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XIV Annual Mongolian Studies Conference
“Art and Culture among the Mongols“
Co-hosted by
The Mongolian Cultural Center
The Embassy of Mongolia to the USA
Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
February 7-9, 2020
Washington, D.C.
with contributions from
Library of Congress
Tsahim Urtuu North America NGO
Mongol-American Cultural Association
American Center for Mongolian Studies
Pyramide Granite LLC (Mr. Delgertsogt Manaljav and Mr. Olziikhuyag Dash)
Dr. Sanj Altan
February 7-9, 2020
Washington, D.C.
AGENDA
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7
SMITHSONIAN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
08:00 REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
08:30 OPENING REMARKS -> Q?rius Auditorium, West Lobby, National Museum of Natural History
Kirk Johnson, Director, National Museum of Natural History
Otgonbayar Yondon, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia in the U.S.
William Fitzhugh, Director of Arctic Studies Center, NMNH Smithsonian Institution..
Altantsetseg Chuluun, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture
Saruul-Erdene Myagmar, President, the Mongolian Cultural Center
09:00 HISTORY 1: EARLY PERIOD -> Q?rius Auditorium NMNH
Moderator: Nancy Steinhardt, University of Pennsylvania
Kang, In Uk, Kyung Hee University, Korea
Han, Jin-Seong, Institute of Korean Ancient History and Archaeology, Kyung Hee University
Xiongnu of the Mongolia Steppe and Its Role in Dual-structure Governing System of
Ancient Korean States
*Yerool-Erdene Chimiddorj, Cultural Resource Analyst Inc.
Research on the Aristocratic Tomb of the Xiongnu
Christopher Atwood, University of Pennsylvania
The Koreans, the Bulls, and Lady Qulan: Explorations in Medieval Mongolian Ethnography
Dotno Dashdorj Pount, University of Pennsylvania
The Worship of Qasar: State Religion and the Lineage-based View of Ethnicity
09:00 ART 1: SONGS OF THE MONGOLS -> Kirby Room, NMNH 3rd Floor CE 340
Moderator: Andrew Colwell, Center for Traditional Music and Dance
*Baasankhuu Batbold, Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture
On Some Issues of Singing Mongolian Long Songs while Playing Musical Instruments
*Zagd-Ochir, Sumiyabazar, Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture
Issues of Optimization of Terminology for the Khoomii
*Dagvadorj Choisuren, Ulaanbaatar University
On the Origin of Khotogoid Songs
*Erkhembayar, Khalkh, Khovd Aimag Theater
Impact of Songs on 20th Century Mongolian Development
11:00 LUNCH (DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED)
11:30 HISTORY 2: MODERN -> Q?rius Auditorium, NMNH West Lobby
*Boldbaatar, Chunt, Mongolian National University of Education
Which Sources Were Used for Drafting the 1924 Constitution of the Mongolian People’s Republic?
Bayasgalan, Bayanbat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mongolia
The Literacy Campaigns in Mongolia: 1936-1945
David Sattler, Western Washington University
Boldsuren, Bishkhorloo, National University of Mongolia
Climate Change in Mongolia: Risk Perception and Behavioral Adaptation Among Nomadic Herders
Alicia Campi, Mongolia Society
Archaeology as National Identity Symbolism: A Comparison of Mongolia and Kazakhstan
11:30 ART 2: FINE ART -> Kirby Room, NMNH 3rd Floor East Court Building CE 340
Moderator: Altantsetseg Chuluun, Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture
Uranchimeg (Orna) Tsultem, IUPUI
New Iconographies and Questions of Tradition in Mongolian Contemporary Art
*Dagiimaa Tsevegjav, Independent Scholar
Artwork of Tsevegjav Ochir
*Dolgorsuren Jamiyan, Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture
Art Studies in Mongolia: Challenges and Experiences
*Tsevelsuren Tsetsegsuren, Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture
Current State of Mongolian Film Art and Its Growth Trends
After the 11:30 – 1:30 sessions, the conference moves to the Library of Congress.
10 1st Street, SE, Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ 119, one mile – a 25 minute walk from the Natural History Museum.
14:00 INTRODUCTION
DR. DONGFANG SHAO. Chief of Asian Division, Library of Congress
KEYNOTE SPEECH
SUNMIN YOON, University of Delaware
SARUUL-ERDENE MYAGMAR, Library of Congress
BATBOLD BAASANKHUU, Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture
THE ART OF SOUNDING: TECHNIQUES, TERMINOLOGIES AND MEANINGS IN MONGOLIAN URTYN DUU (LONG-SONG)
15:30 ASIAN READING ROOM BOOK DISPLAY
Introduction to the Mongolian Collection in the Library of Congress
Asian Division, LJ150
Susan Meinheit, Asian Division, LOC
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 08
08:30 BREAKFAST
09:00 ARCHEOLOGY -> Kirby Room, NMNH 3rd floor East Court Building CE 340
Moderator: William Fitzhugh
William Taylor and Isaac Hart, University of Colorado Museum
Glacial Archaeology and Human Use of High Altitudes in the Mongolian Altai
Richard Kortum, East Tennessee State University
Scientific Dating of Altai Petroglyphs
Daniel G. Cole and William Fitzhugh, Smithsonian Institution
Visualization and Spatial Analyses of Archaeological Sites within a Ritualized Landscape in the Mongolian Altai
Jean-Luc Houle, Western Kentucky University
Historical Ecology and the Development of Mobile Pastoralism in Northwestern Mongolia
Julia Kate Clark, Nomad Science Mongolia/ACMS
Modeling Past Human Activity in the Mongolian Taiga.
Camilla Sturm, Columbia University, Julia Kate Clark, Nomad Science Mongolia/ACMS, Jean-Luc Houle, Western Kentucky University, Jamsranjav Bayarsaikhan, Mongolia National Museum
Modeling Mobility Patterns from Ceramic Assemblages Using pXRF
09:00 MONGOLIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY -> Q?rius Auditorium, NMNH West Lobby
Moderator: Uvsh Purev, Indiana University
Bayarsaikhan Dagvadorj, Grit Math Center, California
Finding Pathways to Cultivate Intrinsic Motivation among Mongolian Children in USA
Munkh-Erdene Lkhachin, Oyungerel Avirmed, The Lord’s Will Church of Washington State
Mongolian Christians in the USA
Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj, Harvard Law School
Promoting Food Donation in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Borchuluun Yadamsuren, Northwestern University, Jagdagdorj Erkhembayar, TUNA
Overview of Research and Applications on Natural Language Processing for Mongolian Language
Andrew Colwell, Center for Traditional Music and Dance
Nomadic New York: Cultural Organization and Heritage-Making among Immigrant Turkic and Mongolian Communities
Borchuluun Yadamsuren, Northwestern University,
Iderjargal Dashdondog, National University of Mongolia, Oyuntsetseg Ravdanbat, Press Institute, Mongolia
Data Journalism in Mongolia
12:00 LUNCH
13:00 ARCHEOLOGY AND CONVERSATION -> Kirby Room, NMNH 3rd Floor East Court CE 340
Moderator: Paula DePriest, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
Asa Cameron (Yale University), Bukhchuluun Dashzeveg (Yale University),
Odsuren Davaakhuu (Inst. of Archaeology, MAS), Daniela Wolin (New York University), and Christina Carolus (Yale University)
The Archaeological Record of Southeastern Mongolia: New insights from the Shiriin Chuluu Project
Bayarsaikhan Jamsranjav, Mongolia National Museum
Julia Kate Clark, Nomad Science/ACMS
Salvage Archaeology in Northern Mongolia: Surprising Finds from the Mongol Empire
Caroline Solazzo, Smithsonian, Bayarsaikhan Jamsranjav, Mongolia National Museum,
Jacob Kalodner, Yale University, Boyoung Lee, Smithsonian, Cristina Scibè, and Kristen Pearson, Harvard University
Understanding Medieval Textile Production and Provenance in the Darkhad Valley through Biomolecular Analyses
Erdenetsetseg Ravdan, Institute of Archaeology, Mongolian Academy of Science
Challenges Conserving Metal Objects in Mongolia
Munkhtogoo Dulamjav, Mongolia National Museum
Statesman J. Sambuu’s Cup Bag: An Investigation of Textile Materials and the Negative Effects of Over-Exposure to Light
Batjargal Erdene, National Center for Cultural Heritage of Mongolia
Current Issues for the Conservation of Mongolian Thangka Paintings
13:00 ART 3: MUSIC AND DANCE -> Q?rius Auditorium, NMNH West Lobby
Moderator: Sunmin Yoon, University of Delaware
*Davaasuren Damdinsuren, Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture
Image Illustrations of Music Notes for the Clarinet (Bishguur)
*Munguntsetseg Munkhbadrakh, Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture
Rock paintings, Figures on Stamps, and Mongolian Dance: Explanation of Nomenclature
*Tsevegsuren Tserenbaljir, Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture
Circular Breathing and Circular Sound
14:30 ART 4: BUDDHIST ART –> Q?rius Auditorium, NMNH West Lobby
Moderator: Uranchimeg Tsultem, IUPUI
Bolor, Zhejiang University, China
Configuration of Three Thousand Clay Buddha Statues of Five Tathāgatas in Saridag Monastery
Luvsanjamts Davaanyam, Gandantegchenling Monastery
Analyses of “Judrim’ And Summary of Alsha Dandar’s Biography
15:30 Special Reports from Ministry of Education –> Q?rius Auditorium, NMNH West Lobby
Munkhbat Sonomdarjaa, Ministry of Education, Mongolia Goals and Executions of the Mongolian State Policy on Mongolian Studies
The State Policy on Mongolian Studies: Implementation and Goals
Daariimaa Marav, National University of Mongolia Rural-Urban Divides and Digital Literacy in Mongolian Higher Education
16:30 – 17:00 AMERICAN CENTER FOR MONGOLIAN STUDIES (ACMS) ANNUAL MEETING -> Q?rius Auditorium, NMNH West Lobby
Amb. Jonathan Addelton and Dr. Bill Fitzhugh will offer an overview of ACMS programs and fellowships to support Mongolian Studies. All welcome.
18:00 RECEPTION IN HONOR OF CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
We regret to inform the Esteemed Guests, that due to decision by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia on public gatherings, the Mongolian studies conference Embassy reception to be held on 8th of February, 2020, is herewith cancelled.
HISTORY OF THE MONGOLIAN-LANGUAGE PRESS IN AMERICA
EXHIBITION ORGANIZED BY
TSAHIM URTUU NORTH AMERICA
(SPONSORED BY ARGAMAG PUBLISHING)
Note: Asterisks (*) denote presentations that will be in Mongolian. All other papers will be presented in English
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 09
Family Day: Mongolia’s Past and Present
1:00 PM at Q?RIUS Auditorium
Join us for a family-friendly event in Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center, to celebrate Mongolian culture past and present through performances, games, interactive art demonstrations, and conversations with scientists and artists.
Meet and be inspired by throat singers, long song singers, musicians and dancers. Learn about Mongolian painting and calligraphy, and play traditional games in a real ger (yurt) set up in the middle of Q?rius. Archaeologists and museum conservators will be on hand to show and discuss ongoing research to understand and preserve Mongolia’s past.
This event is presented through a collaboration of the Mongolian Cultural Center, the Embassy of Mongolia to the USA, and the National Museum of Natural History.
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/events/family-day-mongolias-past-and-present