UHM CSEAS News
Aloha and welcome to your weekly UHM CSEAS announcement! We're proud to be your premiere source of Southeast Asian studies news. Be sure to check our special Book Spotlight for this week and our featured job posting for MSAP. Enjoy this newsletter's offerings of events, resources, and more- and mahalo for your continued readership and support!
2011-2012 Programs: If you're interested in participating in our SEA Speaker Series or would like to be featured as part of our monthly Alumni Spotlight, please contact us at cseas@hawaii.edu.
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CSEAS News
2nd International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation - Strategies for Moving Forward University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Location: Honolulu, HI USA Conference dates: 11 - 13 February 2011 With its theme "Strategies for Moving Forward", the 2nd ICLDC will feature over 160 presentations, building on the strong momentum created at the previous conference in 2009. more info
 Plenary Speaker - Wayan Arka (Australian National University/Udayana University)
"Language management and minority language maintenance in Indonesia: Strategy issues" Location: Keoni Auditorium, UHM 4:25 - 5:30pm, 12 February 2011 This paper discusses strategic issues in language 'management' (Spolsky 2009) and its complexity in relation to the maintenance of minority languages in contemporary Indonesia. Within Indonesia it is argued that language can be managed and that it should be managed as part of a national language policy framework (among other means). more info  Association for Asian Studies and International Convention of Asia Scholars Joint Conference
Hawaiʻi Convention Center Location: Honolulu, HI USA 31 March - 3 April 2011 The AAS-ICAS joint conference will be holding a four-day conference devoted to planned programs of scholarly papers, roundtable discussions, workshops, and panel sessions on a wide range of issues in research and teaching, and on Asian affairs in general. Click here for Southeast Asia focused panels Click here for Inter-area Panels
Nominations for the Goodman Prize in Philippine Historical Studies Deadline: 15 February 2011 The Philippine Studies Group of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is pleased to announce the request for nominations for the Grant Goodman Prize, which is awarded every two years for outstanding contributions to Philippine historical studies. The Prize was established in 1990 with a generous gift from Grant Goodman, Professor Emeritus, Department of History, University of Kansas, and was first awarded in 1994 to Father John Schumacher, SJ. more info  Book Spotlight: Diary of the War: WWII Memoirs of Lt. Col. Anastacio Campo
by Virginia Yap Morales 2006, Ateneo de Manila University Press Lt. Col. Anastacio Campo's diary is a revealing memoir of a Filipino officer stationed in Davao City at the outbreak of World War II. There are relatively few Filipino first-person accounts of the war and most of these are from Bataan or Manila. This account, set in Davao, opens a heretofore unknown vista for most Filipinos. more info Return to top
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| Featured Events
Hawaiʻi
 Book Launch
Filipino Tattoos by Lane Wilcken
Way of the Ancient Healer by Virgil Mayor Apostol
Kamakakuokalani Building, UHM
32645 Dole Street, Honolulu HI
4:00 - 9:00pm, 26 February 2011
Joint book launch event! It will be an incredible evening of music and cultural presentations, and interactions with the authors. The special opening ceremony that begins at 4:00 pm is not to be missed! more info
Around the World
Dr. Gini Gorlinski on the Sampé' (Borneo lute) of Sarawak CSEAS at Northern Illinois Unviersity Room 110, Campus Life Building 12:00 - 12:50pm, 11 February 2011 Among most upriver minority groups of Sarawak, Malaysia, the playing of the sampé' (the Borneo lute) has traditionally been assoc iated with men. However, recently a nascent contingent of young female sampé' players has appeared on the scene in Kuching, the state capital. Gorlinski will explore the significance of this emerging phenomenon. more info more info on Gorlinski's work  Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia
The Getty Center Location: Los Angeles, CA USA Exhibition: 22 February - 14 August 2011 The National Museum of Cambodia: Preserving Cultural Heritage 22 February 2011 Harold M. Williams Auditorium, FREE Hab Touch, Director General, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts in Cambodia and the former director of the National Museum of Cambodia (NMC), and Paul Jett, head of the Department of Conservation and Scientific Research at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, speak about the conservation of bronzes from the collection of the NMC. Ancient Cambodian Bronzes: History, Ritual, and Relevance 5 March 2011 Museum Lecture Hall, FREE Leading scholars of Cambodian art and culture discuss the historical, religious, and contemporary contexts of ancient Cambodian bronze sculpture. UH CSEAS faculty member Dr. Paul Lavy will present "The Buddha in Early Khmer Art and Culture." more info  Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance
Asian Art Museum Location: San Francisco, CA USA 25 February - 11 September 2011 See not only artworks but explore the context in which they were made and used, as the Asian Art Museum comes alive with the kinds of music and performance that fill Balinese ritual life. There will be puppetry, gamelan performances, masked dances, and more to provide a museum experience as unique and mesmerizing as Bali itself. more info
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Educational Programs
FEATURED: COTIM 2011 The Consortium for the Teaching of Indonesian and Malay
Advanced Indonesian Abroad
For US Citizens and Permanent Residents only
Program dates: June 13 - August 13, 2011
Deadline: 16 Februray 2011
The Consortium for the Teaching of Indonesian and Malay (COTIM) and Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana(UKSW) are now jointly planning a nine-week intensive program in advanced Indonesian hosted by several institutions in Indonesia and Malaysia. more info Summer Language Study USINDO Gadjah Mada University Location: Yogyakarta, Indonesia Deadline: 1 March 2011 USINDO runs an intensive ten-week language and general studies program held at Gadjah Mada University for U.S. students selected in a competitive application process. The language program is run by INCULS (Indonesian Language and Culture Learning Service) at Gadjah Mada University. The USINDO program typically offers two class levels: beginner and intermediate. more info Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) Deadline: 6 May 2011 TEA is a bilateral exchange program that will provide 178 secondary school teachers from Europe and Eurasia, East Asia and the Pacific, the Near East, South and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Western Hemisphere with a six-week professional development program at eight U.S. universities or colleges. more info  For more employment and networking opportunities, join the CSEAS Alumni & Community Linkedin group.
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| Employment Opportunities
FEATURED: Student Assistant Position Muslim Societies in Asia and the Pacific
Location: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Starting date: ASAP
Deadline: 11 February 2011
The student assistant will intimate, develop and coordinate overall activities at MSAP. The student will work closely with the staff/coordinators of the Center for East Asian Studies, the Center for Pacific Islands Studies, Center for Philippine Studies, Center for South Asian Studies, and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies to create materials for programs on Islam in Asia/Pacific. more info
Student Editors
UHM Board of Publications
Location: Honolulu, HI USA
Deadline: 11 February 2011
The Board of Publications is seeking UH Manoa students to become the paid editors-in-chief of its media programs for the next academic year. BOP publishes the campus newspaper and website, Ka Leo O Hawaii; an online webzine, Ka Lamakua; and a literary journal, Hawaii Review. If you are interested in applying, please contact Jay Hartwell at 956-3217
Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow, Global Histories
John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Masters Program
New York University
Location: New York, NY USA
Deadline: 19 February 2011
We seek an outstanding interdisciplinary scholar whose work engages transnational perspectives and local history, cultural study, and world politics since ca. 1500. We are open to a wide range of research interests, including colonialism and post-colonialism, gender, state formation, human or cultural geography, environmental sustainability, and/or migration and diasporas, but particularly welcome specialization outside Europe. more info
Professor and Director
Institute for Asia and Asian Studies
University of Notre Dame
Location: Notre Dame, IN USA
Deadline: Open until filled
The University of Notre Dame invites applications for the Director of the newly established Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. The Institute is envisioned to advance new academic programs and research initiatives in Asian studies, enhance the University's collaborations with strategic partners in Asia, and develop Notre Dame's distinctive engagement with Asia and Asian Studies within an interdisciplinary and global context. more info
Associate General Counsel (Asia/Pacific)
Habitat for Humanity International
Location: Bangkok, Thailand Open until filled
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking a talented professional to serve as our Associate General Counsel at our Asia/Pacific Area Office (AO) located in Bangkok, Thailand. The individual selected for this position will provide legal counsel to Area Vice President and the Area Management Team regarding contracts, employment, microfinance, risk management, transactional and general corporate matters, as well as interpretation and guidance in establishment and practice of HFHI policies. more info Faculty Position - Philosophy and Religion Dept/Women's Spirituality Program
California Institute of Integral Studies
Location: San Francisco, CA USA
Open until filled
The CIIS Women's Spirituality Program is the first M.A. and the only Ph.D. program in the world to integrate the new wave of womanist-feminist-mujerista and postcolonial scholarship in philosophy, religion, women's studies, and ethnic studies with a deepening practice of embodied women's spirituality. We focus on a variety of woman-affirming religious and spiritual traditions including Indigenous and African religious perspectives; Abrahamic religions; Buddhist, Hindu and other Asian spiritualities; and pagan, earth-based and Goddess traditions. more info Visiting Art Historian (1-year, non-tenure) St. Mary's College of Maryland Location: St. Mary's City, MD USA Open until filled St. Mary's College is looking for a specialist in art and architecture outside the Euro-American tradition (for example, Art of the Americas, Africa, Asia, Islam). Must have the ability to teach a range of courses from ancient to contemporary art in specialty field. more info
Social Policy Specialist UNICEF Indonesia Location: Banda Aceh, Indonesia Open until filled Accountable for effective engagement in social policy dialogue with the central, provincial and district Government for programme development. Advocate for increased public resource allocation and budgeting towards the social sector and sustainable decentralization of social services and local capacity building in support of the goal of universal coverage of essential social services and the creation of a protective environment for children. more info Administrative Coordinator, Research Institute
Asian Art Museum
Location: San Francisco, CA USA
Open until filled
The Asian Art Museum seeks a highly-skilled and motivated individual to provide administrative management for this new Institute. This is a unique opportunity to assist in the setting up of an exciting new department and to gain first-hand experience behind the scenes of a premier arts institution. more info
English Instructor World Education - The English Immersion Program Location: Tak, Thailand Deadline: 18 March 2011 The English Immersion Program (EIP) is looking for a dynamic English teacher for a 12-month period beginning in June of 2011. EIP is a community-based advanced English language program in Umphiem Mai refuge camp. Each year EIP takes 24 exceptional refugee and migrant students from the border area for a 10-month intensive English immersion course. more info
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Fellowships Scholarships
FEATURED: Freeman-Asia Program
Undergraduate Scholarships to Study Abroad in Southeast Asia
Funding for Summer 2011
Deadline: 15 February 2011
Freeman-ASIA (Freeman Awards for Study in Asia) is designed to support American undergraduates with demonstrated financial need who are planning to study overseas in East or Southeast Asia. The program's goal is to increase the number of Americans with first-hand exposure to and understanding of Asia and its peoples and cultures. more info Framing the Global Research and Publication Fellowships
Indiana University
Location: Bloomington, IN USA
Deadline: 10 March 2011
Scholars pursuing research in global studies are invited to apply for participation as Fellows in the Framing the Global working group. Framing the Global is a 5-year project that will develop new interdisciplinary knowledge, approaches, and methods in the field of global research and apply them to the study of global processes. Fifteen fellows will be selected from social science, humanities, and professional fields. Scholars with any disciplinary or regional expertise will be considered. more info Teaching Fellow, Asian Studies and Social Sciences Davidson College Location: North Carolina, USA Deadline: 28 February 2011 With the generous support of the ASIANetwork - Luce Teaching Fellow Program, Davidson College seeks a one-year, non-tenure-track, teacher of Social Science and Asian Studies. The ideal candidate, eligible to be employed in the U.S., should have earned a doctorate or terminal degree in Asian Studies, Political Science or another social science discipline from a North American university within the past 3 years. Applicants who are ABD may be considered, provided that they have a scheduled completion date prior to the beginning of the fellowship year verified by their graduate advisor. more info
Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowships Bowdoin College Location: Maine, USA Deadline: 1 March 2011 Bowdoin College is pleased to accept applications for one and two-year, post-doctoral fellowships in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. These fellowships support the academic careers of recent Ph.D.s with opportunities to continue their research while gaining valuable experience as teachers in a small liberal arts college setting. Bowdoin invites applications in the following areas: Environmental Studies (Humanities or Environmental Ethics), Africana Studies (History), Religion (Christianity), Art History (Asian), and Government (IR or Comparative - China/East Asia). more info
3-Month Visiting (Senior) Research Fellowship Appointments National University of Singapore Location: Singapore Deadline: 1 April 2011 Applications are invited for 3-month Visiting (Senior) Research Fellowships at the Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore to commence in October 2011, January and April 2012. The positions are intended for outstanding researchers whose work focus on Asia, with a balance anticipated between senior and junior scholars. Interested applicants should have at least a PhD with a few years of postdoctoral research experience. more info Fellowship in Intra-Asian Interactions Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre (NSC) Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Location: Singapore Deadline: 15 May 2011 The NSC in Singapore, which pursues research on historical interactions among Asian societies and civilizations, is accepting applications from scholars who wish to undertake research and writing in the area of intra-Asian historical interactions prior to the 16th century. more info Postdoctoral Fellowship International Institute for Asian Studies Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Location: Singapore Deadline: 15 May 2011 The positions are intended for outstanding recent doctoral graduates (within 6 years of receiving Ph.D. degree) from around the world, to work on an important piece of research in the social sciences or humanities. The proposed project should relate to the ways in which Asian polities and societies have interacted over time through religious, cultural, and economic exchanges and diasporic networks. more info
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Call for Submissions
FEATURED: Cultural Difference and Social Solidarity: Dividing and Uniting Communities Beyond Multiculturalism
Middle East Technical University - Northern Cyprus Campus
Conference dates: 4 - 8 July 2011
Deadline: 11 February 2011
Cultural Difference and Social Solidarity is a new initiative that seeks to promote ethical, responsible, and reasoned discussions, conferences, publications, and literary and artistic events on issues of cultural difference and social solidarity. The issues of social solidarity and preservation of cultural rights, works and values within divided communities and across communities of difference is one of the defining features of contemporary politics. more info Second Call for Papers The 11th International Conference on Thai Studies - Visions of the Future Conference dates: 26 - 28 July 2011 Deadline: 15 February 2011 Mahidol University and the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia are pleased to invite researchers, students, and activists with an interest in Thailand to participate in the 11th International Conference on Thai Studies on July 26-28, 2011. Held every three years, the International Conference on Thai Studies is a well-established forum for researchers across disciplines to share knowledge and perspectives on Thailand, Thai culture and society and the connection between Thailand and the world. more info International Conference on Humanities 2011
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Conference dates: 14 -16 February 2011
Deadline: 28 February 2011
The wide gamut of traditions in the discipline of Humanities offers their own medium in interpreting the notions of heritage, knowledge, people and nature. Transcending existing and abstract boundaries, the Humanities is engaged and intertwined in various issues such as those in Language Studies, Literature, Philosophy and Civilization, History, Geography, Religious Studies and Translation Studies. more info Transforming Cambodia Studies: Social Change and Cultural Transitions since 1979 The Center for Khmer Studies Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia Conference dates: 7 - 9 July 2011 Deadline: 28 February 2011 This conference aims to focus attention on new scholarly inquiry into the nature and impact of these transitions as they affect power relations, communal organization, identity formations and rural-urban as well as transnational migrations. more info Coping With Tourists - Maintaining a Balance between Cultural Heritage Management and Tourism at World Heritage Sites - Malacca International Heritage Conference 2011 Location: Malacca, Malaysia
Conference dates: 5 - 7 July 2011
Deadline: 7 March 2011
The academic session is aimed at showcasing and disseminating the latest research and findings of postgraduate students, academics and researches who are given the opportunity to present their papers and posters in recognition of their crucial role in shaping the philosophy, theories, concepts and techniques associated with cultural heritage management and tourism. more info 6th Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asia Asia Research Institute (ARI) of the National University of Singapore Location: Singapore Conference dates: 11 - 15 July 2011 Deadline: 15 March 20111 This 3-day forum will be part of ARI's 5-day Graduate Development Institute and Forum, which in addition to the forum will include two full days of sessions aimed to develop graduate student understandings of academia and relevant skills, through roundtable discussions with faculty, focused practical seminars and breakout group discussions. more info Call for sessions
Asia-Pacific Rock Art Conference: Rock Art Studies and Management in Australia, Asia and the Pacific
Location: Darwin, Australia
Conference dates: 16 - 18 September 2011
Deadline: 16 March 2011
This conference is part of a collaborative initiative to provide greater opportunities for rock art specialists, Indigenous community members, rock art managers, and others, to regularly come together and discuss their work. Contributions are not restricted to just the Asia-Pacific region and we welcome colleagues from around the globe. At this stage there is a call for session proposals of 300 words. more info History as Controversy: Writing and Teaching Contentious Topics in Asian Histories National University of Singapore Conference dates: 14 - 15 December 2011 Deadline: 30 March 2011 Bringing together students, teachers and scholars of history, History as Controversy aims to shed light on philosophical, methodological and practical questions concerning the teaching and writing of historical controversies in Asia. The workshop takes on a comparative country perspective, seeking to interrogate controversial events, ideologies and personalities that defined the contours of the past and the present in countries across Asia and seeks to mark out differences and commonalities, connections as well as disjunctures between them. more info For the latest SEA-related call for submissions become a Facebook fan or follow us on Twitter.
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Alumni Spotlight
Dr. Muhamad Ali, (Ph.D. History, Islam, Southeast Asia UHM 2007)
Dr. Muhamad Ali is currently an assistant professor in the Dept. of Religious Studies at UC Riverside. His most recent works include the book Bridging Islam and the West: An Indonesian View (2009) and a journal article "'They are not All Alike': Indonesian Intellectuals' Perception of Judaism and Jews (2010). more info
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Film Series
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