Speaker Series - Pawel Szczap - September 12th, 5:30 PM, Natsagdorj library

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ACMS Speaker Series

Ulaanbaatar – the ugly duckling of Mongolian Studies

Speaker: Pawel Szczap

5:30 PM, Tuesday September 12th, 2017, American Corner, Ulaanbaatar public library

For many Mongolians and visitors alike today’s Ulaanbaatar remains somewhat of a stain on the otherwise appealing image Mongolia. Home to half of the country’s population and the center of many crucial economic, political, social as well as cultural developments the city de facto forms a reality both different and inseparable from the rest of Mongolia. Yet, as a habitat in stark opposition to the traditional Mongolian milieu Ulaanbaatar is sometimes neglected as a proper research area even by the Mongolian Studies community. Many important gaps in the bulk of Ulaanbaatar-related research remain to be filled. Drawing on several research examples and interests this talk will explore the possible importance of Ulaanbaatar to the general field of Mongolian Studies as well as point to specific problems crucial for further developing this field in statu nascendi.

Co-Sponsored by the American Cultural and Information Center, Ulaanbaatar

About the Presenter: Pawel Szczap

Paweł Szczap is a PhD student at the University of Warsaw. Over the past 9 years he has visited Mongolia several times in order to study and conduct research. With a background in Mongolian Studies he investigates modern social phenomena from a cultural and linguistic-oriented point of view. His PhD research concentrates on Ulaanbaatar toponyms. Before shifting his main research interest towards Ulaanbaatar he has dealt with topics like nationalist discourse in Mongolia and the impact of mining on Mongolian culture. He is currently developing the Ulaanbaatar Studies project (http://ubstudies.wordpress.com )

For more information visit the ACMS website

www.mongoliacenter.org

Thank you to the American Corner and the Natsagdorj Library for sponsoring this event.

THESE LECTURES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The American Center for Mongolian Studies is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting scholarship in Mongolian Studies.

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