Julie Mcbrien
Biographic Data
| ID | 96421 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julie Mcbrien |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julie |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcbrien |
| SIGNATURE | MCBRIEN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Amsterdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1397-5531 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 101 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Geschierian magic: Belonging beyond autochthony. A special issue in honour of Peter Geschiere
This article traces the intellectual trajectory of the anthropologist and Africanist Peter Geschiere, which is deeply informed by a commitment to meticulous and long-term ethnographic fieldwork that prioritizes local ways of being and subjectivities. The article highlights some of the significant contributions Geschiere made to the fields of Anthropology and African Studies, including his insights into the politics and perils of belonging which h…
Marriage quandaries in Central Asia
Many Central Asians speak of marriage as important and self-evident despite the fact that marriage in practice across the region presents a more complicated story. There is not only an extensive array of practices indicated by the single term marriage and a wide variety of things accomplishes by its conclusion and duration, but many non-marital sets of relations in Central Asia similarly realise what marriage does. This may lead one to question w…
On shame: The efficacy of exclaiming uiat! in Kyrgyzstan
Uiat is a word ubiquitously spoken in Kyrgyzstan. It is hurled at children to stop improper behavior and thrown by adults to evaluate conduct. It is a relational practice that textures everyday life, cultivating discomfort in the body when spoken, gendering and aging those involved in its practice, and setting the boundaries of propriety. Uiat is most often translated as "shame." The earliest work on honor and shame in anthropology established th…
Regulating, Recognizing, and Religionizing Nike in Kyrgyzstan
In October 2016, the Kyrgyzstani parliament passed a new law regulating marriage amidst a growing debate on gender, sexuality, and the integrity of the Kyrgyzstani nation. The amendment, which aimed to tackle the already illegal practices of underage and forced marriage, criminalized involvement in these acts by targeting the practice that in Kyrgyzstan is colloquially called nike , or what might be referred to as a religious or non-state registe…
Julie McBrien and Catherine Wanner Contemplate Secularism, Belonging, and Belief
From Belonging to Belief: Modern Secularisms and the Construction of Religion in Kyrgyzstan
Finke, Peter: Variations on Uzbek Identity. Strategic Choices, Cognitive Schemas, and Political Constraints in Identification Processes
Anthropos , Seite 684 - 685
Watchingclone: Brazilian Soap Operas and Muslimness in Kyrgyzstan
In 2004 Clone, a Brazilian soap opera that featured Moroccans and Brazilians as main characters, broadcast throughout post-Soviet Central Asia. The program rose to tremendous popularity in the Kyrgyzstani town of BazaarKorgon partly due to the romanticism of its imagery. The town's residents said they were so taken by the soap opera because it was the first fictionalized program that featured Muslims as main characters that had aired in the post-…
Leaving for work, leaving in fear (Respond to this article at http: (Www.therai.org.uk/at/debate)
In June 2010 outbreaks of violence between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks began in the Kyrgyzstani cities of Osh and Jalal‐Abad and quickly spread to neighbouring towns. The mass aggression ended relatively quickly, but individual acts of brutality primarily aimed at Uzbeks have continued; the number of Uzbeks leaving the region for work appears to be rising quickly. McBrien reflects on the link between the increase in labour migration and the ethnic violence…
Mukadas's struggle: Veils and modernity in Kyrgyzstan
When Mukadas Kadirova changed her mode of dress as an act of religious devotion, she and her family - the self-proclaimed (former) epitome of modern, Soviet citizenry - were confronted with conflicting normative systems. Was Mukadas still a modern woman? Was the family? And what was modernity anyway, they asked: socialist ideals, capitalist consumption, or pious women fashionably tying their headscarves? This paper, based on fourteen months of fi…
Turning Marx on his Head: Missionaries, `Extremists' and Archaic Secularists in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan
■ Christian and Muslim religious movements have made significant inroads into post-Soviet Kyrgyzstani society, and have been seen as a threat by the secular establishment. In this article we discuss the defence mechanisms that are locally employed to ward off the danger that these `new' religious movements represent. Our focus on secular responses not only fills a gap in the available research (which has focused on religious renewal but largely i…
Listening to the wedding speaker: Discussing religion and culture in Southern Kyrgyzstan
Autumn 2003 was a particularly busy wedding season in Bazaar-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan. The fresh fruits and vegetables needed for wedding parties in the small Fergana Valley town were plentiful and at th
Society for the Anthropology of Religion: Religion and Civil Society in Central Asia
Turning Marx on his Head: Missionaries, `Extremists' and Archaic Secularists in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan
■ Christian and Muslim religious movements have made significant inroads into post-Soviet Kyrgyzstani society, and have been seen as a threat by the secular establishment. In this article we discuss the defence mechanisms that are locally employed to ward off the danger that these `new' religious movements represent. Our focus on secular responses not only fills a gap in the available research (which has focused on religious renewal but largely i…
Mukadas's struggle: Veils and modernity in Kyrgyzstan
When Mukadas Kadirova changed her mode of dress as an act of religious devotion, she and her family - the self-proclaimed (former) epitome of modern, Soviet citizenry - were confronted with conflicting normative systems. Was Mukadas still a modern woman? Was the family? And what was modernity anyway, they asked: socialist ideals, capitalist consumption, or pious women fashionably tying their headscarves? This paper, based on fourteen months of fi…
Marriage quandaries in Central Asia
Many Central Asians speak of marriage as important and self-evident despite the fact that marriage in practice across the region presents a more complicated story. There is not only an extensive array of practices indicated by the single term marriage and a wide variety of things accomplishes by its conclusion and duration, but many non-marital sets of relations in Central Asia similarly realise what marriage does. This may lead one to question w…
Listening to the wedding speaker: Discussing religion and culture in Southern Kyrgyzstan
Autumn 2003 was a particularly busy wedding season in Bazaar-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan. The fresh fruits and vegetables needed for wedding parties in the small Fergana Valley town were plentiful and at th
Regulating, Recognizing, and Religionizing Nike in Kyrgyzstan
In October 2016, the Kyrgyzstani parliament passed a new law regulating marriage amidst a growing debate on gender, sexuality, and the integrity of the Kyrgyzstani nation. The amendment, which aimed to tackle the already illegal practices of underage and forced marriage, criminalized involvement in these acts by targeting the practice that in Kyrgyzstan is colloquially called nike , or what might be referred to as a religious or non-state registe…
Leaving for work, leaving in fear (Respond to this article at http: (Www.therai.org.uk/at/debate)
In June 2010 outbreaks of violence between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks began in the Kyrgyzstani cities of Osh and Jalal‐Abad and quickly spread to neighbouring towns. The mass aggression ended relatively quickly, but individual acts of brutality primarily aimed at Uzbeks have continued; the number of Uzbeks leaving the region for work appears to be rising quickly. McBrien reflects on the link between the increase in labour migration and the ethnic violence…
On shame: The efficacy of exclaiming uiat! in Kyrgyzstan
Uiat is a word ubiquitously spoken in Kyrgyzstan. It is hurled at children to stop improper behavior and thrown by adults to evaluate conduct. It is a relational practice that textures everyday life, cultivating discomfort in the body when spoken, gendering and aging those involved in its practice, and setting the boundaries of propriety. Uiat is most often translated as "shame." The earliest work on honor and shame in anthropology established th…
Watchingclone: Brazilian Soap Operas and Muslimness in Kyrgyzstan
In 2004 Clone, a Brazilian soap opera that featured Moroccans and Brazilians as main characters, broadcast throughout post-Soviet Central Asia. The program rose to tremendous popularity in the Kyrgyzstani town of BazaarKorgon partly due to the romanticism of its imagery. The town's residents said they were so taken by the soap opera because it was the first fictionalized program that featured Muslims as main characters that had aired in the post-…
Society for the Anthropology of Religion: Religion and Civil Society in Central Asia
Listening to the wedding speaker: Discussing religion and culture in Southern Kyrgyzstan
Autumn 2003 was a particularly busy wedding season in Bazaar-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan. The fresh fruits and vegetables needed for wedding parties in the small Fergana Valley town were plentiful and at th
Turning Marx on his Head: Missionaries, `Extremists' and Archaic Secularists in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan
■ Christian and Muslim religious movements have made significant inroads into post-Soviet Kyrgyzstani society, and have been seen as a threat by the secular establishment. In this article we discuss the defence mechanisms that are locally employed to ward off the danger that these `new' religious movements represent. Our focus on secular responses not only fills a gap in the available research (which has focused on religious renewal but largely i…
Mukadas's struggle: Veils and modernity in Kyrgyzstan
When Mukadas Kadirova changed her mode of dress as an act of religious devotion, she and her family - the self-proclaimed (former) epitome of modern, Soviet citizenry - were confronted with conflicting normative systems. Was Mukadas still a modern woman? Was the family? And what was modernity anyway, they asked: socialist ideals, capitalist consumption, or pious women fashionably tying their headscarves? This paper, based on fourteen months of fi…
Leaving for work, leaving in fear (Respond to this article at http: (Www.therai.org.uk/at/debate)
In June 2010 outbreaks of violence between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks began in the Kyrgyzstani cities of Osh and Jalal‐Abad and quickly spread to neighbouring towns. The mass aggression ended relatively quickly, but individual acts of brutality primarily aimed at Uzbeks have continued; the number of Uzbeks leaving the region for work appears to be rising quickly. McBrien reflects on the link between the increase in labour migration and the ethnic violence…
Watchingclone: Brazilian Soap Operas and Muslimness in Kyrgyzstan
In 2004 Clone, a Brazilian soap opera that featured Moroccans and Brazilians as main characters, broadcast throughout post-Soviet Central Asia. The program rose to tremendous popularity in the Kyrgyzstani town of BazaarKorgon partly due to the romanticism of its imagery. The town's residents said they were so taken by the soap opera because it was the first fictionalized program that featured Muslims as main characters that had aired in the post-…
Finke, Peter: Variations on Uzbek Identity. Strategic Choices, Cognitive Schemas, and Political Constraints in Identification Processes
Anthropos , Seite 684 - 685
From Belonging to Belief: Modern Secularisms and the Construction of Religion in Kyrgyzstan
Julie McBrien and Catherine Wanner Contemplate Secularism, Belonging, and Belief
Regulating, Recognizing, and Religionizing Nike in Kyrgyzstan
In October 2016, the Kyrgyzstani parliament passed a new law regulating marriage amidst a growing debate on gender, sexuality, and the integrity of the Kyrgyzstani nation. The amendment, which aimed to tackle the already illegal practices of underage and forced marriage, criminalized involvement in these acts by targeting the practice that in Kyrgyzstan is colloquially called nike , or what might be referred to as a religious or non-state registe…
Marriage quandaries in Central Asia
Many Central Asians speak of marriage as important and self-evident despite the fact that marriage in practice across the region presents a more complicated story. There is not only an extensive array of practices indicated by the single term marriage and a wide variety of things accomplishes by its conclusion and duration, but many non-marital sets of relations in Central Asia similarly realise what marriage does. This may lead one to question w…
On shame: The efficacy of exclaiming uiat! in Kyrgyzstan
Uiat is a word ubiquitously spoken in Kyrgyzstan. It is hurled at children to stop improper behavior and thrown by adults to evaluate conduct. It is a relational practice that textures everyday life, cultivating discomfort in the body when spoken, gendering and aging those involved in its practice, and setting the boundaries of propriety. Uiat is most often translated as "shame." The earliest work on honor and shame in anthropology established th…
Geschierian magic: Belonging beyond autochthony. A special issue in honour of Peter Geschiere
This article traces the intellectual trajectory of the anthropologist and Africanist Peter Geschiere, which is deeply informed by a commitment to meticulous and long-term ethnographic fieldwork that prioritizes local ways of being and subjectivities. The article highlights some of the significant contributions Geschiere made to the fields of Anthropology and African Studies, including his insights into the politics and perils of belonging which h…
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