Dr. Asli Baykal

Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Studies
302N Weinstein Hall
Office: (804) 289-8074
Fax: (804) 287-1278

Research:
Central Asia, Middle East
Political Anthropology
Postsocialism
Muslim societies
Globalization, trasnationalism and social networks
Anthropological Theory

Education:
Ph.D., Boston University
M.Sc., Middle East Technical University
B.Sc., Middle East Technical University

Selected Publications:

Baykal, A. (forthcoming) “Women, Work and the Changing Familial Ethos in Uzbekistan,” in Robert L. Canfield and Gabriele Rasuly-Paleczek (eds.) New Games in Central Asia, Great and Small.  

Baykal, A. (2006) “From Bolsheviks to Busheviks: The Uzbek Political elite.” In Reflections, ed. E. O’Carroll, Vienna: IWM Junior Visiting Fellows’ Conferences, Vol. 19.

Baykal, A. and A. Saktanber (1999) “Homeland Within Homeland: Women and the Formation of Uzbek National Identity,” in Feride Acar and Ayse Gunes-Ayata (eds.) Gender and Identity Construction: Women of Central Asia, the Caucasus and Turkey, Leiden: Brill, pp. 229-248.

Ozatas [Baykal], A. (1996) “The role of Women in the Making of Uzbek National Identity,” in Eurasian Studies, 3(3): 102-109.