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Featured Events & News
SEA Disaster Relief - Reminder
Per the director's message last week, today is the last day
to send monetary assistance to our friends and teachers in Padang
through the efforts of CSEAS faculty member Dr. Kirstin Pauka. For more information, please contact Dr. Pauka at pauka@hawaii.edu.
Please write "Pandang/Pak Katik" in the bottom left-hand corner of the check and make checks out to Prof. Kirstin Pauka.
MAIL TO: Department of Theatre & Dance
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
1770 East West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Now Playing at HIFF - TALENTIME (2009) Sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, UH Mānoa
Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18, Honolulu, HI
3:15 PM, Monday, 19 October 2009
4:00 PM, Tuesday, 20 October 2009
A talent search competition has matched two hearts - that of Melur, a Malay-mixed girl, and an Indian male student, Mahesh. Melur, with her melodious voice, singing whilst playing the piano is one of the seven finalists of the Talentime competition of her school organized by Cikgu Adibah. Likewise Hafiz, enthralling with his vocalist talent while playing the guitar, divides his time between school and his mother, who is hospitalized with a brain tumor. (Source: HIFF)
more info
East-West Center Event - Expansion of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) in montane mainland Southeast Asia and implications for the environment and human livelihoods
Saunders Hall, UH Mānoa
12:00 PM, Thursday, 15 October, 2009
Montane mainland Southeast Asia (MMSEA) is a large, ecologically vital region comprising approximately half the land area of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and China's Yunnan Province. Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) is the major commercial crop replacing traditional agriculture and secondary forests in the region, a direct result of strong market demands from China, the world's largest consumer. This talk will focus on where rubber is being planted, current and future demand for rubber, and implications of these changes for the environment (water, biodiversity, carbon) and human livelihoods.
For more information, contact Reece Jones at reecej@hawaii.edu.
more info
Honolulu Academy of Art Creates Children's Art Program for Furlough Fridays
Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI
2009 - 2011
Hawaiʻi public school schedules will include 17
furlough days during school years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. To help parents who have children affected by these furlough days, the
Academy has created a series of three-class sessions. The sessions are
designed to keep kids engaged and learning when their schools have to
close. Session 5 (scheduled for April 23, 30, May 7) emphasizes Southeast Asian art including Indonesian shadow puppets and wind socks. In addition, students with valid ID and accompanying adults will be offered free admission on furlough Fridays - children under 11 already receive free admission.
more info
For SEA-related events nation-wide, see the SEA National Resource Center Calendar and SEA Reminders in sidebar.
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Open Positions & Fellowships
Featured Grant - Cultural Exchange Grants
Asian Cultural Council
2010 - 2011
Approximately 140-150 grants are offered annually to support the cultural exchange between Asia and the United States in the performing and visual arts. Around 80-90 grants are offered to scholars, students, and specialists from Asia for study, research, travel, and creative work in the United States. Around 20 grants are also awarded to Americans engaged in similar activities in Asia and to arts organizations and educational institutions for specific projects of particular significance to Asian-American cultural exchange. In addition, the Council awards a small number of grants in support of regional exchange activities within Asia.
more info | Letter of Inquiry: 15 October 2009
Junior Faculty Training Program - Economics and Development in Southeast Asia
Center for Khmer Studies
November 2009 - April 2010
This project seeks to enhance the knowledge base and academic skills of junior Cambodian academics and researchers in the fields of humanities and social sciences. Participants must be Cambodian nationals with a good command of English, who are currently employed as junior faculty members in a local university, or who intend to pursue an academic career in Cambodia.
more info | Deadline: 20 October 2009
Lecturer - Asian Studies, School of Languages and Cultures (Ref# 573/1009)
University of Sydney
Begins February 2010
The School is seeking to appoint one or two fixed-term (2-year)
full-time lecturers (Level B) in the Asian Studies Program, beginning
February 2010. For this Lectureship, researchers in a field of modern
and contemporary Asian Studies with a PhD in an area within the
humanities and/or social sciences are encouraged to apply. The
successful applicant will have research and teaching interests in one
or more of the following cultural areas: China, Japan and/or Southeast
Asia. She or he will be expected to teach and coordinate units of study
in the Asian Studies program and/or the program of their area of
specialization. Supervision of research students will also be a
responsibility.
more info | Deadline: 5 November 2009
Assistant Professor (tenure-track) - Archaeology, Department of Anthropology
University of Illinois at Chicago
Begins 16 August 2010
Geographic preference will be given to scholars working in Asia, with a preference for Southeast Asia, and with theoretical and methodological specializations that complement our current strengths. The successful applicant will join a large community of archaeologists with integrated research interests in the joint doctoral program of the Department of Anthropology (UIC) and the Field Museum. PhD should be completed by the time of the appointment.
more info | Deadline: 16 November 2009Assistant Professor (tenure-track) - Hmong Studies, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Begins August 2010
The candidate, irrespective of field, should have a current or developing
specialization in Hmong studies in Southeast Asia and/or adjacent regions. Duties include
teaching and research regarding Hmong studies in Southeast Asia and/or adjacent regions. The successful candidate will also
be a full and active member of his or her home
department.
more info | Deadline: 1 December 2009
Pacific Rim Research Program (PRRP)
University of California
2010 - 2011
The Pacific Rim Research Program promotes the study of the Pacific Rim as a distinctive region. For the purposes of this Program, the term "Pacific Rim" encompasses all areas and nations that border the Pacific Ocean, including Southeast Asia and East Asia, Australia/New Zealand, the Pacific islands, and Pacific Latin America. The PRRP offers Faculty Initiative Grants ($30-50k), Faculty Research/Planning Grants (up to $25k) and Advanced Graduate Research Fellowships (up to $20k).
more info | Deadline: 11 December 2009
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Modern Southeast Asian Studies
Columbia University, New York
Begins 1 July 2010 or 1 September 2010
Candidates
from all social science disciplines, including history, are welcome to
apply. The fellowship will cover a 10 or 12-month period beginning July
1, 2010 or September 1, 2010. The Fellow will devote half time to his
or her own research and will teach one graduate-level course on
Southeast Asia per semester. The stipend for 2010-2011 is $44,000, plus
benefits.
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Call for Submissions
Featured Conference - Engaging the Classics in Malay and Southeast Asian Studies: Where to from Here?
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
17 - 18 June 2009
This conference-work.shop is jointly organized by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) and the Malay Studies Department, National University of Singapore. It seeks to achieve three broad objectives: firstly, to interrogate the authorial capital of these classics as well as to re-assess their contemporary relevance; secondly, to offer younger Southeast Asian scholars (or "home scholars," to borrow Thongchai's term) the platform to creatively appropriate or re-interpret such classics for alternative and novel modes of intellectual inquiry; and thirdly, to identify or lay the conceptual pathways for emerging classics.
more info | Deadline: 15 December 20093rd International Conference on Hmong Studies - Hmong Global Identities in the 21st Century
Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnestoa
9 - 11 April 2010
The purpose of this conference is to provide opportunities for emerging and established scholars to share their research on Hmong related topics, to inspire and motivate students to engage in scholarly research, and to recognize distinguished scholars for their work in the field of Hmong Studies.
more info | Deadline: 31 December 2009
16th Annual Association for Asian Performance (AAP) Adjudicated Emerging Scholars Panel
Los Angeles, CA
Anyone (current and recent graduate students, scholars, teachers,
artists) early in their scholarly career or who has not presented a
paper at an AAP conference before is welcome to submit work for
consideration. To qualify one need not necessarily be affiliated with
an institution of higher learning, although this is expected. Up to three winning authors may be selected and invited to present
their papers at the upcoming AAP conference. A $100 cash
prize will be awarded for each paper selected, to help offset
conference fees. AAP Conference registration fees are waived for the
winners, who also receive one year free membership to AAP.
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SEA Resources
Film & Television
Featured International Film Festival - Asian Women's Film Festival
Kino Arsenal, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany
15 - 20 October 2009
The Asian Women's Film Festival (AWFF) will be making its
second appearance at the Arsenal cinema from October 15 - 20. We are
happy to present 40 feature films, documentaries and shorts by women
filmmakers from numerous Asian countries - Malaysia, Singapore, South
and North Korea, the Philippines, VR China/Hong Kong, Thailand und
Indonesia. The program also includes films of the Asian diaspora in
Canada, Europe, and the USA.
more info
Film Festival Report - Southeast Asian Films at 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
11 - 19 September 2009
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is widely considered North America's largest film exhibition and market. This year, TIFF premiered and featured several works from emerging and established Southeast Asian filmmakers, including the latest from the Philippines' Raya Martin and two stunning pieces from Thailand's Apichatpong Weerasethakul. As festival season continues, be sure to follow these films as they make their way to a theatre (or CSEAS film series) near you!
FRONTLINE/World: Stores from a Small Planet
Public Broadcasting System - Streaming Online
FRONTLINE/World is a national public TV series
that turns its lens on the global community, covering countries
and cultures rarely seen on American television. The series is complemented by an extensive Web
site, which was awarded a 2002 Online Journalism Award for General
Excellence by the Online News Association and Columbia University
Graduate School of Journalism. Stream these recent reports on Southeast Asia (and more!) for free from the FRONTLINE/World website:
 Cambodia: Pol Pot's Shadow (TRT: 25:21)
more info | watch
 Indonesia: Wham! Bam! Islam! Muslim Superheroes come to Jakarta (TRT 8:51)
more info | watch
 Philippines: Have Degree, Will Travel. Where Have All the Nurses Gone?
(TRT: 9:41)
more info | watch
Publications
 Anwar on Trial: In the Face of Injustice
by Pawancheck Marican
Gerakbudaya Enteprise,
2009
more info
 Making and Unmaking the Asylum: Leprosy and Modernity in Singapore and Malaysia
SIRD, 2009
more info
 Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in East Timor
by James DeShaw Rae
First Forum Press, 2009
more info
 Old vs New Politics in Malaysia: State and Society in Transition
SIRD, 2009
more info
 Overwhelming Terror: Love, Fear, Peace and Violence Among Semai of Malaysia
by Robert Knox Dentan
SIRD, 2009
more info
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CSEAS Social Networking Sites
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CSEAS Admissions
Thinking about a graduate degree in Southeast Asia? Check out the CSEAS site for program deadlines and updates.
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CSEAS Alumni
We want to hear from you! Help us build our CSEAS community through mentorship opportunities, project updates and more. Contact CSEAS for more information.
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Explorations - Online
 Explorations, the graduate student journal for Southeast Asian studies, is now available online. |
Film SeriesThe SEA Film Series will take a break next week so that film lovers can attend the many SEA films at the Hawaii International Film Festival (see film schedule in this side bar below). We'll see you again on TUESDAY, October 27, 2009
Korean Studies Auditorium, UH Mānoa for the film PEREMPUAN BERKALUNG SORBAN (Indonesia 2009)
Join the SEA Film Series listserv for more info.
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Speaker Series
 Now accepting participants for the Fall 2009 Speaker Series. Contact CSEAS with your abstract and CV. Listen to the Spring 2009 Series podcasts. |
National Resource Center Calendar
OCT 15
4:00 PM CDT
Ongoing - Indonesian Conversation Table (Oct. 22, Nov. 5, Nov. 19, Dec. 3)
@ University of Wisconsin - Madison
email | more info
4:45 PM CDT
Ongoing Khmer Language Table
@ University of Wisconsin - Madison
more info
OCT 16
12:00 PM CDT
Fall Speaker Series - Running the Earth: Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba's 'Breathing is Free' Project and the Condition of the Global Artist" @ Northern Illinois University
12:00 PM CDT
International Dimensions of the Cambodian Tragedy @ University of Wisconsin-Madison
more info
1:30 PM PST
Race & Empire at the Fair: A Centennial Symposium at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition @ University of Washington - Seattlemore info
OCT 17
6:00 PM CDT
Southeast Asia Club - Indonesian Culture Night @ Northern Illinois University
8:00 PM PST
Gamelan Sari Raras: Javanese and Balinese Music and Dance @ University of California - Berkeley
more info
OCT 21
12:00 PM EST
SEAP Brown Bag Lecture Series - "About Face: Possession, Ethics and the Neighbor in Postwar Ambon"
@ Yale University more info
7:30 PM PST
Screening - "Song of the Stork, [Vu Khúc Con Cò] @ Cornell University
more info
5:00 PM PST
Filipino Faith: The Role of Religion in Diasporic Communities in America and Beyond
@ University of California - Berkeley
more info
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Disaster Relief
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SEA Films at HIFF
Talentime
Malaysia, 2008
Dir: Yasmin Ahmad
Sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies
3:15 PM Mon, Oct 19 Dole Cannery A
4:00 PM Tue, Oct 20 Dole Cannery F
24K
Philippines, 2009
Dir: Ana Agabin
8:30 PM Mon, Oct 19 Dole Cannery D
2:30 PM Wed, Oct 21
Best of Times
Thailand, 2009
Dir: Yongyoot Thongkontoon
8:00 PM Fri, Oct 16 Dole Cannery D
9:15 PM Sun, Oct 18 Dole Cannery C
BFF: Best Friends Forever
Philippines, 2009
Dir: Wenn V. Deramas
11:45 AM Sat, Oct 17 Dole Cannery A
The Burning Season
Australia, 2009
Dir: Cathy Henke
8:30 PM Wed, Oct 21 Dole Cannery
12:00 PM Thu, Oct 22 Dole Cannery
Grandpa is Dead Philippines, 2009
Dir: Soxie Topacio
6:45 PM Fri, Oct 16 Dole Cannery F
11:30 AM Fri, Oct 23 Dole Cannery D
If I Knew What You Said
Philippines, 2009
Dir: Mike Sandejas
8:30 PM Fri, Oct 16 Dole Cannery A
12:45 PM Tue, Oct 20 Dole Cannery E
The Legend is Alive Viet Nam, 2009
Luu Huynh Luu
5:30 PM Wed, Oct 21 Dole Cannery C
12:15 PM Thu, Oct 22 Dole Cannery A
Merantau
Indonesia, 2009
Dir: Gareth Huw Evans
9:45 PM Sat, Oct 17 Dole Cannery B
6:30 PM Thu, Oct 22 Dole Cannery E
Ninoy and the Rise of People Power
USA, 2009
Dir: Tom Coffman
12:00 PM Sun, Oct 18 Dole Cannery D
4:30 PM Wed, Oct 21 Dole Cannery D
Ong Bak 2
Thailand, 2008
Dir: Tony Jaa, Panna Rittikrai
9:30 PM Sun, Oct 18 Dole Cannery B
8:45 PM Mon, Oct 19 Dole Cannery B
The Rainbow Troops (Laskar Pelangi) Indonesia, 2008
Dir: Riri Riza
12:30 PM Fri, Oct 16 Dole Cannery B
12:30 PM Sat, Oct 17 Dole Cannery E
Sell Out!
Malaysia, 2009
Dir: Yeo Joon Han
1:45 PM Sat, Oct 17 Dole Cannery B
2:15 PM Thu, Oct 22 Dole Cannery B
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