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Open Positions and Fellowships
Program Director (Full-time)
The United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO)
Start date: September 1, 2008more info | Deadline: August 26, 2008
Assistant Professor of Asian HistoryDepartment of History, University of Miamimore info | Application Review Starts: November 1, 2008
Assistant Professor of Asian/Asian-American Studies
Department of Sociology, Boston College
more info | department website | Deadline: October 15, 2008
Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Chair
in Buddhism and Contemporary Society
University
of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus)
Start date: July 1, 2009
more info | Deadline: October 15, 2008
Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Grants to Individuals in East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early Historymore info | Deadline: November 14, 2008
2008 Ph.D. and Senior Fellowship Competition for Research in Cambodiamore info | Deadline: November 15, 2008
Harvard Academy
for International and Area Studies Scholars Program
more info | Deadline: October 10, 2008
Summer 2009 Study Abroad in Laos
more info | Deadline: March 15, 2009
Sumitro Fellowships for Post-doctoral Scholars, Ph.D. Candidates or Senior Academics
The United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO)
USINDO offers two Sumitro Fellowships for post-doctoral scholars,
Ph.D. candidates, senior academics, and otherwise professionally
qualified candidates who wish to engage in field research in Indonesia
on an economic or political-economic topic. One grant is available to
United States citizens and permanent residents in the United States
with a specific project on a topic relating to the political economy of
Indonesia. The other Sumitro Fellowship is also open to an Indonesian
citizen with a project related to the Indonesian-United States
relationship.
more info | Deadline: October 31, 2008
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Call for Papers
Ancient Khmer and Southeast Asian Ceramics: New Archaeological Findings, Production and the Revival
of Techniques
National Center for Khmer Ceramics Revival
Center for Khmer Studies and Heritage Watch
Siem
Reap, December 10-12, 2008
This
conference aims to bring together Cambodian and international scholars
specialized in ancient Khmer ceramics, with contemporary potters and
craftsmen working in the revival of ancient production techniques. The
objective is to raise awareness of the archaeological importance of
ancient Cambodian ceramics and the new opportunities for sustainable
economic development in the region through ceramic technology.
Scholars based in Southeast Asia are especially encouraged to participate.
Please submit titles and short abstracts (300 words maximum) and contact details to conference@khmerstudies.org by October 15, 2008.
Conference Advisory Committee:
Dr. Janet Mansfield, Chair
Dr Dawn Rooney, Mr. Chhay Rachna, Dr. Philippe Peycam, Dr. Dougald O'Reilly, Mr.
Serge Rega, Miss Suzanne Freilich.
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New Additions UH SEA Library Collection
These items are now available at the AV Center, Sinclair Library, University of Hawaii-Manoa.
Dateline [Thaksin's Thailand]
Television Program: Australia
Director: Teguh Karya
Thailand, 2004, 22 min.
English and Thai with English subtitles
Call Number: DVD 7017
Permata Yang Terlupakan Candi - Candi Buddhis di Jawa
(Forgotten jewel : Buddhist temples in Java)
Director: Teddy Hendiawan
Indonesia, 2005, 45 min.
Narration in English and Indonesian
Call Number: DVD 5772
This is a documentary of Buddhist temples in Central and East Java, 8th to 14th century.
America at a crossroads. Struggle for the Soul of Islam : Inside Indonesia
Television Program
Director: Robert MacNeil
2007, 60 min.
Call Number: DVD 5785
This gives an inside look at how a fledgling democracy is struggling to control the rise of religious extremism.
Islam, Asia, Modernity Presented by the Jackson School of International Studies
Author: Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
2005, 6 videodiscs
Call Number: DVD 5813
This
is about a three-day conference (May 5-7, 2005) at the Walker Ames
Room, Kane Hall, University of Washington, exploring the changing
politics, practices, and representations of Islam in Asia; how these
changes are studied, documented, taught, and represented in the academy
and the media; and how these practices affect politics, society, and
culture in Muslim Asia.
Babadók : a unique traditional drum from Timor Leste
Author: Unesco. Jakarta Office
2006, 12 min.
Call Number: DVD 5776
This is a documentary on babadok, a traditional drum from Timor Leste.
Kunjungan kepala Badan Inteligen Negara mewakili Presiden Indonesia Ibu Megawati Soekarnoputri ke Ma'hadal-Zaytun, 14-15 Mei 2003
Author: Ma'had al Zaytun
2003, 4 videodiscs
Call Number: DVD 5691
This is a documentary on the visit of H.A.M. Hendropriyono, head of the Indonesian Intelligence Agency for the President, to Ma'had al Zaytun, an Islamic religious education center in Indramayu, May 14-15, 2003.
The death story of Dr. Azhari
Narration in English and Indonesian
Call Number: DVD 5713
Excerpts compiled from live news coverage of a shootout between police and a group of terrorists at a villa on Jalan Flamboyan, Batu, Malang, Nov. 9, 2006, and the death of Dr. Azahari, a Malaysian bomb-maker and alleged key player in many Indonesian bombings.
S21 the Khmer Rouge killing machine / INA and ARTE France.
Author: Institut national de l'audiovisuel (France)
Cambodia, 2002, 101 min.
Cambodian with English Subtitles
Call Number: DVD 5772
This program chronicles the human rights abuses of the Khmer Rouge after they seized power in Cambodia in 1975.
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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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