Special Project: Atlas of the New Uzbekistan

In the era of globalisation and digital transformation, culture ceases to be a static collection of traditions and becomes a dynamic, self-organising system capable of preserving identity while generating radically new forms. This article examines this phenomenon as a complex adaptive process in which collective memory, symbolic practices and technological media form a unified ecosystem of meaning.

Project Context

The theoretical framework draws on a synthesis of ideas from Pierre Bourdieu, Clifford Geertz and contemporary complexity theory. The empirical basis consists of cultural studies conducted between 2019 and 2025, including analysis of social-media data and ethnographic observation within hybrid communities.

Uzbekistan is changing rapidly — and this project is an attempt to capture the moment of transition.

In the era of globalisation and digital transformation, culture ceases to be a static collection of traditions and becomes a dynamic, self-organising system capable of preserving identity while generating radically new forms. This article examines this phenomenon as a complex adaptive process in which collective memory, symbolic practices and technological media form a unified ecosystem of meaning.

Team

The theoretical framework draws on a synthesis of ideas from Pierre Bourdieu, Clifford Geertz and contemporary complexity theory. The empirical basis consists of cultural studies conducted between 2019 and 2025, including analysis of social-media data and ethnographic observation within hybrid communities.