Urban greenery: on the maintenance and functionality spectrum in Aqtau, Kazakhstan
The Research Centre for Social and Cultural Anthropology, in collaboration with the Doctoral Programme in Anthropology, invites you to its 2026-2027 seminar series. The first lecture will be held on 13 October 2026, at 17:00 Tbilisi time, online, in English. October 13, 2026 at 5pm Tbilisi time, online, in English. Zoom link https://iliauni-edu-ge.zoom.us/j/84247296394?pwd=tW9hv4uM0WvRhegquHUa1QmcHNJE1N.1 Daria Volkova, PhD […]
Georgian Women on the Move – Migration to Greece in Times of Crisis
We are concluding this semester’s series of Anthropology Seminars with a presentation of Weronika Zmiejewski’s book — on Tuesday, June 30th, at 19:00 (Tbilisi time), at the “Ligamus” bookhouse. Title of the book: Georgian Women on the Move – Migration to Greece in Times of Crisis This book examines the migration of Georgian women to […]
Sonic Socialism: Crisis and Care in Pandemic Hanoi
On Tuesday, 16 June, at 17:00 (Tbilisi time), the Anthropology Seminar Series presents a book talk “Sonic Socialism: Crisis and Care in Pandemic Hanoi“ by Christina Schwenkel. Abstract: Sonic Socialism: Crisis and Care in Pandemic Hanoi argues for greater attention to the sensory dimensions of urban crises, particularly as experienced through sonic rupture. When COVID-19 reached […]
Those Without a Homeland: Symbolic Unhoming amid the Epistemic Crisis in Georgia
On June 9 at 17:00, Tinatin (Tiko) Khomeriki will deliver an online lecture “Those Without a Homeland: Symbolic Unhoming amid the Epistemic Crisis in Georgia”, organized by the Anthropology Research Center and the Doctoral program in Social and Cultural Anthropology at Ilia State University. Abstract The introduction of the Law on Foreign Influence in […]
Uncanny Remnants: Ruins, Otherness, and Belonging in Northeastern Turkey
On 2 June 17:00 PM, Giorgi Cheishvili will deliver an online lecture “Uncanny Remnants: Ruins, Otherness, and Belonging in Northeastern Turkey”, organized by the Anthropology Research Center and the Doctoral Program in Social and Cultural Anthropology at Ilia State University. Abstract Anthropological accounts of ruins typically view them as bridges connecting people either to a […]
The Death and Life of Southern Soviet Cities: Urban Futures and their Afterlives
Tuesday, 19 May, 19:00 at Book House “Ligamus”, the Anthropology Research Centre and PhD Programme at Ilia State University invite you to a book talk with David Leupold, presenting his book The Death and Life of Southern Soviet Cities: Urban Futures and their Afterlives. Abstract What does it mean to inhabit cities built for a […]
The Soviet concept of kulʼturnostʼ in the post-socialist and post-migratory context
On Tue, 5 May, 17:00 PM, Dr. Nino Aivazishvili-Gehne will deliver an online lecture on “The Soviet concept of kulʼturnostʼ in the post-socialist and post-migratory context,” organized by the Anthropology Research Center and the Doctoral Program in Social and Cultural Anthropology at Ilia State University. Abstract: This study contributes to research that deals with […]
Benjamin Arenstein “On the Reading of Poetry and the Poetry of Reading: The Literary Lives of the Soviet Jewish Underground in Leningrad and Lithuania”
On April 28th at 17:00, at the Ligamus bookstore, doctoral candidate Benjamin Arenstein from the University of Chicago will deliver a public lecture on “On the Reading of Poetry and the Poetry of Reading: The Literary Lives of the Soviet Jewish Underground in Leningrad and Lithuania,” organized by the Anthropology Research Center and the Doctoral […]
Tea Kamushadze Silenced Childhoods: Socialization, Power, and Postcolonial Reflections in Georgian Soviet Ethnography
On April 14 at 17:00, the Anthropology Research Centre and the Doctoral Programme in Social and Cultural Anthropology invite you to a seminar by Dr. Tea Kamushadze: “Silenced Childhoods: Socialization, Power, and Postcolonial Reflections in Georgian Soviet Ethnography” This study examines how childhood was represented in Georgian Soviet ethnography. It shows that children’s voices and, […]
The Ecology of Everyday Life: Local Food Practices in the Face of Environmental Threats in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region
On April 7 at 17:00, the Anthropology Research Centre and the Doctoral Programme in Social and Cultural Anthropology invite you to an online seminar by Dr. Natallia Paulovich: “The Ecology of Everyday Life: Local Food Practices in the Face of Environmental Threats in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region.” Abstract: This presentation outlines the conceptual […]