Living in a contemporary society that is culturally diverse and rapidly changing means it is important to reflect and embrace these changes. However, the global village absorbs our past and erases our memories by the means of new technology. Still, some people never forget their roots.

Public association “The Union of Creative Forces” (UCF) carried out a solo exhibition, called “Melodies of my memories”, by Sansyz Mirziraimov, a member of the Union of Artists of Kyrgyz Republic.

The exhibition presented over 30 artworks, painted in avant-garde style, within the period from 2006 to 2009. All of them, directly or indirectly, reflect the theme of homeland, what is called “my home, my block, my neighborhood, my native landscape”… Continue reading →

On 13-15 April, the London School of Economics will hold its 20th Association for Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) conference on Central Eurasia. Six keynote speakers will address the subject of national heroes, personality cults, and nationalism. It will include studies on Hitler, Mandela, Gandhi and Ataturk over the three day conference. A full programme is available at http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/ASEN/ASENProgramme.pdf. The conference organisers are Margit Wunsch and Dr Vivian Ibrahim (Asen.conference@lse.ac.uk).