Symposium

25.-26. November 2024

International Mongolian Studies Symposium Vienna 2024

Current Research and  Practices in  Anthropology,  Art & Archaeology in Mongolia and Beyond

Austrian Academy of Sciences Vienna

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The International Mongolian Studies Symposium Vienna will take place at the Postsparkasse Building (PSK) – a historic landmark designed by architect Otto Wagner – in the heart of Vienna from 25th to 26th November 2024.
The symposium focuses on social and cultural anthropology and interdisciplinary approaches including Mongolia-related research and practice in the fields of archaeology, arts, history, geography and natural sciences.
The symposium provides a forum for international Mongolian Studies scholars and artists to present and discuss theoretical and empirical research and practices.
We intend to bring researchers, scholars and artists together to exchange knowledge, discuss current and recent investigations, ongoing research projects, practices and experiences and enhance networking.

Provisional Programme 
(Subject to Change)

International Mongolian Studies Symposium Vienna 2024
Österreichische Postsparkasse, Room 1, 3rd floor

MONDAY NOV 25th

09:30-10:00 REGISTRATION

OPENING & INTRODUCTION


10:00-10:30 

Zayabaatar Dalai (National University of Mongolia, International Association for Mongolian Studies)
Tsengeg Mijiddorj (Mongolian Ambassador in Vienna)
Bernhard Plunger (Austrian Academy of Sciences)
Maria-Katharina Lang (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Cultural Envoy of Mongolia)
Tsetsentsolmon Baatarnaran (National University of Mongolia)

PANEL ANTHROPOLOGY & (Chair M.-K. Lang)

10:30-10:50 

Munkhtamir Damdinsuren & Bumochir Dulam (National University of Mongolia/ELTE Budapest) 
Historical memory of Chinggis Khaan and nation-building in post-socialist Mongolia

10:50-11:10 

Bumbayar Bavuudorj (National University of Mongolia, International Institute for the study of nomadic civilizations (IISNC-UNESCO) 
Sacred Peaks and State Power: The Role of State-Worshipped Mountains in Mongolia

11:10-11:30 
Break

11:30-11:50 

Gregory Delaplace (Université Paris Nanterre) 
Weddings and social critique in XXIst century Uvs province

11:50-12:10
Tugsbuyan Bayarbat (National University of Mongolia) 
Motherhood, Mothering and Care Among Mongolian Herder Women

12:10-12:30 Discussion

12:30-14:00 Lunch Break


PANEL (IM)MATERIALITIES, SACRED LANDSCAPES, SPIRITS (Chair TBA)

14:00-14:20
Alevtina Solovyeva (Tartu University Estonia) 
Sacred, Secret And Punishing: How Socialism And Militant Atheism Lost The Battle To The Sacred Landscape In Mongolia

14:20-14:40
Krisztina Teleki (Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest) 
Hot Springs in the Khangai Mountains

14:40-15:00 Break

15:00-15:20
Tsetsentsolmon Baatarnaran & Maria Katharina Lang (National University of Mongolia, Austrian Academy of Sciences)
Digging into Enchanted Landscapes

15:20-15:40
Lhagvademchig Jadamba (National University of Mongolia) 
Buddhist Ritual of Removing the Seal of Land-Spirits: Benevolent or Malevolent for the Environment?

15:40-16:00
Ágnes Birtalan (Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest) 
Street art shamanism in Ulaanbaatar (Art)

16:00-16:15 Discussion

16:15-17:00 
Break

17:00-18:00
Keynote speech Ariell Ahearn (University of Oxford)
Mapping Nomadic Space: Forced Resettlement and Spatial Injustice in Contemporary Mongolia

BOOK PRESENTATIONS & DRINKS

18:00-19:00
Tsetsentsolmon Baatarnaran: Constructing National Culture: Music and the Performing Arts in Mongolia, Austrian Academy of Sciences Press 2024.

Maria-Katharina Lang (ed): Project Notebook 2017-2023. Dispersed & Connected: Artistic Fragments along the Steppe and Silk Roads, Austrian Academy of Sciences Press 2024.

Presented by TBA

20:00 Dinner for Speakers

TUESDAY NOV 26th

09:30-10:00
 REGISTRATION

10:00-11:00
­ Keynote speech Ippei Shimamura (National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka)
The inspirational alliteration: linking oral literature, shamanic vocations with contemporary rap music in Mongolia

11:00-11:15 
Break

PANEL ARTS (Chair B. Tsetsentsolmon)

11:15-11:35
Elisabetta Ragagnin (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) & Zayabaatar Dalai (National University of Mongolia)
Special features of Natsagdorj’s Marco Polo

11:35-11:55

Manlai Nyamdorj (University of Trier) 
Global China in communication: Popularization of Chinese literature in Mongolia

11:55-12:15

Yirimuen (National University of Mongolia) 
Deconstructing Tradition: The Transformation of Mongolian Script in Contemporary Art

12:15-12:45
 Discussion

12:45-14:00 Lunch Break

PANEL ARCHAEOLOGY, ARTEFACTS & COLLECTIONS (Chair TBA)

14:00-14:20
Lama Amgalan Norovtseden (Institute of Education and Culture; Gandantegchenling Monastery) 
Buddhism & Archaeology

14:20-14:40
Christina Franken (Deutsche Archäologisches Institut) 
Water for the Khan: Unveiling the Hidden Well of Karabalgasun

14:40-15:00
Ulambayar Erdenebat (National University of Mongolia) 
A New Study of the Clothing of the Zubu Nomads in Mongolia during the Liao Dynasty

15:00-15:20

Lobsang Yongdan (Austrian Academy of Sciences) 
Re-examining the history of “Sogdian” textiles from the Tibetan region of Terlam (Chi: Dulan) in Amdo (Qinghai)

15:20-15:45 Discussion


15:45-16:00 
Break

16:00-16:20
Surigage (Sorgog Borjigin) (Ferdinand Verbiest Institute for Sino-Mongol Studies of the University of Leuven) 
The Mongol Artefacts Preserved in the Scheut Museum of Belgium

16:20-16:40
Agata Bareja-Starzyńska (University of Warsaw) 
Buddhist institutions and figures mentioned in the khoshuun leaders’ reports in 1915

16:40-17:00 
Discussion & Closing Remarks

17:00-18:00 
Drinks

 

 

Please register at (limited number of participants):
sophie.brunner@oeaw.ac.at
maria-katharina.lang@oeaw.ac.at