University
of Michigan
Centre For Southeast Asian Studies 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
CSEAS, established in 1960, is a recognized world leader in the scholarly study of Southeast Asia (Brunei, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam)
January
12- January 31
Memories from Home: Water Colors by
Gerry Bandico
Pierpont Commons, UM North Campus
Opening Reception: January
24 (Saturday), 2-4pm
Friday,
January 16
"The Spanish Construction
of Philippine History: Hispanocentrism"
Gloria Cano Garcia,
PhD Candidate, Faculty of Arts & Social
Sciences, Southeast Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore
12:00
pm-1:30 pm, Room
1644 School of Social Work Building(SSWB)
Saturday,
January 17
Indonesian Potluck Dinner
6:00pm, 1636 SSWB
For more
information, please contact Margaretha Sudarsih
Tuesday,
January 20
Vietnam Lecture Series: "Origins and Some More
Agains: Cultural Accumulation and Historical Depth"
Keith W. Taylor, Cornell University
7:00-9:00pm, 2609 SSWB
Friday,
January 23
"Ambivalent Incorporation: Sama people and the
1950s Darul Islam rebellion in Sulawesi, Indonesia"
Jenny Gaynor, PhD Candidate, Anthropology
and History, University of Michigan
12:00-1:30pm, 1644 SSWB
Tuesday,
January 27
Vietnam Lecture Series: "A Southeast Asian State
in Dai Viet"
John K. Whitmore
7:00-9:00pm, 2609 SSWB
Friday,
January 30
"Progress and Paperwork: The Rise of New Literati
and Ministerial Government and the Effort at Legibility in Dai Viet"
John Whitmore,
Adjunct Associate Professor, History Department, CSEAS Research Associate
12:00-1:30pm, 1644 SSWB
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Sunday,
February 1
"Gongs of Truth"-
The Ramayana: Javanese Gamelan Dance-Drama
4:00pm, Hill Auditorium, Admission is free and open
to the public
Tuesday,
February 3
Vietnam Lecture Series: " Chinese Models
and Confucian State"
John K. Whitmore
7:00-9:00pm, 2609 SSWB
Friday,
February 6
"Is Asia Creating New Patterns of Political
and Security Corporation?"
Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani,
Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations in New York, High
Commissioner of Singapore to Canada
12:00-1:30pm, 1636 SSWB
Friday-Saturday
, February 6-7
14th Annual Asia Business Conference: "Asia:
Miracle Maker or Heartbreaker?" - UM Business School
2/6: Keynote speech- Ambassador
Kishore Mahbubani (see above) and
Ambassador Ong Keng Yong,
Secretary-General of the Association of South East
Asian Nations
4:00pm, Hale Auditorium
2/7: Southeast Asia Panel Session (morning)
Saturday,
February 7
Indonesian Potluck Dinner
6:00pm, 1636 SSWB
For more information, please contact Margaretha Sudarsih
February 7 to March 5
Exhibit: Thailand through Stamps
Presented by the University of Michigan Thai Language Program
Michigan League
Tuesday,
February 10
Vietnam Lecture Series: "Conservatism, Modernity,
and the Crisis of Culture (1920s-1930s)"
Sarah Whitney Womack
7:00-9:00pm,
2609 SSWB
Wednesday,
February 11
"Compendium
of the Quaranic Verses Topically Classified"
Dr. Mochtar Naim,
Fulbright
Scholar from Indonesia, People's Consultative Assembly-Republic of Indonesia
4:00pm, Room 1644 SSWB
Friday,
February 13
Traditionalism
and Feminism: Women, Religious Practice and Islamic Performance in Indonesia"
Anne
Rasmussen,
Associate
Professor of Music and Ethnomusicology, The College of William and Mary
5:00 pm, 506 Burton Memorial Tower (BMT)
Friday, February 13
"The
S&M Show: Singaporean and Malaysian Cultural Delight!"
Show followed by food and interactive exhibitions.
7:00pm, Room 1324 East Hall
Tuesday,
February 17
Vietnam Lecture Series: "Renovation and Remembrance
in Postwar Vietnam"
Kate
Jellema
7:00-9:00pm,
2609 SSWB
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Tuesday, March 2
Vietnam Lecture Series: "Vietnamese Poetry and Antiwar Writing from the Viet Nam/American War"
Rebekah Linh Collins
7:00-9:00pm, 2609 SSWB
Saturday, March 6
Indonesian Potluck Dinner
6:00pm, 1636 SSWB
For more information, please contact Margaretha Sudarsih (sudarsih@umich.edu)
Tuesday, March 9
Vietnam Lecture Series: "The Kieu Syndrome: the Prostitute as Native Allegory"
Lily Chiu
7:00-9:00pm, 2609 SSWB
Friday, March 12
"Literature, Religion and History in the Le/Trinh Period (17th-18th centuries)"
Dinh Khac Thuan
12:00 noon, 1644 SSWB
Sunday, March 14
"'Secrets of the Heart' - A cultural evening of inspirational art, mystical music, spiritual dance and Dhikr (divine remembrance)"
5:00pm, Rackham Auditorium, free admission.
For more information, visit the Pencak Silat update page.
Sponsored by Pencak Silat USA and the Muslim Graduate Student Association.
Tuesday, March 16
Vietnam Lecture Series: Panel on Contemporary Vietnamese-American Literature
Barbara Tran (poet), Monique Truong (novelist), Nina Ha (Visiting Assistant Professor, Ohio State Univ.)
7:00-9:00pm, 2609 SSWB
Friday, March 19
"The Jama Mapun Kulintangan: Insights into the Musical Repertoire,
Style and Cultural Linkages in Southern Philippines"
Felicidad Prudente, Visiting Professor in Musicology, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of the Philippines, College of Music
12:00-1:30pm, 1636 SSWB
Tuesday, March 23
Vietnam Lecture Series: "Voice of Love from Female Poets - A Glimpse of Vietnamese Poetry"
Nguyen Thi Thuy Anh, University of Wisconsin
7:00-9:00pm, 2609 SSWB
Friday, March 26
"Beyond the MIddle East: How American Policy Has Alienated Non-Arab Muslims"
Lawrence Pintak , Howard R. Marsh Visiting Professor of Journalism
12:00-1:30pm, 1636 SSWB
Saturday, March 27
"Thai Night 2004: Discover Siam"
Features include a Thai buffet dinner, performances including the Thai New Year ceremony, and traditional and modern Thai dances, and a martial arts demonstration.
6:00-9:00pm, McKenny Union Ballroom, Eastern Michigan University.
For more information, including ticket purchases, visit the Thai Student Association pages.
Sponsored by the Thai Student Associations of UM and EMU.
Tuesday, March 30
Vietnam Lecture Series: "Reviving Morality? Village Codes and Local Governance in Contemporary Viet Nam"
Kenneth MacLean
7:00-9:00pm, 2609 SSWB
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Saturdays, February 7- April 13
Kulintang & Lenten Outreach
2609 SSWB
Friday, April 2
"Does the State Matter in Indonesia?"
Goenawan Mohamad, Indonesian essayist and journalist
12:00-1:30pm, 1644 SSWB
Tuesday, April 6
Vietnam Lecture Series: "Politics and Economy in Postwar Vietnam"
William Turley
, Southern Illinois University
7:00-9:00pm, 2609 SSWB
Friday, April 9
"The Floracrats: Civil Science and the Administration
of Nature in the Netherlands East Indies, 1840-1910"
Andrew Goss, PhD candidate in History, UM
12:00-1:30pm, 1644 SSWB
Saturday, April 10
Indonesian Potluck Dinner
6:00pm, 1636 SSWB
For more information, please contact Margaretha Sudarsih
Sunday, April 11
Philippine Music Concert
4:00pm, Britton Recital Hall, UM School of Music (North Campus)
Tuesday, April 13
Vietnam Lecture Series: "China and Vietnam Since 1991: From Normalization to Normalcy and Beyond"
Brantly Womack, University of Virginia
7:00-9:00pm, 2609 SSWB
Friday, April 16
"Jemaah Islamiyah and the Emergence
of Transnational Terrorism in Southeast Asia"
Zachary Abuza, Assoc. Prof. of Political Science and International Relations, and Director of East Easian Studies, Simmons College (Boston, MA.)
12:00-1:30pm, 1644 SSWB
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The center is committed to promoting a broader and deeper understanding of Southeast Asia and its peoples, cultures, and historiesby providing resources for faculty, students and the community to learn and disseminate knowledge about the region.
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