Kinship Substance and Roles of Women and Men Among The Sa’dan
Toraja of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
30 October t 2009, ORGANIZED BY: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University
of Malaya
The Anthropology and Sociology Department, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,
University of Malaya is organizing a seminar on Kinship Substance and Roles of Women and Men Among The Sa'dan Toraja of Sulawesi,
Indonesia. The details are as follows:-
Date: 30 October 2009 Time: 10.00 - 11.30 am Venue: Multimedia Room, Anthropology And Sociology Department, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Roxana Waterson, Department of Sociology , National University of Singapore.
Roxana Waterson is an anthropologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, National University
of Singapore. She has been doing ethnographic research with the Sa’dan Toraja since 1978, and has recently published a book
about them: Paths and Rivers: Sa’dan Toraja Society in Transformation (Leiden: KITLV 2009). She has also made a documentary
film about the decline of the Toraja indigenous religion, When the Sun Rises: A Toraja Priest of the Ancestral Way (2008).
Her original research for her Ph.D. focused on Toraja gender relations. Her other publications include The Living House: An
Anthropology of Architecture in Southeast Asia (4th Edn, Tuttle Publishing, 2009) and Southeast Asian Lives: Personal Narratives
and Historical Experience (Singapore/Athens, Ohio: Singapore University Press/Ohio University Press, 2007). Her current research
interests include social memory, life narratives, visual ethnography, and childhood research.
MALAYSIA-INDONESIA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2009: MEDIA
& CULTURE
22-23 October t 2009, ORGANIZED BY: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,
University of Malaya
The Media Department, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya
is organizing Malaysia-Indonesia International Conference 2009: Media & Culture. The details are as follows:-
Date: 22 -23 October 2009 Venue: Auditorium, Faculty of Arts and social Sciences
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON HISTORICAL RELATIONS BETWEEN INDOCHINA
AND THE MALAY WORLD
21 -22 October t 2009, ORGANIZED BY: History Department, Faculty of Arts
and Social Sciences, University of Malaya
The History Department, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya
is organizing the Seminar on Archaeology, History, Ethnography & Linguistics, Cham-Malay Relations, Trading Networks,
Religion and Culture. The details are as follows:-
Date: 20- 21 October 2009 Venue: Faculty of Arts and social Sciences
contact:History Department - 0379675569
Forum on French Research in social Sciences on Malaysia and Southeast Asia: Opportunities
for Co-operation
22 October 2009, ORGANIZED BY: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University
of Malaya
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya and Malaysia-France
University Centre (MFUC) is organizing a forum on French Research in Social Sciences on Malaysia and Southeast Asia: Opportunities
for Co-operation. The details are as follows:-
Date: 22 October 2009 Venue: Dean's Meeting Room, Faculty of Arts and social Sciences Time: 10.00 am - 1.00 pm
The forum will have three presentations:
1. Dr. Claudine Salmon - "Brief retrospect of French Insulindian Studies"
* Dr. Claudine Salmon is Director of Research at the french National Centre
for Scientific research, and has written extensively on the history of the relations between china and southeast asia and
of the Chinese in the Malay World.
2. Dr. Daniel Perret - " French co-operation with Malaysia in History and Archaeology"
*Dr Daniel Perret is Researcher at The French School of Asian Studies (Ecole
Francaise d'extreme-Orient/ EFEO). He has been working for many years on the History and Archaeology of Malaysia"
3. Dr. Benoit de Treglode - "The Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia and the Malay
World: forthcoming research programmes & publications"
*Dr Benoit de treglode di Director of IRASEC, the French Research Institute
on Contemporary Southeast Asia, based in Bangkok. He has published several books on the history and politic of Southeast Asian
countries and notably Vietnam.
All are invited
FACULTY SEMINAR SERIES
25 August 2009, ORGANIZED BY: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University
of Malaya
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya is organizing a series
of Faculty seminars. The details are as follows:-
Date: 25 August 2009 Venue: Dean's Meeting Room, Faculty of Arts and social Sciences.
Topic:
1. Prof Dr. Rajantheran Muniandy - SiddhaPrinciples in the Malaysian India Culture: A Historiacal Outlook.
2. Dr. Godwin-Ghali Uche Aliagha - Mekong River Basin: Environmental conflict and Governance.
3. Manimaran Subramaniam - Hindu New Religious Movements (NRMs) in Malaysia: An Introduction.
4. Siti Nor Awang - Force Migration and Impact on Families Relationship.
All are invited
ATOMIC BOMBING DEVASTATION: AN EXHIBITION OF THE 1945 HIROSHIMA
AND NAGASAKI TRAGEDIES
20 August - 31 October 2009, ORGANIZED BY: Museum of Asian Art, University
of Malaya
The Museum of Asian Art, University of Malaya and Department of East Asian Studies
jointly organizing a "2009 Peace Exchange Program For Asian Youthand the Atomic Bombing Devastation Exhibition. The details
are as follows:-
Date: 20 August - 31 October 2009 Venue: Auditorium, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Malaya
Topic: Atomic Bombing Devastation: An Exhibition ot the 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki Tragedies.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE RECEPTION AND DISSEMINATION
OF CHINESE LITERATURE
8 - 9 August 2009, ORGANIZED BY: Department of Chinese Studies, Faculty
of Arts and Social Sciences
The Department of Chinese Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is organizing
a International Conference on the theme of "The Reception and Dissemination of Chinese Literature". The details
are as follows:-
Date: 8th - 9th August 2009 Venue: Lecture Hall F, Faculty Of Arts And Social Sciences, UM
Topic: "The Reception and Dissemination of Chinese Literature"
All are invited
CONFERENCE ON MALAYSIA-INDONESIA RELATIONS, 2009
6 - 8 August 2009, ORGANIZED BY: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is organizing a Conference on the theme
of "Serumpun Merentas Globalisasi". The details are as follows:-
FORUM ON THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS AND THE FUTURE OF
THE SOCIAL SCIENCES IN MALAYSIA
14 July 2009, ORGANIZED BY: Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences in collaboration
with Malaysian Social Sciences Association
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in collaboration with the Malaysian Social
Sciences will be jointly organizing a forum on the theme of "Forum on the Current State of Affairs and the Future of
the Social Sciences in Malaysia". The details are as follows:-
Date: 14th July 2009 (Tuesday) Time: 9.00am - 1.00 pm Venue: Dean's Meeting Room 1, Faculty Of Arts And Social Sciences, UM
Topic: Forum on the Current State of Affairs and the Future of the Social Sciences in Malaysia
All are invited.
Public
Lecture by AMBASSADOR KOJI WATANABE
4 June 2009, CO-ORGANIZED BY: Embassy of Japan in Malaysia, Malaysia Association
of Japanese Studies (MAJAS), Japan Studies Program, Department of East Asia Studies
The Department of East Asia Studies is organizing a Public Lecture By Ambassador
Koji Watanabe, Senior Fellow at the Japan Center for International Exchange. The details are as follows:-
Date: 4 June 2009 Time: 2.45 pm Venue: Lecture Hall A, Faculty Of Arts And Social Sciences, UM
Presenter: Ambassador Koji Watanabe Topic: Japan-U.S.-China Trilateral Relations in Asia
The Department Of Chinese Studies is organizing a Public Lecture By
Professor Liu Xiaogan, Chinese University Of Hong Kong. The details are as follows:-
Date: 28 May 2009 Time: 10:30am-12.00pm Venue: Lecture Hall C, Faculty Of Arts And Social Sciences, UM
Presenter: Professor Liu Xiaogan Topic: Taoist Humanistic Naturalness And Our World
English - Language Academic Publishing in Asia and on Asia
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Higher Degree Seminar
20 April 2009, Organised by the Department of Gender Studies
The Gender Studies programme is organizing a Higher Degree seminar.
The details are as follows:-
Date: April 20, 2009 (Monday) Time: 3.00 pm Venue: Dean's Meeting Room 1, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Presenter: Dr. Gul Baloch Topic: Behind Bars: An Exploratory Study of Women Prisoners and the Gender Dimensions of Crime in Sindh,
Pakistan
All are invited.
For further information, please contact Sazali or Dr. Welyne Jeffrey Jehom at 603- 7967 5485/ 5479.
Higher Degree Seminar
20 April 2009, Organised by Urban Studies and Planning Programme
The Urban Studies and Planning Programme is organizing a Higher Degree
seminar. The detail are as follows:-
Date: 20 April 2009 (Monday) Time: 10.00 am Venue: Dean's Meeting Room 2, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Presenter : Robert Tua Siregar Topic : “ Analisis Potensi Pembangunan Agroindustri di Wilayah Barat Provinsi Sumatera Barat”
All are Invited.
Faculty Discussion
9 April 2009, Organised by Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is organizing discussion on "Bukit
Gantang, Bukit Selambau and Batang Ai By-Elections: Its Impications to Future Malaysian Politics". The details are as
follows:
Date: 9 April 2009 (Thursday)
Time: 3.00 pm
Venue: Dean's Meeting Room, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
All are Invited.
Thai Traditional Music & Dance Performance by University
of Srinakharinwirot, Thailand
19 March 2009, Organised by Department of South East Asean Studies
The Department of South East Asean Studies is organizing Thai Traditional
Music & Dance Performance by the Department of Thai Music & Dance, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Srinakhinwirot,
Bangkok, Thailand. The details are as follows:
Performance I
Date: 19 March 2009
Time: 4.30pm
Venue: Dataran Sastera, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Performance II
Date: 19 March 2009
Time: 8.45pm
Venue: Dewan Gemilang, Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah Residential College (KK12)
Nationalism has long been regarded as the project of the state. Professor Yoshino challenges this view
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