Past in present: Uzbekistan
Sharing student questions from Kansas State about Uzbekistan.
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Rashid
- Nov 2
- 5 min
They graduated!
Our Media Studies students graduated today. I was honoured to deliver a motivational speech for them.
Rashid
- Oct 25
- 2 min
Plovism received an outreach award
I would like to thank my dear readers for stopping by this virtual choykhona and joining the conversation. All of this is for you!
Rashid
- Oct 19
- 6 min
“Russia Germans” as targets of Russian propaganda
Thematic groups for "Russia Germans" on Odnoklassniki serve as spaces for spreading anti-EU, anti-Ukraine and pro-Russian narratives.
Rashid
- Oct 13
- 1 min
Investigating the Influence of Russian Propaganda in Central Asia
A video recording of IWPR and EUCAM joint expert meeting: "Investigating the Influence of Russian Propaganda in Central Asia".
Rashid
- Sep 29
- 1 min
Climate change impact on Tajikistan: Podcast
We discuss the impact of climate change on Central Asia with a particular focus on Tajikistan’s mountains region of Gorno-Badakhshan (GBAO)
Rashid
- Sep 6
- 5 min
2023 publications: 2 papers, 1 report, 1 policy brief, many podcasts
It is time to reflect on publications made in 2023: 2 papers, 1 report, 1 policy brief, and many podcasts. All open access.
Rashid
- Aug 1
- 3 min
Central Asia: In search of the future
The future is absent in Russia’s narrative. This void must be filled to counter its past-oriented vision. Where is Central Asia headed?
Rashid
- Jul 12
- 4 min
The sad case of humour in Russia
Tragically, like all other Russian products, the garbage Kremlin-endorsing humour is also overspilling to Central Asia.
Rashid
- Jul 8
- 4 min
Central Asia in and out
Central Asia has changed. Now there are water shortages even in the north of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan is buying gas from Russia.
Rashid
- Jul 3
- 1 min
"I still trust the Russian media more"
Policy briefs in Kyrgyz, Russian and English: 18 action points for Kyrgyz authorities, donors, journalists, civil society and academics.
Rashid
- Jun 12
- 1 min
A rural turn in media studies
It is time for a rural turn in media studies. Join us!
Rashid
- Jun 8
- 1 min
VIDEO! Hijacking decolonisation: EU in Central Asia through the lens of Russian propaganda
Anticolonial discourses and reflections increased in Central Asia amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, Russia...
Rashid
- May 31
- 4 min
Hijacking decolonisation: EU in CA through the lens of Russian propaganda
Russia is hijacking decolonisation to shield itself from its colonial past.
Rashid
- May 20
- 2 min
Getting a PhD: How to start?
I share some personal experiences with finding a PhD trajectory in the Netherlands.
Rashid
- May 15
- 1 min
Should I get a PhD?
I kick off the first session with a general discussion of whether you should or should not get a PhD. Some cons and some pros.
Rashid
- May 13
- 1 min
Open Science Bites Podcast
Rashid shares experiences with open educational resources and reflects on how (non) inclusive and diverse the knowledge-creation process is.
Rashid
- May 6
- 4 min
Borders
We investigated both the lived experiences of border conflicts and online discourses surrounding them
Rashid
- Dec 22, 2022
- 1 min
'Chat in the Yurt' podcast: EU-Kazakhstan Relations
Chat in the Yurt episode II. Join us for a warm and thought-provoking discussion in the virtual yurt.
Rashid
- Nov 26, 2022
- 1 min
Some paintings for Babushkas and Dedushkas
As part of the campaign to raise money for the Babushka Adoption Foundation, I gifted some paintings to people who made generous donations.
Rashid
- Nov 20, 2022
- 2 min
Propaganda and Russian Germans: The case of Odnoklassniki
Why should we be concerned about Russian propaganda reaching Russophone audiences in Germany and elsewhere beyond Russia?
Rashid
- Nov 6, 2022
- 1 min
PODCAST ALERT! Join our 'Chat in the Yurt'
Our podcast is an informal forum for Central Asians and Europeans to talk with each other and about each other. See you in the yurt!
Rashid
- Aug 1, 2022
- 4 min
Kara-Balta - Kyrgyzstan's secret gem
Few Bishkek dwellers come to Kara-Balta. Those who do, fall in love at first sight.
Rashid
- Jul 18, 2022
- 4 min
Uzbek music of the 90s, part II
Music as nostalgia for hot Tashkent summers, urban lake dips, eating ice cream and being young and awesome.
Rashid
- May 29, 2022
- 3 min
Revolutionary Uzbek music of the 1990s
The stars of the 90s in Uzbekistan: Al-Vakil, Laylo Alieva, Bolalar, and Setora
Rashid
- May 17, 2022
- 3 min
A deviant intrusion as connectivity stimulator
As a person who has been an ‘academic nomad’ since 16, I have been making connections with new people and places for nearly two decades.
Rashid
- Apr 28, 2022
- 0 min
My PhD Defence Video
On 7 October 2021, I defended my PhD (cum laude) at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Rashid
- Apr 28, 2022
- 0 min
VIDEO! Public lecture: The state of the media in Russia
Following the invasion of Ukraine, the domestic media landscape in Russia
experienced dramatic transformations.
Rashid
- Apr 27, 2022
- 1 min
Back in the USSR? Yes, it is...
Spoke about the current state of Russian media. No reasons to be hopeful or optimistic. Video recording will be available soon.
Rashid
- Apr 5, 2022
- 3 min
I Saw It on the Internet!
What are the online sources of COVID-19-related information targeting Uzbek labour migrants to Russia? What are the key narratives?
Rashid
- Apr 1, 2022
- 1 min
'Wat zegt het Z-symbool over steun aan Poetin?'
Sprak op de Belgische 'Terzake' over de oorsprong en betekenis van het Z-teken als het symbool van de Russische invasie van Oekraïne.
Rashid
- Apr 1, 2022
- 1 min
'As Russia bans Facebook and Instagram, what alternatives will Russian social media users turn to?'
Spoke on Euronews about the state of social media in Russia amid putin's invasion of Ukraine
Rashid
- Jan 31, 2022
- 4 min
At the market: Whose son are you?
Chorsu bazaar is a default centre of the city and a place where one can get anything from a wedding dress to a shovel.
Rashid
- Jan 24, 2022
- 4 min
Babushka who never came to visit
Kel'maganka in front of her house Kel'magania
Rashid
- Dec 17, 2021
- 4 min
Open access science is the only way
As much as I love being in academia, I have a sober view of its various problematic sides.
Rashid
- May 25, 2021
- 2 min
Central Asia on the Line
Bringing together eight participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the course offered 12 interactive workshops
Rashid
- Apr 18, 2021
- 1 min
The impact of COVID-19 on migration and migration governance in Kyrgyzstan
The webinar is organized within the framework of the OSCE Academy’s AGRUMIG project
Rashid
- Apr 3, 2021
- 3 min
When I don't write papers, I write paintings and play with clay
Interestingly enough, in the Russian language one “writes” when using oil paints.
Rashid
- Mar 21, 2021
- 1 min
"Navalny and beyond: Assessing protests in Russia" Roundtable VIDEO!
We discuss Navalny, Russia’s political future, the role of traditional and digital media in protest activity, and the role of the EU.
Rashid
- Feb 22, 2021
- 1 min
Lecture VIDEO! "Putin's media strategies and challenges in the digital age"
The entire lecture with Q & A is available as a YouTube video.
Rashid
- Feb 9, 2021
- 1 min
Putin’s Media Strategies and Challenges in the Digital Age | Open lecture by Rashid Gabdulhakov
Open lecture via Zoom.
Rashid
- Jan 31, 2021
- 4 min
Why Japarov is NOT "Kyrgyz Navalny"
If anything, this comparison is a compliment to Japarov and a disgrace to Navalny. I will leave it at that.
Rashid
- Jan 27, 2021
- 1 min
My Soviet childhood in photos. Episode 1. "Militarism, sports, space"
Some 30 years ago, taking a photo was a major event. My father mastered a Soviet camera and some of the warmest childhood memories...
Rashid
- Jan 4, 2021
- 5 min
Is something terrible about to happen in Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan is standing at the crossroad of polar opposite directions of its future.
Rashid
- Dec 26, 2020
- 4 min
New Year's Eve: The Biggest Celebration for the Post-Soviets
How is it so that atheists in the USSR decorated fir trees in December? Who delivered the gifts - Santa or KGB?
Rashid
- Dec 12, 2020
- 4 min
For grandma. She would have turned 107 today
She absorbed life's challenges and exuded love, passion and kindness. She will always be remembered.
Rashid
- Dec 7, 2020
- 1 min
Beyond the Headlines Episode 1: VIDEO!
We address topics neglected by mainstream media. We go into depth, debunking issues at stake beyond mere "nutshell" summaries.
Rashid
- Nov 26, 2020
- 2 min
Beyond the Headlines. Episode 1: Protest in post-Soviet states
Hallways talks on current events are no longer possible. To fill this void we are introducing "beyond the headlines" lunch series. Join!
Rashid
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
When times are busy, samsa is still easy
Fifteen minutes for prep is all you need, samsa will bake itself, and you can grade another paper, or do whatever else you have to do.
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