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July 2025 Issue

In the July issue, Zamira Abman offers insight into the value of both conducting oral history research and writing gendered histories as part of our ongoing Spotlight on Central Asian Studies. NewsNet interviews three historians of Russia at a common institution, focusing on collaboration and new trends in the field. Nicholas Ong suggests a reconsideration of the musical canon with a stronger focus on women.

ASEEES announces the 2025 Board of Directors Elections and the 2025 Distinguished Contributions Award Recipient along with key information about the 57th Annual Convention and the 2025 Dissertation Research Grant and Summer Writing Grant recipients. Read on for information regional affiliate prizes, member news, upcoming deadlines—and more!

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Articles in This Issue

July 16, 2025

Gendered Histories in Soviet and Post-Soviet Tajikistan

By Zamira Abman

Oral history is not merely a supplement to official records, it is often the primary means of recovering lost or deliberately concealed histories.
July 16, 2025

Collaborating Across Time and Space in Russian History: An Interview with Andy Bruno, Clare Griffin, and Tatiana Saburova

By ASEEES NewsNet

It is a challenging but very interesting task to see new and emerging directions in our fields and how we can change our academic gaze when we look back at traditional and well-known sources.
July 16, 2025

Russian Musicology’s Feminist Awakening: Uncovering the Stories of Musical Women

By Nicholas Ong

While more is being discovered about female figures associated with Western Europe in Anglo-American feminist musicology, the work on their Eastern European counterparts remains in embryonic stages.