature in the documentary. The professors shared about the archaeology of Eastern Kazakhstan and discussed the research conducted in the Anthropology Laboratory. Please follow the link to watch the documentary in Kazakh language. […]
Dr. Michael Ryan (Assistant Professor of Sociology) has written a new book (with Serena Nanda) entitled COVID-19: Social Inequalities and Human Possibilities. The book examines the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals, communities, and countries, a fact seldom acknowledged and often suppressed or invisible. Taking a global approach, this book demonstrates how the […]
The “COVID-19 Pandemic Conference Webinar” will examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals, communities, countries, and the larger global society from a social scientific perspective. It offers a timely and critical advance in knowledge related to what many believe to be the greatest threat to global ways of being in more than a […]
How did beliefs about syphilis shape the kinds of treatment people with this disease received? The story of how a town in the Ozark hinterlands played a key role in determining standards of medical care around syphilis. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the central Arkansas city of Hot Springs enjoyed a reputation as […]
You will spend a day with NU professor to learn more about the field of professor’s study, curriculum, school and the opportunity to ask interesting questions during live streams on August 6th at 4:00 pm on Instagram. Follow the stories and leave your questions in the comments. The first guest is Ulan Bigozhin, Assistant Professor […]
The Tselinniy Center for Contemporary Culture conducts a series of online lectures from leading experts in Kazakhstan and other countries created under quarantine. The first invited guest was Alima Bisenova, an assistant professor of sociology and anthropology at the School of Sciences and Humanities. In a short lecture course “Ethnography of the Kazakh steppe of […]
During October 2019, the Sociology and Anthropology Department hosted Bioarchaeology Professor Elissa Bullion (University of Pittsburgh) who provided a hands-on learning opportunity in human remains analysis to the School of Sciences and Humanities students at Nazarbayev University. The workshop was held in the Anthropology Laboratory where volunteers learned skills for deciphering the age, sex, anatomy, […]
IOM CA launches a photography award and invites University Students and Artists/Photographers (citizens of Central Asia) to submit photographs related to the theme Migrants: An Invisible Force in Central Asia aiming to draw attention and stimulate dialogue around the theme of migration through powerful photography, story writing and open discussions with government and non government stakeholders, societies […]
