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. This week be sure to check out the East-West Center event Filmed Ecologies. UHM CSEAS is featuring a variety of books published by NUS Press. 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
East-West Center - Brown-Bag Presentation Filmed Ecologies: (Un)Changing Narratives of Environment, Development and Rurality in Thai Film Presentation by Vanessa Lamb Doctoral Candidate, Geography Program, York University, Toronto John A. Burns Hall, Room 3012, UHM 12:00 - 1:00pm, 14 April 2011 In this presentation, the striking continuities and discontinuities between two Thai films - the recent 2009 film Agrarian Utopia (Sawaan Baan Na) and the 1977 film Tongpan - will be considered. While made over 30 years apart, both films focus on the lives and livelihoods of rural farmers in the context of Thailand's economic and political development. The continuities and discontinuities between the two films speak to and raise questions about the changing and static narratives in Thai society about development, environment, and the rural-urban dichotomy. more info
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Featured Events
 East-West Fest 2011
Crossing Seas of Cultures University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 1711 East-West Road Honolulu, HI 1:00pm - 6:00pm, 10 April 2011 Come and join us for this celebration of diversity with the EWC community of students, scholars, staff, friends, and family! This year's Fest is dedicated to the victims of recent natural disasters and their families and friends, showing our support through the celebration of arts and culture. Spend an afternoon with fellow EWC participants and members of the EWC community and enjoy a treat of talent on stage, interesting cultural information and interaction with our fellow EWC students at the cultural booths.
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San Francisco International Film Festival
Year Without a Summer
Directed by Tan Chui Mui
Various Locations in San Francisco, CA USA
Screenings: 23 & 25 April, 1 May
Director Tan Chui Mui returned to her birthplace, a quiet and remote Malaysian fishing village, to film Year Without a Summer, a story of boyhood friends who reunite after a long separation. Steeped in the rhythms of the sea, their story develops slowly and mysteriously, in a meditative tone that illuminates the poetry and emotion of their lives. more info  Early Srivijaya in Southern Sumatra: The Extension of Buddhism
Colloquium with Professor Pierre-Yves Manguin, EFEO, French School of Asian Studies
Bunche Hall, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA USA
3:00pm - 5:00pm, 7 April 2011
Archaeological data gathered since the 1990s in South Sumatra and Jambi provinces of Indonesia reveal the broad extension of the Srivijaya polity during the years that preceded or immediately followed its foundation at Palembang in the 670s and 680s. The spatial distribution of Buddhist sanctuaries and sculptures mark the outreach of the growing political center. The shared styles of these statues also reveal the connections between the newly established Sumatran power and other contemporary polities in Southeast Asia. more info
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Educational Programs
FEATURED: Internships UN Women East and Southeast Asia
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
The UN Women Internship Program offers a small group of outstanding graduate-level students the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to UN Women's work. It is designed to complement gender and development studies with practical experience in various aspects of multilateral technical cooperation. The internship would also complement other studies such as international relations, communications or law. more info 2011 Season II International Artist Residency Program The NARS Foundation Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Deadline: 15 April 2011 The NARS Foundation, a not-for-profit arts organization founded in 2006 and based in Brooklyn, awards full and partial residential grants for up to twelve months. We seek applications on two levels. The first level includes emerging and mid-career artists, for whom appointments as resident artists might make a significant impact on their careers. The second level consists of artists with established national and/or international reputations for whom a change of environment may offer refreshment and inspiration. more info 2012/2013 Culture Learning Grants
Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Deadline: 23 April 2011
The Hawai`i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (HSFCA) announces the availability of its 2012/2013 Folk & Traditional Arts Culture Learning Grants application for eligible non-profit organizations. Organizations must have at least one year of experience in programs in which children and/or families learn through hands-on experience about their own culture's artistic traditions (e.g., song and music, dance, storytelling, arts and crafts). Applications for folk and traditional arts from non-Hawaiian Pacific Islander and Southeast Asian cultures in Hawaiʻi will be considered. more info  For more employment and networking opportunities, join the CSEAS Alumni & Community Linkedin group.
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| Employment Opportunities
FEATURED: Assistant Professor
University of Hawaiʻi Hilo
College of Arts and Sciences
Location: Hilo, HI USA
Review of applications begins 25 April 2011
Duties include teaching tagalog language and culture. Teaching responsibility includes language courses (all levels of tagalog) and content courses on tagalog language, linguistics, culture and society (upper-division electives in the candidate's area of expertise). Actively participate in the development and promotion of UH Hilo's Filipino Studies Certificate Program. more info
Senior Researcher
Razak School of Government
Academic and Research Division
Location: Putrajaya, Malaysia
Open until filled
The organization is looking to form a dynamic team to spearhead research projects and activities at the Razak School of Government related to the field of leadership training and public policy research. The ideal candidate would have had some exposure to or interest in the workings of the Malaysian public service and public policy-making. But most importantly, we are looking for somewhat experienced individuals looking for a challenge in bridging the worlds of academia and the public in the effort to improve public leadership in Malaysia. more info
Lecturer in Indonesian Language and Culture
University of British Columbia
Location: Vancouver, BC
Open until filled
The University of British Columbia is accepting applications for one 12-month lecturer position in Indonesian language and culture, commencing July 1, 2011. The successful applicant will be asked to teach 18 credits of Indonesian language courses at all levels, as well as 6 credits of undergraduate lecture courses on Indonesian culture, religion, literature or film, depending on the applicant's area of expertise. more info
Manager of Institutional Partnerships Asian Art Museum Location: San Francisco, CA USA Open until filled The Asian Art Museum offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced development professional to manage the museum's foundation, corporate, and government fundraising efforts. The Manager will be responsible for establishing and maintaining positive partnerships with representatives of corporations, foundations, and government agency grant-making offices in regard to potential funding for museum activities. The ideal candidate will possess extraordinary energy, drive, and vision. Experience with arts organizations is desirable. more info
Chair in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
Mershon Center for International Security Studies
Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, OH USA Open until filled
The Mershon Center for International Security Studies at The Ohio State University is seeking candidates to fill an endowed Chair in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. The holder of the chair will be expected to lead an active multidisciplinary program in conflict resolution involving research, teaching, and public service. The center is open to candidates in numerous fields including Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, History, Economics and Law. more info Lecturer in Khmer Language
University of Washington Location: Seattle, WA USA
Priority will be given to applications received before 15 April 2011
The University of Washington Southeast Asia Center seeks a 50% lecturer in Khmer language to begin Autumn Quarter 2011. The position is annually renewable through June, 2014, pending satisfactory performance. Native or near-native language proficiency and experience in teaching Khmer is required, and an M.A. is preferred in Khmer language and culture, language pedagogy, or a relevant field. more info Chief Communications Officer
The PEPY Ride
Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia
Deadline: 15 April 2011
PEPY is seeking a genuine, creative and dedicated Chief Communications Officer to join us at our Siem Reap office in Cambodia. The Chief Communications Officer will oversee all communications and fundraising strategies for the organization. PEPY is committed to aiding rural communities in improving their own standards of living, with a focus on increased access to quality education. PEPY invests time and resources in people, because we believe that improving education, providing training, and stimulating ideas builds capacity for people to better solve their own problems. more info Assistant Professor Comparative History Asian and African Studies Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C. División de Historia Location: México City, México Deadline: 30 May 2011 The División de Historia at CIDE invites applications for the equivalent of a tenure track assistant professorship in comparative history to begin in August 2011. Research specialization, period and country expertise are open to Asian and African Studies. The applicant should already hold a Ph.D. degree, show outstanding research potential, have classroom experience and be prepared to teach Master's-level courses in comparative history as part of a graduate program. more info Research Assistant
National University of Singapore
Location: Singapore
Open until filled
The Research Assistant will be involved in editing and preparing manuscripts for publication, library and background research, preparing project proposals and other research and administrative duties. The applicant should possess a good honors degree or equivalent in the Social Sciences or Humanities. more info
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Fellowships Scholarships
FEATURED: Post-Doctoral Fellowship - History
East Tennessee State University
Location: Johnson City, TN USA
Beginning August 2011
East Tennessee State University invites applicants for two post-doctoral teaching positions in History. Each will be a one year appointment with possible renewal for a second year. Area of specialization is open. However, special consideration will be given to the following areas: British Empire, South/Southeast Asia, or Africa: and possible thematic emphases include, but are not limited to, empire, colonialism, post-colonialism, and identity formation (especially national identity, ethnicity, and gender). more info Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Anthropology
Whittier College
Location: Whittier, CA USA
For academic years 2011-2013, we invite applications for one Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Anthropology. The successful candidate will have active ethnographic interest and experience investigating questions of environmental/climatic change, resource management, and/or the sociopolitics of environmental challenges affecting particular communities. more info CIEE Ping Foundation Fellowship Accepting Nominations
Deadline: 30 April 2011
CIEE will award up to two Doctoral Research Fellowships for the 2011-2012 academic year, each worth $20,000. CIEE invites Directors of Graduate Studies (DGS) - or if a Department has no DGS, a Chair - to nominate a qualified doctoral candidate for a Ping Doctoral Research Fellowship. 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
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
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Call for Submissions
FEATURED: Crossing Borders, Traversing Boundaries: Bridging the Gap between International and Internal Migration Research and Theory Asia Research Institute
National University of Singapore Location: Singapore Conference dates: 13 - 14 October 2011 Deadline: 31 May 2011 Given this complexity and the growing importance of migration in the contemporary world, this conference will provide an important forum for bridging the persistent academic "gap" between these two migration literatures and for working towards more nuanced and theoretically rich research of migration that crosses disciplinary and categorical boundaries. The primary aim of this workshop is to provide an important intellectual space for scholars working on internal and international migration in the region to come together to exchange knowledge, share research findings, explore theoretical points of convergence and divergence within migration studies, and to map possible pathways for future collaboration. more info Call for Contributions Paris International Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences Research Hosted by Analytrics Hotel Concorde La Fayette Location: Paris, France 24 - 28 July 2012 Deadline: October 2011 The congress will bring together humanities and social sciences (HSS) researchers, scientists, academicians, experts, engineers, developers, administrators and other HSS research-related professionals and practitioners from all over the world. The aims are to promote multidisciplinary dialogue and mutual cross-fertilization of ideas and methods; to offer a place for participants to present, discuss, and showcase innovative recent and ongoing HSS research works and their applications or development. more info DEADLINE EXTENDED Asia Rising and the Rise of Asian America
Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast and
Western Conference of the Association of Asian Studies
Pomona College
Location: Los Angeles, CA USA
Conference dates: 17 - 19 June 2011
Deadline: 15 April 2011
The conference theme will be Asia Rising and the Rise of Asian America, but proposals on any topic relating to Asia in the arts, humanities, and social sciences are welcome. We especially encourage proposals from advanced graduate students and participants from abroad seeking new audiences for their work. more info Call for Proposals for a Southeast Asia Symposium
Asian Studies Centre
St. Anthony's College University of Oxford Location: Oxford, UK Deadline: 6 May 2011
The Asian Studies Centre at St Antony's College invites proposals from post-doctoral researchers and graduate students to organize and host a one day symposium on a theme that focuses on countries in Southeast Asia or else adopts a comparative approach that includes two or more SE Asian countries alongside other countries that are relevant to the main theme. Ideally the symposium should have wide relevance and should appeal to an audience that would include both Asianists and non-Asianists. more info Asia's Civil Spheres: New Media, Urban Public Space, Social Movements
National University of Singapore
Location: Sinapore
Deadline: 1 June 2011
Urban Asia buzzes with vibrant new media cultures. In a world in which virtual and physical space have become interdependent dimensions of political consciousness and activity, media-savvy civil society activists have come to play crucial roles in advancing state and corporate accountability and transparency as well as the rule of law. This workshop aims to revisit the ever-shifting spatialities and connections between political participation and social change in urban Asia and to explore re-imaginings of what 'political action', 'public space', 'place-making', and 'social movements' mean in our globally networked societies. more info The Inaugural International Young Scholars Conference Current Research on Southeast Asia Monash University Location: Sunway, Malaysia Conference dates: 14 - 15 November 2011 Deadline: 6 July 2011 The Inaugural International Young Scholars Conference provides a platform for PhD students, at various stages in their PhD journey, to present and discuss their research on Southeast Asia before fellow researchers, academics and peers from various disciplines.
The conference aims to bring young researchers and academics together to meet and network on various pertinent issues affecting the region. Being multi-disciplinary, it allows young researchers from a myriad of fields to engage in professional and academic discussions across disciplines. more info For the latest SEA-related call for submissions become a Facebook fan or follow us on Twitter.
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Film Series
The Film Series will resume after a short break on Wednesday, April 20.
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Podcasts
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Radio
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Web Resources
 University of Hawaiʻi Southeast Asia Collection
Association for Asian Studies
 Asia Research Institute
ISLAMOPEDIA  Charity Navigator
Digital Library of Lao Manuscripts 
Indonesian Census Data 
Malaysia My Second Home Program 
NIU CSEAS Online Course Offerings 
South & Southeast Asia Art and Archeology Index 
Southeast Asia Digital Library 
Southeast Asian Images & Texts 
SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research
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