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SEA New Course-Fall 08
Law and Society in Indonesia
1-credit course, Credit/No Credit
August 26 - September 6
William S. Richardson Law School
University of Hawaii
This course will be taught by
Professor Gary Bell, Director of the Asian Law Institute at the National
University of Singapore and a specialist in Indonesian law. This course, the first one we have offered on
Indonesian law, will provide a broad introduction to the Indonesian legal system,
including the role of Islamic and customary law. The assigned text for the course is Tim
Lindsey, ed. Indonesia: Law and Society. 2nd ed.
(Federation Press in Australia).
The class will meet for five sessions, on Tuesdays, Thursdays (6:15-7:45 p.m.) and Saturday (9:00-10:45 a.m.).
For more information, contact Professor Alison Conner at 956-6552 or <aconner@hawaii.edu>
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Call for Film Entries
The Move Media Rights Festival in Thailand (MMRF) 2008
December 15-20, 2008
At the moment of 60th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a human right film and art festival titled 'Move Media Rights Festival (MMRF) focusing on Southeast Asia, but covering the wider Asian region, will be organized for the first time in Thailand.
We are calling for film entries the forthcoming International Human Rights Film and Art Festival of Thailand. MMRF encourages applications from emerging film makers with new work focusing on the SEA region. Applications from organizations working in promoting human rights issues through films to use this festival as a venue for promotion and advocacy are welcome. MMRF has limited funds and acceptance of the film does not guarantee full
sponsorship to attend the festival.
The MMRF works in partnership with Amnesty International- Thailand, Office of the Human Rights and Social Development (OHRSD), Mahidol University, Southeast Asia Regional Cooperation in Human Development (SEARCH), and the Siam
Health Foundation (SHF).
more info | Deadline: August 30, 2008
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Open Positions and Fellowships
2009-2010 Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Distinguished Fellowship on South East Asiamore info | Deadline: November 14, 2008
Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics, Women's and Gender StudiesDepartment of Politics, Willamette University, ORmore info | Deadline: October 3, 2008
Projects and Outreach CoordinatorEast-West Center in Washington more info | Deadline: August 22, 2008
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign Researchersmore info | Deadline: September 1, 2008
Postdoctoral Fellowships: Social Science Research Council, Abe Fellowship Programmore info | Deadline: September 1, 2008 |
The Art of Early Times: Traditional Arts in Papua New Guinea 
an illustrated talk
by Jerome Feldman, Ph.D.Professor of Art HistoryHawaii Pacific UniversitySunday, August 24, 20082:00 - 3:30 p.m.East-West Center Art GalleryAdmission Freemore info |
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Agroforestry and Community Recovery- Southern Cross University's Work with the East Timor
a seminar
presented by David Lloyd, Ph.D.
Southern Cross University
New South Wales, Australia
David Lloyd of Southern
Cross University will be visiting the University of Hawai'i on September 3, 2008
and presenting a seminar on Southern Cross University's work in East
Timor. Southern Cross University
staff have been working with the East Timor Coffee Academy, in the
Ermera district to improve incomes of traumatized communities. They
have been working on the shade tree problem, issues of training for ETICA staff and identifying barriers to uptake of new initiatives.
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Agricultural Sciences III Room 219
1955 East West Road
(Two buildings beyond Korean Studies)
For more information, contact J.B. Friday at (808) 981-5199 or <jbfriday@hawaii.edu>
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Call for Papers
11th Annual Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Conference
October 24-26, 2008
Kahin Center for Advanced Research on SEA
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
We welcome submissions from graduate students at any stage engaged in original
research related to Southeast Asia. Graduate
students working in the following disciplines as well as other related fields
that contribute to the understanding of Southeast Asia
are encouraged to apply: history, literature, art history, sociology,
musicology, religion, anthropology, archeology, architectural history, gender
studies, political science, economics, linguistics and literature.
This year we are honored to announce that our keynote
speaker will be Professor Benedict Anderson (Aaron L. Bienkorb Professor
Emeritus of International Studies, Government and Asian Studies, Cornell
University), the author of Imagined
Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism ([1983],
rev. ed. 1991), The Spectre of Comparisons:
Nationalism, Southeast Asia, and the World (1998), and Under Three Flags: Anarchism and the Anti-Colonial
Imagination (2007). Papers related to Professor
Anderson's interests are strongly encouraged.
We ask that prospective presenters submit a one-page abstract and curriculum
vitae by September 1, 2008 to: <seapgradconference@gmail.com>
Final papers will be due by October 10, 2008. Papers should
be in English with a reading time of no more than 20 minutes (plus 10 minutes
of discussion).
A limited number of modest travel grants are available.
Please indicate in your email when you submit the abstract if you would like to
apply for a travel grant.
Rose Metro and Trais Pearson
SEAP Student
Committee Co-Chairs
2008-2009
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SEA Publications
Asian Journal of Social Science
By Syed Farid Alatas and Vineeta Sinha (Editors)
Vol. 36, Number 2, 2008.
more info
 The Voice of Hope
By Aung San Suu Kyi and Alan Clements
New York, Seven Stories Press, 2008, 336 pp.
more info
 The Burmanization of Myanmar's Muslims
By Jean A. Berlie
Bangkok, White Lotus, 2008, 190
pp.
more info
 Burma in Turmoil
By Alden T. Roycee
Hauppauge, Nova Sciences Publishers, 2008, 205 pp.
more info
Executions by the Half-Dozen: The Pacification of Burma
By Terrance R. Blackburn
New Delhi, APH Publishing Corporation, 2008, 131 pp.
more info
 Eclectic Collecting: Art from Burma in the Denison Museum
By Alexandra Green
Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2008, 256 pp.
more info
 The Generals: From Defeat to Victory, Leadership of the Burma Campaign, 1941-45By Robert LymanLondon, Constable and Robinson, 2008, 381 pp.more info Under the Dragon: A journey through BurmaBy Rory MacleanLondon, I.B. Tauris, 2008, 240 pp.more info The Moon Princess: Memories of the Shan StatesBy Sandra SimmsBangkok, River Books, 2008, 310 pp. with 162 b/w illustrationsmore info Myanmar: The State, Community and the EnvironmentBy Monique Skidmore and Trevor Wilson (Editors)Canberra, Asia Pacific Press, 2008, 301 pp.more info
Ethnic Politics in Burma: States of ConflictBy Ashley SouthAbingdon, Routledge, 2008, 224 pp.more info Aung San Suu Kyi: Fearless Voice of BurmaBy Whitney StewartNew York, iUniverse Inc., 2008, 152 pp.more info
 The State in MyanmarBy Robert TaylorLondon, C. Hurst
and Co., 2008, 338 pp.more info
 The River of Lost Footsteps: A History of BurmaBy Myint-U ThantNew York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008, 400 pp.more info
 The Karen Revolution in Burma: Diverse Voices, Uncertain EndsBy Ardeth Maung ThawnghmungSingapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Affairs, 2008, 81 pp.more infoFor ordering information, contact the publishers or the Asian Experts at asiabook@gil.com.au
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SEA Film Series
We
had a successful year in which we screened 35 films in our weekly
Wednesday series. We look forward to an exciting slate of films beginning in
September, 2008. See you at the movies!
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