Unlike centrally promulgated Soviet atheism, the atheism encountered in Central Asian languages was far more contradictory, often embracing Islam and denigrating it at the same time. This talk will chart the phenomenon's birth in the 1950s and its development as a body of literature in the 1960s.
Join the Program on Georgian Studies for a screening of "Will There Be a Theatre Up There?!" — a film about the impact of Stalinism on the people of Georgia — followed by a discussion with the director Nana Janelidze.
Join us for a screening of the documentary 'Two Poets and a River.' The film explores the lives and musical poetry of the two most prominent and innovative Wakhi musicians in Central and South Asia: Qurbonsho in Tajikistan and Daulatsho in Afghanistan. Afterward, join the Q&A with film director and Harvard professor Richard K. Wolf and Afghan musician Dawood Pazhman.
Join the Program on Georgian Studies for a screening of the iconic glasnost-era film "Repentance" and a subsequent discussion with assistant director and screenwriter Nana Janelidze.
