Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Going through a box of old stuff. I definitely used to be…uh…”cool.” 000
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Uzbek restaurant opened in Dayton, which is amazing (both the food, and that fact that an Uzbek restaurant opened…in Dayton). 011
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Saturday morning. Playing Gabby’s Dollhouse the way it was meant to be played. 000
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 26/08/2026As recipients, I can’t say enough how much we _loved_ reading the monthly book to our child and how much she benefitted from it. Our little learner’s growing love of reading is certainly due in no small part to these books. 010
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Just *one* time I would love any one of the myriad of paid activities I put my child through to end 5 mins over time instead of 5 minutes early. 010
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I don’t read Spanish but I won’t let that get in the way of reposting Central Asian dumpling content. 😋 193
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 24/07/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/w...nytimes.comIn Kyrgyzstan, Girls Compete at Kok-Boru, a Game Like Polo (Gift Article)Here’s what happened when some teenage girls dared to compete in the dangerous sport of “kok-boru.” 020
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Made “Samarkand Plov” from Caroline Eden’s Samarkand cookbook, but doubled the meat and didn’t add the cayenne, to effectively transform it into плов по-казахски, much to the delight of my Kazakh dinner guests. 060
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Apparently this is the *only* vinyl record sold at *any* of 4 Meloman stores in Almaty, so I am now the proud owner of 1 from of a 200-copy pressing. Probably the fanciest record I own and certainly the most expensive. 010
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Appropriated some selections from my dad’s extremely legit vinyl collection for Father’s Day. 050
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 29/05/2026My child (with mom’s help) gifted me a fancy record player for Father’s Day, so I can really lean in to being authentically Middle Aged (tm). But, so far, said child has only allowed us to play the K-Pop Demon Hunters soundtrack on it. 🎶🎶🎶🎶Gonna be, gonna be golden. 🎶🎶🎶🎶 120
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 24/04/2026I gave up on my modest academic career ~3 years ago, and yet it brings me great joy (and wistful pangs of sadness) when scholars of repute continue to cite my little contributions to scholarship. Thanks, ResearchGate for letting me know, and Happy Friday! 120
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 12/04/2026That time of year in Ohio when you can just lazily spend all day outside enjoying nature :). 030
Reposted by Kristoffer ReesDr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Calling Central Asianists! CFP for the conference “Soviet Central Asia as a Totalitarian Testing Ground” in Warsaw, 15-17 June, is now open. Some travel funding available.instytutpileckiego.plCALL FOR PAPERS: International academic conference „Soviet Central Asia as a Totalitarian Testing Ground” | Deadline for submissions: April 30 - Instytut PileckiegoThe Pilecki Institute in Warsaw invites scholars to take part in the international academic conference “Soviet Central Asia as a Totalitarian Testing Ground”, to be held on 15–17 June 2026 at the Inst... 097
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 03/03/2026One of the coolest things my mom ever did when I was young was to stand in line at 6am at the Albertson’s Ticketmaster outlet to get 7th grade me floor tickets to this, my very first concert ever. $19, unbelievable. 221
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Yikes. I’ve watched enough Paw Patrol with my child to have unironically and without advance planning stated that “no job is too big, no pup is too small,” when describing the services my office offers to senior colleagues in a professional meeting. 000
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Georgian Bakery Tiflis in Parma Heights is delicious. 🇬🇪 120
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Little one rediscovered HOT TO GO, so it’ll be a Chappell Roan dance party on today’s drive to Cleveland 🎵🎵🎵 010
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 24/11/2025We’re enjoying Thanksgiving week on the Oregon coast. No clouds are too grey to keep us away! 040
Reposted by Kristoffer ReesAmanda Lanzillo @amandazillo.bsky.social · 20/11/2025What I've been noticing lately in convos with students is that they *despise* the AI-slopification of everything as much or even more than I do. And yet our universities & their admin seem to believe that students for some reason want it integrated into everything. THEY DON'T. 534594
Reposted by Kristoffer ReesJonathan Campion @jonathancampion.com · 13/11/2025'SILK MIRAGE: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan' by @joannalillis.bsky.social is out today with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social. It's a brilliantly written account of how the country's two 21st century leaders have shaped the lives of Uzbekistan's fearless, remarkable people. Order it here ⬇️ 1104
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 05/11/2025I like when the camera does weird things with the exposure so the bottom looks nearly black and white while the top is awash in color. 010
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 02/11/2025“Huh, I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this” @ Denver International Airport. 010
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Surprisingly, my child made it to level 9 of the game she invented, forced me to play, and didn’t share the rules for, whereas I only made it, apparently, to level 4. 🤷 010
Reposted by Kristoffer ReesAmanda Lanzillo @amandazillo.bsky.social · 03/09/2025In @insidehighered.com I explore how area studies have positively reshaped the humanities & social sciences in the US since the 1950s. Their loss would impoverish knowledge production across our universities, and our universities must step up to defend them. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...insidehighered.comWhy Area Studies Matters (opinion)If we are to save area studies programs, it will fall to universities to recognize their value, Amanda Lanzillo writes. 0217
Kristoffer Rees @krisrees.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Wow. 20 years ago this month I left Bishkek after two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer and another year working various jobs, to enroll as a graduate student at Indiana University. I’ve been with IU ever since: graduate student, teaching fellow, tenured regional campus faculty, and now staff. 020
Reposted by Kristoffer ReesNiginakhon Saida @niginakhon.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Russian Without Russians: The Politics of Language in Uzbekistan In the latest issue of @thediplomat.com , I talk to UZB's Gen Z about the russian language in the country thediplomat.com/2025/06/russ...thediplomat.comRussian Without Russians: The Politics of Language in UzbekistanA new generation is questioning the privileged place of the Russian language in public education and everyday life – while still grappling with its utility, legacy, and political weight. 143
