<p>What is Xinjiang before China? Why was it called East Turkestan and how it is related to Uyghur nationalism today? If we take away the ideas of sovereignty and nation state, how do we define this place? This episode traces some difficulties in the imagination and writing of Xinjiang’s national history, while offering a brief chronology of events that are seen as definitive to its modern day existence and conflicts.</p>

What is Xinjiang before China? Why was it called East Turkestan and how it is related to Uyghur nationalism today? If we take away the ideas of sovereignty and nation state, how do we define this place? This episode traces some difficulties in the imagination and writing of Xinjiang’s national history, while offering a brief chronology of events that are seen as definitive to its modern day existence and conflicts.

Episode 2: Problems in the Writing of Xinjiang’s History

<p>In the last century, China’s northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has been a theatre of international and regional conflicts, sectarian strife and social upheaval. Today, an estimated 1.5 million of Xinjiang’s native Uyghur population have been incarcerated and subjected to various forms of persecution. Understanding how history has transpired into the current reality is important, because it gives us a direction for taking meaningful action. Join our scholarly discussion on Xinjiang’s past and present, the Uyghur people and their place in the world in the 21st century.</p>

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In the last century, China’s northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has been a theatre of international and regional conflicts, sectarian strife and social upheaval. Today, an estimated 1.5 million of Xinjiang’s native Uyghur population have been incarcerated and subjected to various forms of persecution. Understanding how history has transpired into the current reality is important, because it gives us a direction for taking meaningful action. Join our scholarly discussion on Xinjiang’s past and present, the Uyghur people and their place in the world in the 21st century.

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Episode 2: Problems in the Writing of Xinjiang’s History

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