Author Archives: jeremy

In CA Once Again

Posted on October 4, 2011 by jeremy

I’m currently in Bishkek, reconnecting with some of my bazaar contacts at Dordoi and planning a short trip to Osh and Jalalabad (and possibly Naryn and Batken) in the coming weeks. One of my informants has an uncle who wanted … Continue reading →

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Wrapping Up Summer Recess; Back on the Road Soon

Posted on August 11, 2011 by jeremy

Although my time in the US was intended to only last 6-8 weeks, I have remained in the Western hemisphere for the entire summer. The reasons are primarily financial and I have wanted to return earlier, but luckily September will … Continue reading →

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Communicating/Communities

Posted on April 10, 2011 by jeremy

After wrapping up my initial research period in the south of Kyrgyzstan, I managed to return to Bishkek for a few days to reconnect with some friends and colleagues. There, I met with a few more informants before making a … Continue reading →

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A Lady and Fellows with Bellows

Posted on March 14, 2011 by jeremy

On March 9, I was lucky enough to catch the last performance of the Osh Philarmonia’s special International Women’s Day concert, which featured traditional Kyrgyz songs accompanied by accordions. When I was living in Kyrgyzstan in 1999-2000 studying Kyrgyz folk … Continue reading →

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Money Lending in Jalal-Abad

Posted on March 14, 2011 by jeremy

As a break from Osh, I ventured to the the city of Jalal-Abad for the last few days, where I have been spending my days with money lenders in the local bazaar. I wanted to come to Jalal-Abad to get … Continue reading →

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Camera Shy

Posted on March 10, 2011 by jeremy

I will be the first to admit that I am camera shy when doing fieldwork. By camera shy, I don’t mean that I feel uncomfortable getting in front of a lens, but rather that I hesitate to pull out my … Continue reading →

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Holiday in Kara-Suu

Posted on March 8, 2011 by jeremy

Well, it isn’t a holiday for me. Today is International Women’s Day (Дорогие женщины, с праздником!), and I observed it by heading to the bazaar after congratulating the landlady at the guesthouse as well as the cooks and waitresses at … Continue reading →

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Backwater Cosmopolitan

Posted on March 7, 2011 by jeremy

Before this trip, the only time I had spent in Osh were the five days around the elections in October of last year. Although I have been reading about this city for over a decade, only now am I getting … Continue reading →

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Sweating Out Fieldwork

Posted on March 6, 2011 by jeremy

After my last post, logistical matters kept me in Bishkek for a few more days, where I crashed with friends KR and CVM, enjoying their hospitality and homemade pizzas. I arrived in Osh three days ago and am staying at … Continue reading →

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Southern Discomfort

Posted on February 28, 2011 by jeremy

Tomorrow I head south to the city of Osh for a few weeks to do work in the Kara Suu bazaar, which supplies Uzbekistan with most of its Chinese-produced goods. I will also be spending my time revisiting the ethnically … Continue reading →

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