Bashkort Struggles and the Limits of Russian Liberalism with Ilyuza Mukhamediyarova
In this episode of Yurt Jurt, host Diana Kudaibergen sits down with Ilyuza Mukhamediyarova, a Bashkort activist whose work centers on Indigenous right...
Memory as Resistance: Kamila Smagulova on the Jeltoksan Uprising
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes descriptions of violent repression and historical trauma. In this powerful episode of Yurt Jurt, host Diana...
Imperial Innocence and the Undignified Empire with Botakoz Kassymbekova
In this episode of Yurt Jurt, host Diana Kudaibergen sits down with historian and writer Botakoz Kassymbekova to unpack the concept of imperial innoce...
Why We Reject ‘Post-Soviet’ - And What Uyat, Oruskul & the M-Words Really Mean to Us
Host Diana Kudaibergen is joined by Aisulu Toyshibek, Aizada Arystanbek, and Kamila Smagulova for a deep dive into the politics of language, shame, an...
Beyond Borders: Rethinking Whiteness and Power with Terrell J. Starr
In this episode of Yurt Jurt, Aidai Aidarova speaks with Terrell J. Starr, journalist, podcaster, and political commentator. Aidai and Terrell discuss...
Reclaiming Knowledge: Dr. Asel Tutumlu on Decolonizing Central Asian Academia
In this episode of Yurt Jurt, Diana Kudaibergen speaks with Dr. Asel Tutumlu, Associate Professor of Political Science at Near East University in Nort...
Patriarchy, Policy, and Nationhood with Aizada Arystanbek
In this episode of Yurt Jurt, host Diana Kudaibergen speaks with Aizada Arystanbek, a gender researcher whose work explores the intersection of patria...
Reclaiming the Narrative: Elmira Kakabaeva on Decolonial Writing and Remembering
In this episode of Yurt Jurt, host Diana Kudaibergen sits down with Elmira Kakabaeva, writer, educator, and founder of the course “Family Ethnography:...
Whose History Is It? Kamila Narysheva on Memory and Empire in Central Asia
In this episode of Yurt Jurt, host Diana Kudaibergen sits down with Kamila Narysheva, artist and curator from Almaty. Together, they explore Kamila’s ...
Rethinking Politics with Asem Zhapisheva: Oyan, Qazaqstan and The Kazakh Spring
In this episode of Yurt Jurt, host Diana Kudaibergen sits down with Asem Zhapisheva, journalist, activist, and a founding member of the civic movement...