ACACDEMIC YEAR 2009-2010
January 29, 2010 10:00 - 12:00
Veto Player No More? Indonesia’s Military in the Post-Suharto Era
Marcus Mietzner
Australian National University
William James Hall RM 1550
February 19, 2010 12:00 - 2:00
From Tallships to Giant Elephants: Murals, History, and Agency in Thailand
Justin McDaniel
University of Pennsylvania
CGIS South, RM S250, 2nd floor
Co-sponsored with the Buddhist Studies Forum and the Center for World Religions
March 5, 2010 10:00 - 4:00
Workshop on Political, Economic and Cultural Transformations in Indonesia
Mary Jo DelVecchio Good
Harvard University
William James Hall RM 1550
April 7, 2010 4:00
Islam in Thailand
Dr. Imtiyaz Yusuf
Georgetown University;
Assumption University, Bangkok
CGIS SOUTH, RM 153, 1st FLOOR
Sponsored by Islam in Asia Seminar Series, Harvard Asia Center
April 24, 2010 9:00 - 4:00
Workshop on Nation-Building during the First Republic of South Vietnam 1955 - 1963
Ed Miller
Dartmouth College
Hue-Tam Ho Tai
Harvard University
CGIS South, RM S153, 1st floor
April 30, 2010 12:00 - 2:00
About Face: Possession, Ethics and the Neighbor in Postwar Ambon
Patricia Spyer
New York University
William James Hall RM 1550
May 15 - 16, 2010 9:00 - 4:00
Workshop on Space in Vietnam
Hue-Tam Ho Tai
Harvard University
CGIS South, RM S153, 1st floor
June 4, 2010 9:00 - 5:00
Workshop on Burmese Biographies
Eric Tagliocozzo
Cornell University
Wen-Chin Chang
Academia Sinica
Harvard Yenching Common Rm, 2 Divinity Avenue
Sponsored by the Harvard-Yenching Institute
FALL 2009
September 14, 2009
Ethics, Iconoclasm, and Qur’anic Art in Indonesia
Ken George
University of Wisconsin, Madison
William James Hall RM 105 at 4:15 pm
Co-sponsored by the Asia Initiative and the Southeast Asia Seminar Series
October 2, 2009
Islam and Politics in Malaysia
Dr. Chandra Muzaffar
President, International Movement for a Just World (JUST);
Noordin Sopiee Professor of Global Studies Science University of Malaysia, Penang
CGIS South, RM S050, Concourse Level at 12:30 pm
Co-Sponsored by the Modern Asia Series and Islam in Asia Seminar Series
October 5, 2009
The Art of Not Being Governed
James Scott
Yale University
Ash Institute, KSG, 124 Mt. Auburn St., at 4:10 pm
Co-Sponsored by the Southeast Asia Seminar Series and the Anthropology Department
October 7, 2009
The Cultural Politics of Lines: Vietnamese and Chinese Territorial Disputes in the South China/Eastern Sea
Professor Ken MacLean
Department of International Development and Social Change, Clark University
CGIS South, RM S153, 1st floor at 12:30 pm
Co-Sponsored by the Modern Asia Seminar Series and the Southeast Asia Seminar Series
October 21
Sojourners, Settlers, Citizens: Indians and Chinese in Colonial Malaya
Sunil Amrith
Birkbeck, University of London
Lower Library, Robson Hall at 4:15 pm
November 4, 2009
Rival Varieties of Muslim Ethics: Islamic Schooling, Democratization and Violence in Indonesia
Professor Robert Hefner
Department of Anthropology, Boston University; Associate Director, Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, Boston University
CGIS South, RM S153, 1st floor at 4:00 pm
Co-Sponsored by Islam in Asia Seminar Series
December 2, 2009
Title TBA
Christina Schwenkel
CGIS South, RM S153, 1st floor at 4:00 pm
Co-Sponsored by the Southeast Asia Seminar Series
ACACDEMIC YEAR 2008-2009
Saturday, May 23-Sunday, May 24, 2009
Property Rights in Vietnam
Professor Hue-Tam Ho Tai, Kenneth T. Young Professor of Sino-Vietnamese History
Details to Follow
CGIS South, Room S050, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
Harvard University Asia Center
Friday, November 7, 2008
Lessons for Labor: The U.S.-Cambodia Trade Agreement
Dr. Regina M. Abrami, Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School, Faculty Chair, HBS Immersion Experience Program
CGIS South, Seminar Room 050, Concourse Level
Modern Asia Series
Harvard University Asia Center
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Improbable Friends: Paul Gaugin and the Vietnamese exile Ky Dong in Tahiti
A Talk by Lorraine Patterson, Assistant Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, Cornell University
CGIS South, S050, 1730 Cambridge St.
Harvard University Southeast Asia Seminar
Harvard University Asia Center
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Film Screening and Discussion: 40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy
Presenter: Robert Lemelson, Ph.D. Research Anthropologist, Department of Psychiatry, NPI-Semel Institute for Neuroscience, Center for Culture and Health, UCLA; President, the Foundation for Psychocultural Research; Director of 40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy
Commentators:
Byron Good, Professor of Medical Anthropology, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Mary-Jo Delvecchio Good, Professor of Social Medicine, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Jesse Grayman, MA, MPH, Ph.D.Candidate in Social Anthropology, Harvard University
Aryo Danusiri, Harvard University
Dadi Darmadi, Harvard University
40 Years of Silence explores the long-term multi-generational effects of the mass-killings in Indonesia in 1965 and 1966, where approximately half a million to a million suspected communists were killed in six months. The documentary weaves together archival footage, photos, interviews with historian and anthropologists, and the testimonies of victims and perpetrators of the 1965 mass-killings to reveal a complex story of politics, death, suffering, and coping.
Shot over the course of 10 years, with over 400 hours of footage, 40 Years of Silence follows four families, all of whom had family members killed or "disappeared" by soldiers and neighbors in the mass-killings in Bali and Java. The survivors and their children break the silence as they reveal how they are still subjected to and cope with the continual harassment, surveillance, and discrimination by the State and their community members.
Even today, few people are aware of the killings since it was hidden from the world's view with enforced silence for 35 years by the Suharto regime. With both historical and personal accounts, 40 Years of Silence provides a glimpse into a part of world history which needs to be remembered, discussed, and not forgotten.
CGIS South, Belfer Case Study (S020), 1730 Cambridge St.
Southeast Asia Faculty Seminar
Harvard University Asia Center
February 20, 2009
“Mass Killings and Political Turmoil: Generational Memories”
Leslie Dwyer, Professor of Anthropology, Haverford College
1550 William James Hall
Friday Morning Seminar on Culture and Psychiatry
Harvard University Department of Anthropology
Friday, February 27, 2009
Workshop on Anthropology of Conflict and PostConflict Resolutions
Keynote Speaker: Mariella Pandolfi, University of Montreal
“Critical Perspectives on the Humanitarian Enterprise”
Featured Speaker:
Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good
Byron Good
Jacqueline Bhabha
Michael Fischer
Jennifer Leaning
Kimberly Theidon
Sharon Abramowitz
Adia Benton
The conference will provide comparative studies of post-conflictinterventions in the Balkans, West Africa, Latin America, and Indonesia
1550 William James Hall, Kirkland St., Cambridge
Co-Sponsored by the Department of Global Health and Medicine, WCFIA, Harvard University Asia Center, and the program in Medical Anthropology
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Materializing Knowledge: Palm-leaf Manuscript-Making in Northern Thailand
Kyonosuke Hirai, Associate Professor at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
Common Room, Harvard-Yenching Institute, 2 Divinity Ave.
Social Anthropology Wing Seminar
Southeast Asia Faculty Seminar
Sponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Buddhist Economics and Thailand’s Sufficiency Economy
Professor Donald K. Swearer, Director for the Study of World Religions, Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies
CGIS South Room S050, 1730 Cambridge St.
Southeast Asia Faculty Seminar
Harvard University Asia Center
Friday, April 3, 2009
Reporting from Vietnam: Journalism in a One-Party State
Bill Hayton, BBC Corrrespondent in Vietnam, 2006-2007; Author of the forthcoming book, The New Vietnam
CGIS Knafel Bldg., Room K401, 4th Floor, 1737 Cambridge St.
Modern Asia Series
Harvard University Asia Center
Friday, April 17, 12:15 pm
Film Screening and Discussion of: Who Killed Chea Vichea
Subtitled “A documentary Based on an Untrue Story,” the film focuses on the 2004 murder of Chea Vichea, the president of Cambodia’s Free Trade Union. The filmmakers will be present for the screening and discussion.
CGIS South, Seminar Room 050, 1730 Cambridge St.
Modern Asia Series
Harvard University Asia Center
Monday, April 20, 10:20 am
The Angkor Dance Troupe
Young dancers in colorful authentic costumes weave stories and song, dance and drama as they celebrate the rich artistic traditions of their Cambodian heritage. The Angkor Dance Troupe is recognized throughout New England as a leading Cambodian arts ensemble. The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is pleased to present the morning performance for children listed above. The Celebrate! series, appropriate for family audiences and children ages 5 and up, highlights America's rich cultural diversity through the arts. All performances are free and begin at 10:30 a.m. In order to optimize your comfort and enjoyment, reservations are now required for all visitors to this free program. Small children are seated on a carpeted floor with their caretakers. To make a reservation, please call 617.514.1644 or e-mail JFKcelebrate@nara.gov and leave your name, the number in your party, and your contact information. Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Stephen Smith Center at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Columbia Point, Boston
Celebrate! is sponsored by Citizens Bank Foundation. The media sponsor is WUMB-FM.
Wednesday, April 22, 4:30-6:00 pm
"The Crisis in Thailand"
Michael Herzfeld, Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University
Jay K. Rosengard, Lecturer in Public Policy; Director, Financial Sector Program, Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Vipas Prachyaporn, doctoral student, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
CGIS South Room S250, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
Southeast Asian Current Affairs Seminar
Sponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center
Friday, May 8, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
“Pilgrims, Bureaucrats, Middlemen: Piety and Indispensability among Indonesian Pilgrims to Makkah”
Dadi Darmadi, Department of Anthropology Harvard University, will speak on his field work in Saudia Arabia (Mecca) and Indonesia.
Commentary will be by Dr. Subandi, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Psychology, University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia.
Moderator: Professor Byron Good, Departments of Anthropology FAS and Global Health and Social Medicine HMS
William James Hall, 1550
This talk is co-sponsored by the Friday Morning Seminar in Culture and Psychiatry, DGHSM, HMS