Eagle Hunting: Marketization of Traditional Practice By Lucy Xu Photo: Christopher Michel (CC BY 2.0). The 6000-year-old tradition of eagle hunting in the far west of Mongolia is a fascinating aspect of Mongolian culture that first drew me to the country. I did a little background reading on eagle hunting before coming to Mongolia onContinue reading “ANU Students in Mongolia 2018, Post No. 3 ‘Eagle Hunting’”
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ANU Students in Mongolia 2018. Post No. 2 ‘Reading Between the Lines’
Reading Between the Lines: The Adoption of Cyrillic and the Continued Role of the Traditional Mongolian Script By Rebecca Rich I was recently fortunate enough to participate in the ANU’s second iteration of the Modern Mongolia course, a winter-based study tour which saw sixteen students delve into a wide range of topics impacting Mongolia today.Continue reading “ANU Students in Mongolia 2018. Post No. 2 ‘Reading Between the Lines’”
Informal life politics in Mongolia
Resource development projects have brought severe contamination and destruction to the ecological environment across the grasslands of Mongolia. The everyday life and livelihood of local residents, including herding communities, is under excessive threat. Grassroots action to protect the grasslands and livelihoods have become increasingly strident in response to this escalating environmental pollution. My research focusesContinue reading “Informal life politics in Mongolia”
Mongolian president’s gift illustrates country’s close connection with The Australian National University
By: Spencer Haines Recently, staff and students on the way to their classes at The Australian National University (ANU) were surprised to see that a large white yurt had been mysteriously erected just across from the Chancellery Building. This intricately carved yurt, which would appear more at home on the grassy steppes of Eurasia thanContinue reading “Mongolian president’s gift illustrates country’s close connection with The Australian National University”