Jesko Schmoller

Jesko Schmoller is a Senior Researcher at Perm State University, specializing in the anthropology of becoming and emergence. His research focuses on Russia's Urals region and Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan), particularly examining Islam in relation to material culture, spatial dynamics, and intersections with nationality, ethnicity, and race.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Central Asian Studies (Humboldt University Berlin, 2012)
• M.A. in Social Anthropology, Japanese Studies and Literature (Hamburg University, 2006)
• Japanese Language Studies at Doshisha University (Kyoto, 2003-2004)

Research Highlights:

• 2018 KHK Fellowship: "A Place of One's Own. Redefining Territory Through Pilgrimage in Russia's Ural Region"
• Collaborative projects on everyday identities and Islam in Russia
• Academic mobility program research in Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Awards:

• Central Eurasian Studies Society Public Outreach Award (2015)