Fw: REQUEST- Send Syllabi on Courses Related to Central Eurasia

> From: John Schoeberlein,
>        Director, Harvard Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus
> Date: July 11, 2002
> Re:   Central Eurasia Course Syllabi
>
>
> Dear Scholars/Students of Central Eurasia:
>
> Several people have suggested this idea, so I can't claim it as my
> own.  We think it would be a wonderful resource if we can gather a
> number of syllabi from courses on Central Eurasia (~~Central Asia)
> as a source for inspiration to those who are designing courses or
> just looking for worthwhile readings on the region.
>
> My request to you:
>
>   - If you have taught a course on Central Eurasia, please send a
> copy of the syllabus.
>
>   - If you have taken a good course on Central Eurasia recently,
> please send a copy of the syllabus and/or the contact information
> of the person who taught the course.  Before posting such a
> syllabus, we will obtain the permission of the course instructor.
>
> We will make these available to everyone via the <Central Eurasian
> Studies World Wide> website.  They will be converted into PDF
> (Adobe Acrobat) format, formatted so that those who download the
> file cannot select and copy text (this is to encourage reading and
> discourage copying pieces of the text).
>
> The instructor will, of course, be duly credited.  The index of
> syllabi will include the instructor's contact information if they
> wish (and the syllabus itself may include or exclude contact
> information).
>
> The region encompassed by "Central Eurasia" is broad, extending from
> Mongolia, Xinjiang and Tibet, through Siberia, Central Asia and
> Afghanistan, to the Caucasus, the Black Sea region and the Volga
> Basin.  Of interest are all time periods and disciplinary
> approaches.  Syllabi in any language are welcome.
>
> This initiative is in conjunction with the Central Eurasian Studies
> Society (CESS), a scholarly association aimed at promoting exchange
> of information and perspectives among scholars and students of the
> region, and working to foster high standards of scholarship in the
> field.  Note that the CESS publishes a journal -- the Central
> Eurasian Studies Review (CESR), which includes a section devoted to
> "Educational Resources and Developments" -- possibly also of
> interest to you.  See the CESS website at
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cess/
> and the Central Eurasian Studies Review on-line at
> http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cess/CESS_Review.html
>
> Please send your syllabi to <[email protected]>.  Ideally they
> should be sent as attachments in MS Word format.  This will allow us
> to convert them to PDF format with maximal readability and minimal
> file size.  You can also send a scanned version of the syllabus to
> the above address, or a paper version to:
>
>     John Schoeberlein
>     Harvard Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus
>     625 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 262
>     Cambridge, MA 02139   USA
>
> Your help in this initiative will be a real contribution to building
> our field of study.  Good teaching materials for this field of study
> are relatively scarce, and they are often particularly hard to find
> out about because of the state of the field -- rapidly developing,
> weakly integrated, and widely dispersed.
>
> Thank you for you attention and assistance.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> John Schoeberlein
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> Dr. John S. Schoeberlein, Director
> Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus | Harvard University
> 625 Massachusetts Avenue | Cambridge, MA 02139 | USA
> tel.: +1/617-495-4338  asst.: +1/617-496-2643  fax: +1/617-495-8319
> [email protected]
> CESS website: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cess
> CESS Registration: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cess/CESS_Membership.html
> Central Asia Program website: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~centasia
> <Central Asian Studies World Wide>: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww
> CentralAsia-L: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/CASWW_CentralAsia-L.html
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