PODCAST 6-18-2019: Xinjiang and the Uyghurs with Darren Byler
www.foreignexchanges.news
Listen now (66 min) | I’m very grateful to be joined in this episode by Darren Byler, lecturer in anthropology at the University of Washington. Darren’s research focuses on art and culture in Xinjiang and he’s done considerable field work in the region. He’s here to walk us quickly through Uyghur history, to talk about his own work in the region, and to give us a sense of the Chinese government’s campaign to stamp out Uyghur culture under the guise of “counter-terrorism.”
PODCAST 6-18-2019: Xinjiang and the Uyghurs with Darren Byler
PODCAST 6-18-2019: Xinjiang and the Uyghurs…
PODCAST 6-18-2019: Xinjiang and the Uyghurs with Darren Byler
Listen now (66 min) | I’m very grateful to be joined in this episode by Darren Byler, lecturer in anthropology at the University of Washington. Darren’s research focuses on art and culture in Xinjiang and he’s done considerable field work in the region. He’s here to walk us quickly through Uyghur history, to talk about his own work in the region, and to give us a sense of the Chinese government’s campaign to stamp out Uyghur culture under the guise of “counter-terrorism.”