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November 2025 Issue

In the November issue, Adeeb Khalid surveys the field of Central Asian Studies, a conclusion to our year-long series. Sara Karpukhin offers insights into teaching queer Russia stories in the United States in 2025 and Nevila Pahumi explores recent trends and opportunities in Albanian Studies. ASEEES interviews Zachary Mazur of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw about a recent summer school program, while the Society of Historians of East European, Eurasian, and Russian Art and Architecture celebrates its 30th anniversary.

ASEEES announces the Next Generation Emergency Research Support Fund and the Next Generation Dissertation Research Fellowship Program, the Fall 2025 ASEEES First Book Subvention Recipients, the Spring 2026 Research Meetup Series, key information about the 57th Annual Convention, the 58th Annual Convention theme, the latest issue of Slavic Review, CfPs from our regional affiliates—and more!

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Articles in This Issue

November 13, 2025

Central Asian Studies in 2025

By Adeeb Khalid

The dissolution of the Soviet Union not only reshaped my dissertation and my own intellectual trajectory, but the whole enterprise of Central Asian studies. As we approach the end of the first quarter of the twenty-first century, we can look back with considerable satisfaction at how things have turned out.
November 13, 2025

Returning to Queer Russians in the American College Classroom in 2025

By Sara Karpukhin

How will queer Russian authors find their audience if they are not recognized, translated, or taught by Western academics?
November 13, 2025

Albanian Studies Now: A Look at Current Trends and Future Perspectives

By Nevila Pahumi

Current and emerging questions in Albanian studies include social, political, and historical ones. They relate to European integration, religion, and the ongoing examination of the communist past.
November 13, 2025

Interview with Zachary Mazur

By ASEEES NewsNet

Warsaw was historically a center for Jewish life and that legacy is undeniable. Despite the tiny size of the Jewish population today, Warsaw is a heavyweight when it comes to Jewish culture and heritage.