Modern Identity

Modern identity is influenced by many things. While folklore is often still deeply embedded to most cultures and faith can play a large role in social and individual identity, both are expressed in the modern world, where reactions to more recent national history, such as WWII, and reaction to the increasingly global world of ideas also have strong cultural influences.

March 30, 2023

Notes From the Field: Life in a Reindeer Collective

The Evenki people are an indigenous group of eastern Siberia. They have a distinct language, which is part of the Tungusic language family, and their traditional lifestyle centers around reindeer herding and hunting. They are traditionally nomadic, taking their herds further north in the summer and returning to a more southern settlement in the winter. […]

Modern Identity

Notes From the Field: Life in a Reindeer Collective

Dwellings in Traditional Funeral and Burial Rituals of the Kyrgyz People (Using Yurts as an Example)

Armenian Identity: Heroes, Geography, Language, and Religion

Kok Boru: On Spectating and Playing a Dangerous Traditional Sport

Study Abroad and the Identity of American Students of Russian

Sabantuy: A Global Summer Festival Celebrating Tatar Heritage

Eagle Training in Kyrgyzstan: Witnessing a Tradition

Nowruz: A Spring New Year of Modern National Pride

The Games of Dygyn: History, Sport, and Honor in the Sakha Republic