SEAC Graduate Student Conference Schedule

The conference is only one week away! Here is the schedule of our two-day event:

Friday, March 24 

0830 - 0920: Breakfast (provided), Thomson 317

0920 - 0930: Opening remarks, Southeast Asia Center Director, Professor Celia Lowe, Thomson 317

0930 - 1100: Keynote speech, Thomson 318 - Prof. Charles Hirschman, "Census Classifications and Racial Ideology in Malaysia"

1100 - 1300: Panel 1, Thomson 317 - Discussant: Prof. David Biggs

Presenters: Palita Chunsaengchan, Juan Fernandez, Sophea Seng, Adrian Alarilla

1300 - 1430: Lunch (provided), Thomson 317

1430 - 1630: Panel 2, Thomson 317 - Discussant: Prof. Charles Hirschman

Presenters: Hazman Baharom, Katrina Chludzinski, Daniel Murphree, Kasey Rackowitz

1630 -1700: Break

1700 - 1800: Special Guest Lecture, Thomson 101 - Prof. Mitch Hendrickson, "Palimpsests of Empire: An Archaeological view of the expansion of medievil Angkor, Cambodia"

1800 - 1930: Break for dinner (not provided)

1930 - 2100: Film screening, Thomson 101 - Time Capsule Triptych (2006), To Manong Carlos (2014), and Pasabe 2006)

Saturday, March 25

0830 - 930: Breakfast (provided), Alder Commons

0930 - 1130: Panel 3, Alder Commons - Discussant: Prof. Eric Tagliacozzo

Presenters: Katia Chaterji, Luo Juan, Moniek van Rheenen, Tittaphan Vachananda

1130 - 1300: Lunch (provided), Alder Commons

1300 - 1500: Workshops, Alder Seminar Commons

- Charles Hirschman: "How (and why) to publish articles in disciplinary and area studies journals"

- Eric Tagliacozzo: "Teaching Southeast Asia: How Might One Do That?"

- David Biggs: "Making Maps, Unmaking Maps: Generating and Deconstructing Maps for Research Writing"

1500 - 1530: Closing Remarks, Organizing Committee, Alder Commons 

Graduate Student Conference and Mini Film Fest

Also, because next week is Spring Break, TWISEA will not be sent out. 

Conferences and Journals

- The United States - Indonesia Society (USINDO) Summer Studies Program, May 25 - August 3, Yogyakarta, Indonesia - applications due March 31

- Center for Lao Studies Summer Study Abroad in Laos (SAIL), June 17 - July 31, Lao-American College in Vientiane - applications due April 3

Funding & Fellowships

- American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS) Research Grants: AIFIS CAORC Fellowship for 2017-2018 to research in Indonesia - deadline extended to March 31

- Freeman-ASIA scholarships for undergraduate study abroad in East or Southeast Asia - Summer deadline March 1, Fall/Academic Year deadline April 4

- Asian Civilisations Museum Singapore Rsearch Fellowship Grant 2017-2018 - application due April 30

Jobs

The Institute of South East Asian Affairs (ISEAA) is looking for someone to teach a 3-week intensive course on "Public Health in Southeast Asia" to a small group of undergraduate students from the US coming to study abroad in Chiang Mai from Monday, 26 June to Friday, 14 July 2017

The teaching remuneration is competitive and housing and travel costs can be covered as well if the instructor is not based in Chiang Mai.

Candidates with specialized knowledge of public health issues in SE Asia interested in this 3-week teaching opportunity, please send your CV and statement of interest to: study@iseaa.org 

Institute of South East Asian Affairs

Chiang Mai, Thailand