Geographies of the Eurasian Inland Seas (GEIS) is a group of geographers and aligned social scientists engaged in research on the Caucasus, Central Asia, and adjoining areas. Working in solidarity with other scholars seeking to decolonize and re-center “Eurasian studies,” our group aims to promote networking, intellectual collaboration, and deeply contextualized environmental and spatial inquiry of the region, which is often marginalized within larger professional associations. 

We are organizing a mailing list to serve as a forum to share upcoming conferences, CFPs, job announcements, and other items of professional interest to our collective. Click here to sign up.

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Events

CESS 2026: At the periphery of everyone else’s region: Introducing the Eurasian Inland Seas

ASEEES 2026: Our members will be presenting GEIS-adjacent work at these sessions:

• Bringing the More-Than-Human into Memories of Crisis, Fri, November 21, 8:00 to 9:45am EST
• Genealogies of Resistance in the War on Gender: Historical Memories and Innovative Approaches, Fri, November 21, 10:00 to 11:45am EST
• Environmentalists, Spies, and Scientists: Remote Sensing in and of Eurasia I, Sat, November 22, 10:00 to 11:45am EST
• Environmentalists, Spies, and Scientists: Remote Sensing in and of Eurasia II, Sat, November 22, 12:00 to 1:45pm EST
• Space and Place in the Cultural Representations of/in the Global East, Sun, November 23, 10:00 to 11:45am EST

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Past events

• March 20, 2025: AAG Detroit Political Geography Pre-Conference session Problematizing ‘Eurasia’
• November 22, 2024: ASEEES Boston meet-up