The Changing Face of Mongolia: Maintaining cultural traditions in a globalized world By Joseph Fernandez Figure 1. Naran Tuul Market Entrance. Over half the population of Mongolia was born after 1991, meaning the median age is just 28-years-old. This young demographic plays an important role in shaping the culture and identity of Mongolia butContinue reading “The Changing Face of Mongolia”
Category Archives: Student Reflections
The Secret History of Star Wars
This is a blog post was written as part of the ANU’s ‘Modern Mongolia’ field course held in Mongolia in July 2019. The Secret History of Star Wars: Padmé Amidala – Queen, Senator or Mongolian princess? By Georgie Juszczyk Note: This blog also contains spoilers for the star wars movie franchise. The Star Wars franchiseContinue reading “The Secret History of Star Wars”
Four Minutes that Changed a Nation
This is a blog post was written as part of the ANU’s ‘Modern Mongolia’ field course held in Mongolia in July 2019. Mongolian wrestling relates to judo and sumo as sports. Image credit: Linh Vien Thai, 2003. CC BY-ND 2.0. By Maxim Wiggins, ANU. It’s the 29th of June 2008, the year of a MongolianContinue reading “Four Minutes that Changed a Nation”
ANU Students in Mongolia 2018. Post No. 4 ‘Echoes of Civilisations’
Echoes of Civilisations: Representing Mongolia’s Cultural History By Ruben Seaton Photo: Ruben Seaton. Temples at Erdene Zuu. The open fields surrounding Kharkhorin (or Karakorum) have seen some remarkable moments in human civilization. Spending time at Erdene Zuu monastery and the site of the former capital of the Mongol Empire provided time to think about theContinue reading “ANU Students in Mongolia 2018. Post No. 4 ‘Echoes of Civilisations’”
ANU Students in Mongolia: Post No. 3 ‘Kharkhorin or Karakorum’
Kharhorin or Karakorum By Abhijeet Swami Since the 1990’s there has been discussion to shift the capital of Mongolia to Kharkhorin from the current over-polluted capital of Ulaanbaatar. Historically, Kharkhorin was the centre of empires that had a significant impact across Eurasia. The plain on which Kharkhorin (earlier Karakorum) is situated extends 30 kilometers orContinue reading “ANU Students in Mongolia: Post No. 3 ‘Kharkhorin or Karakorum’”
ANU Students in Mongolia: Post No. 2 ‘Mongolian Horse Racing’
Mongolian Horse Racing: tradition or tragedy? By Melissa Duffy Photo: ‘Naadam’ by Paulo Fassina (CC BY-SA 2.0). Attending The Naadam According to the Mongolian Tourism Industry, Mongolia is ‘the land of horse riders and horse lovers with at least one horse for every Mongolian, meaning there are over 3 million horses (MTI 2017). I wasContinue reading “ANU Students in Mongolia: Post No. 2 ‘Mongolian Horse Racing’”
ANU Students in Mongolia: Post No. 1. ‘Mining & Dining’
As part of an ANU Mongolia Institute course, twelve students traveled to Mongolia to participate in the intensive study tour ‘Modern Mongolia: challenges to the environment, economy and empire’, coordinated by Prof. Li Narangoa and Dr Jack Fenner. MongolInk will feature a series of posts written by students during their field experience in Mongolia inContinue reading “ANU Students in Mongolia: Post No. 1. ‘Mining & Dining’”