Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Toronto

Events

The Centre for Southeast Asian Studies holds an annual seminar series at the Munk School of Global Affairs, in addition to organizing a range of specialized conferences and workshops. Please check back regularly for updates to the list of upcoming events. If you would like to receive reminders about upcoming events, subscribe to the Asian Institute's event listserv. For details, contact asian.institute@utoronto.ca.

2012-13 Calendar of Events

Van Gennep's Rites of Passage and Vipassana: What 'Circular' Life-cycle Rituals Might Look Like in Burma
Friday, April 12, 2:00 PM -4:00 PM
Speaker: Gustaaf Houtman (Senior Teaching Fellow, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London; Adjunct Fellow, University of Canterbury, New Zealand; Editor, Anthropology Today, Royal Anthropological Institute in London)
Room 208N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place

Syariah, Inc.: Continuities, Transformations, and Cultural Politics in Malaysia's Islamic Judiciary
Friday, April 5, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Michael G. Peletz (Professor, Department of Anthropology, Emory University)
Room 208N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place

Virtuous Silence: Buddhism and the Unforgetting of the 1976 Massacre in Bangkok
Friday, March 8, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Thongchai Winichakul (Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
NOTE THE LOCATION: SS 3130, Political Science Conference Room, Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St George St

Night Letters: The Ambiguous Archive of Soeharto’s New Order (1968-1977)
Friday, March 1, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Jeff Hadler (Associate Professor, Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley)
Room 208N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place

The Grassroots' Approach to Poverty Alleviation in Contemporary Burma/Myanmar
Friday, January 25, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Ardeth Thawnghmung (Associate Professor, Politicial Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell)
Room 108N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place

Queer Loves and Intimacies in Martial Law Manila
Friday, November 9, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Robert Diaz Jr. (Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies Program, Wilfrid Laurier University)
Room 108N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place

Sidewalk City: Property Rights and Public Space in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Friday, October 26, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Annette M. Kim (Associate Professor of International Urban Development Planning, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT)
NOTE THE LOCATION: History Conference Room 2098, Department of History, Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George Street

Implications of Neoliberal Reforms in Public Governance for Democratic Potentials in Developing Nations: A Critique
Wednesday, September 12, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: M. Shamsul Haque (Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore)
Room 208N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place

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Events

CSEAS has a constantly evolving line-up of speakers from North America, Asia, and Europe. Please check again in the future for more events.

Events

2012-13 Calendar of Events

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