Uyat and the Culture of Shame in Central Asia

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-981-19-4327-0
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

Reihe: The Steppe and Beyond: Studies on Central Asia

This book proposes an interdisciplinary look at the culture of shame in Central Asia and evaluates its role in the regulation of social and political interactions in the region. Contributors demonstrate how 'uyat' relies on patriarchal and hierarchical gender norms that negatively affect women and queer bodies. More specifically, contributors address issues of the taboo of sex education in Kazakhstani schools, favored heteronormativity and its consequences on queer bodies, and the compliance of parents to give their first born to adoption to the husband’s parents in Kyrgyzstan. The book also reflects on how these norms are challenged by young generations. Lastly, the book will also bring a novel reading on local political dynamics by examining the role of shame in Kazakhstani politics as a form of accountability in the absence of genuine political competition. This book will interest scholars of Central Asia, gender theorists, and scholars of post-socialist societies.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Caron, Jean-François

Thibault, Hélène

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Conceptualizing Shame.- Chapter 3: Purity vs. Safety: How Uyat Undermines Youth’s Sexual Literacy in Kazakhstan.- Chapter 4: ‘Uyat emes’ or the process of de-shaming in Kazakhstan.- Chapter 5: Ashamed to mother: The practice of ‘nebere aluu’ in Kyrgyzstan.- Chapter 6: The role of uyat or the culture of shame in the regulation of queer subjectivities in Kazakhstan, and forms of resistance against it.- Chapter 7: Public shaming as a form of accountability in Kazakhstani politics.

Über Autor(innen)

Hélène Thibault is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations (Nazarbayev University) and author of Transforming Tajikistan: State-Building and Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia (2018).

Jean-François Caron is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations (Nazarbayev University) and Director of the book series entitled Steppe and Beyond: Studies on Central Asia at Palgrave MacMillan.