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Monash Asia Institute Bulletin 5/2007
1 May 2007
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In This Bulletin
1. Seminar: Eu ñ Hong Kong Relations
2. Seminar: Holy Week in the 'Heart of the Philippines'
3. Seminar: Whither the Jain Gurav?
4. Seminar: Decentralisation and Conflict: Tales From Maluku
5. Welcoming Arc Japanese Ethnomusicologist, Dr Philip Flavin
6. Seminar: IndonesiaíS Earthquake-Proof Housing
7. Seminar: Cambodian 'Harem' (1863-1904)'
8. 'Meet the Melbourne Archaeologists' Lecture Series
9. Seminar: Sangha, State and Marxisizing Buddhism in Vietnam
10. Seminar: Educating Future Military Officers
11. Seminar On Development Informatics
12. Seminar: Architectural & Decorative Models of Khmer Temples
13. Call for Papers: Workshop On Southeast Asian Women
14. Indonesia Council Open Conference 2007
15. Monash Science Centre Evening Lectures
16. Seminar: Vietnam: State Owned Enterprises and Development
17. Exhibition: Women's Costume From Malaysia
18. Lecture: Is Reconciliation Possible in Southern Thailand?
19 Lecture: New Opportunities in Asia
20. First Melbourne Conference On World Affairs
21. Website of the Month
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Monash Asia Institute and Monash University News and Events
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Item 1. Seminar Hosted by Monash University's Monash Asia Institute & Monash
European and Eu Centre
Wednesday 2 May 2007, 10:30 Am to 11:30am
Clayfield Room (A1.34), Monash University (Caulfield Campus), 900 Dandenong
Road, Caulfield East 3145
'Eu ñ Hong Kong Relations'
Speaker: Mr Thomas Roe, Head of the European CommissioníS Office in Hong
Kong
Thomas Roe has Been Head of the European CommissioníS Office in Hong Kong
and Macau Since 2004. Mr Roe has Wide Experience in the Implementation of
Policies for European External Relations. Mr Roe has Been Involved with Many
Policy Dialogues with Asian Countries, On Matters As Diverse As Political,
Commercial and Aid Relations with Indonesia and East Timor, the European
UnioníS Policy and Financing Role in Private Sector Investment Worldwide,
Emergency and Food Aid to Developing Countries Worldwide, Political Relations
with, and Development Aid for Southern Africa and Delivery, Financing and CoFinancing of European Commission Aid to African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
For Full Details, See: Http://Www.Hkbu.Edu.Hk/~Gis/Roecv.Htm
Rsvp to Annette.Kirwan@General.Monash.Edu.Au by Tuesday 1 May 2007
----Item 2. Seminar
Centre of Southeast Asian Studies (Monash Asia Institute)
Thursday 3 May 2007, 11.00 Am
Sg02 (Manton Rooms), Menzies Building (11)
Monash University Clayton Campus
'Holy Week in the ëHeart of the Philippinesí: Spirituality, Theatre, and
Community in MarinduqueíS /Moriones/ Festival'
Dr William Peterson, Centre for Drama and Theatre Studies, Monash University
All Welcome
Enquiries: Dr Trudy Jacobsen, Post Doctoral Researcher, School of Political &
Social Inquiry, Monash University, Trudy.Jacobsen@Arts.Monash.Edu.Au
----Item 3. Mai 'Reports From Asia' Seminar
Wednesday 9 May 2007, 1.00 Pm
Room S822, Level 8 South, Building 11 (Menzies) Monash University Clayton
Campus
'Whither the Jain Gurav? A Tale of the Demise of a Priestly Community'
Dr Jayant Bapat, Honorary Research Associate, Monash Asia Institute
A Gurav Is a Priest in the Non-Brahminic Temples in Many Parts of Hindu India.
Jainism On the Other Hand Is a Totally Different Religion Which Precedes
Hinduism. On the Face of It Then, the Title Jain-Gurav Is a Contradiction in
Terms. However, There Is Strong Evidence That About a Hundred Years Ago, a
Community Called the Jain-Gurav Did Exist in Coastal Maharashtra Called the
Konkan. This Paper Discusses Dr BapatíS Field Work in December 2006 in
Search of the Jain-Gurav Community. In Addition to Field Work, Dr Bapat Also
Collected Literary and Photographic Evidence to Suggest That Such a Community
Did Indeed Exist. This Is a Fascinating Story of the Absorption of Jainism
Including Their Images Into the Hindu Fold.
All Welcome
Rsvp to Dr Tony Donaldson, Tony.Donaldson@Adm.Monash.Edu.Au with "Jain
Gurav" in the Subject Heading of Your Email.
----Item 4. Seminar
Centre of Southeast Asian Studies (Monash Asia Institute)
Thursday 10 May 2007, 11.00 Am
Sg02 (Manton Rooms), Menzies Building (11)
Monash University Clayton Campus
'Decentralisation and Conflict in Indonesia: Tales From Maluku'
Ms Antonia Staats, Robert Bosch Foundation/International Crisis Group, Jakarta
All Welcome
Enquiries: Dr Trudy Jacobsen, Post Doctoral Researcher, School of Political &
Social Inquiry, Monash University, Trudy.Jacobsen@Arts.Monash.Edu.Au
----Item 5. Welcome Reception for Dr Philip Flavin
A Welcome Reception for Dr Philip Flavin Hosted by the Japanese Studies Centre
We Extend a Warm Welcome to Dr Flavin Who Is Joining the Japanese Studies
Program at Monash University to Work As Post-Doctoral Research Associate On
the Arc-Funded Project, Music and Modernity in Osaka in the Interwar Years
(1918-38), with Assoc Prof Alison Tokita.
A Welcome Reception for Dr Flavin Will Be Held On Thursday 10 May 2007, 5:00
Pm ñ 6:30 Pm, at the Japanese Studies Centre, Auditorium, Monash University
Clayton Campus.
After Graduating From the University of the Pacific in 1982 with a Degree in
International Relations and Japanese, Dr Flavin Entered the Seiha Conservatory
of Japanese Music in Tokyo to Pursue His Interest in SÙKyoku-Jiuta, Music for the
Koto and Jiuta Shamisen. In 1992, He Was Accepted to the Graduate Program at
the University of California at Berkeley Music Department to Study
Ethnomusicology. During the 1996-1997 Academic Year Dr. Flavin Returned to
Japan with the Assistance of a Fulbright-Hayes to Study a Comic Chamber Music
Under Tomiyama Kiyotaka, One of the Last Performers of This Repertoire.
All Welcome
Rsvp by Tuesday 8 May to Alison Tokita (Alison.Tokita@Arts.Monash.Edu.Au) or
Phone 9905 2275
----Item 6. Seminar: Indonesian Earthquake-Proof Housing
Monday 14 May 2007, 1.00 Pm
Room S822, Level 8 South, Building 11 (Menzies) Monash University Clayton
Campus
Prof Dr H. Sarwidi, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, Islamic University of
Indonesia (Uii), Yogyakarta
Prof Dr Sarwidi has a Phd in Civil Engineering From the Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, New York. He Will Speak On Disaster Responses to the Earthquakes in
Indonesia, with Special Reference to the Re-Construction of Houses. Dr Sarwidi
has Been Working On Earthquake-Resistant Constructions for Many Years, and
His Technique in House Construction Is Now Popularly Adopted in Re-Building
After the Recent Large Earthquakes in Indonesia.
All Welcome
Rsvp to Dr Tony Donaldson, Tony.Donaldson@Adm.Monash.Edu.Au with
"Earthquake-Safe Houses" in the Subject Heading of Your Email.
----Item 7. Seminar
Centre of Southeast Asian Studies (Monash Asia Institute)
Thursday 17 May 2007, 11.00 Am
Sg02 (Manton Rooms), Menzies Building (11)
Monash University Clayton Campus
'Divergent Perspectives On the Cambodian 'Harem' in the Reign of King
Norodom (1863-1904)'
Dr Trudy Jacobsen, School of Political & Social Inquiry/Cseas, Monash University
All Welcome
Enquiries: Dr Trudy Jacobsen, Post Doctoral Researcher, School of Political &
Social Inquiry, Monash University, Trudy.Jacobsen@Arts.Monash.Edu.Au
----Item 8. 'Meet the Melbourne Archaeologists' Lecture Series
Presented By
Heritage Council of Victoria And
Monash University's:
Centre of Archaeology & Ancient History
School of Geography & Environmental Science
Monash Asia Institute
Sunday 20 May 2007, 12.45pm ñ 5.00 Pm
Clemenger Bbdo Auditorium
Ngv International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
The Lectures Will Focus On MelbourneíS Archaeologists and Their Latest
Fieldwork and Research in Australia, Papua New Guinea, China, Egypt and Italy.
Details About Speakers and Programme:
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/mai/Mma.Html
Registration
Lecture Bookings Essential. Please Contact the National Gallery of Victoria On
8662 1555. Booking Code P07156.
Cost: $25 Per Person; $20 for Students/Pensioners/Ngv Members
Afternoon Tea Provided
This Lecture Is Supported by the National Gallery of Victoria Public Programs. It
Is Funded by the Heritage Council of Victoria and Monash University.
For Further Information Email: Lucia.Lancellotti@Arts.Monash.Edu.Au or Visit
Http://Www.Archaeologyweek.Com
----Item 9. Seminar
Centre of Southeast Asian Studies (Monash Asia Institute)
Thursday 24 May 2007, 11.00 Am
Sg02 (Manton Rooms), Menzies Building (11)
Monash University Clayton Campus
'Ho Chi Minh - a Bodhisattva of Vietnamese Buddhism: Sangha, State and
Marxisizing Buddhism in Vietnam'
Katie Dyt, Phd Candidate, School of Historical Studies, Monash University
All Welcome
Enquiries: Dr Trudy Jacobsen, Post Doctoral Researcher, School of Political &
Social Inquiry, Monash University, Trudy.Jacobsen@Arts.Monash.Edu.Au
----Item 10. Mai Phd Seminar
Friday 25 May 2007, 10.00am
Room S822, Level 8 South, Building 11 (Menzies) Monash University Clayton
Campus
Mrs Jowati Juhary , Phd Candidate, Monash Asia Institute
"Educating Future Military Officers: The Demands for a New Learning
Environment at the Military Academy of Malaysia"
Ms Jowati Juhary, Phd Candidate, Monash Asia Institute, Monash University
The Presentation Is About the Potential of E-Learning and Simulation
Technologies in Developing the Required Skills in a 21st Century Military. It Is
Important to Investigate This Potential Since Military Institutions Allocate a
Huge Budget to Improve the Conditions of Learning for Their Personnel. This
Investigation Uses the United States Military Academy New York (West Point) As
the Reference Point Because It Integrates E-Learning and Simulation
Technologies in the Curriculum. At the Same Time, the Military Academy of
Malaysia (Mam) Is in the Process of Determining the Best Learning Approach for
Its Students; Benchmarking Against the West Point Model Will Help with the
Process. When Visiting West Point, It Was Found That the New Technologies
Were Not the Only Features That Made West Point Into, Arguably, the Most
Effective and Efficient Military Academy in the World. The Required Skills for the
21st Century Military Officers Do Not Rely Solely On the New Technologies. NonTechnical Characteristics of West Point, Including the Broader Context of Its
Learning Environment and the Values of Military Professionalism Have
Significantly Contributed to the Prestige of West Point.
Mrs Juhary, J Is a Phd Candidate at the Monash Asia Institute. This Presentation
Is Part of Her Phd Dissertation. She Is a Teaching Member at the National
Defence University Malaysia, Formerly Known As the Mam.
All Welcome
Rsvp to Dr Tony Donaldson, Tony.Donaldson@Adm.Monash.Edu.Au with
"Educating Future Military Officers" in the Subject Heading of Your Email.
----Item 11. Seminar On Development Informatics
Monday 28 May 2007, 2.30pm
H327, Caulfield School of Information Technology, Monash University Caulfield
Campus
'Development Informatics' (Topic to Be Confirmed)
Professor Ramamritham
Professor Ramamritham Is Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) at the Indian
Institute of Technology, Mumbai. As Head for the Kanwal Rekhi School of It, He
Was the Founder of the Development Informatics Laboratory. He Is a World
Authority On 'Crossover' It.
All Welcome
Enquiries to Ms Julie Austin, Julie.Austin@Infotech.Monash.Edu.Au.
----Item 12. Seminar
Centre of Southeast Asian Studies (Monash Asia Institute)
Thursday 31 May 2007, 11.00 Am
Sg02 (Manton Rooms), Menzies Building (11)
Monash University Clayton Campus
'Local Transformations of Indianisation at the Turn of the 1st Millennium:
Architectural and Decorative Models of Khmer Temples'
Martin Polkinghorne, Phd Candidate, Department of Archaeology, University of
Sydney
All Welcome
Enquiries: Dr Trudy Jacobsen, Post Doctoral Researcher, School of Political &
Social Inquiry, Monash University, Trudy.Jacobsen@Arts.Monash.Edu.Au
----Item 13. 14th Annual Workshop On Southeast Asian Women
Call for Papers
Due Date: 1 June 2007
Fourteenth Annual Workshop On Southeast Asian Women
Monash University, Clayton Campus, Friday 22 June 2007
The Aim of the Workshop Is to Bring Together Researchers and Others
Interested in the Study of Matters Relating to Southeast Asian Women, in Any
Field, Such As Politics, Geography, Literature, the Arts, History or Health.
Please Send Brief Offers of Papers To:
Associate Professor Susan Blackburn, School of Political and Social Inquiry,
Building 11, Monash University, Vic3800.
Email Address: Sue.Blackburn@Arts.Monash.Edu.Au Telephone (03) 9905 2384
Workshop Website,
Http://Www.Arts.Monash.Edu.Au/Mai/Cseas/Seawomen07.Html
----Item 14. Indonesia Council Open Conference (Icoc) 2007
Monash University, Caulfield Campus
24-25 September, 2007
Proposals Due by Tuesday, 1 May 2007, and Should Be Emailed To:
Icoc@Arts.Monash.Edu.Au
Hosted by the Indonesian Studies Program, Monash University with the Support
of the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Monash Asia Institute, Inside Indonesia
Magazine, and the Caulfield Campus of Monash University
This Multi-Disciplinary Conference Will Provide a Forum for the Presentation of
New and Innovative Work On Indonesia, with Particular Emphasis On Bringing
Established Scholars and Newer Indonesianists Together.
Proposals for Papers Should Include a Title and an Abstract of 150 Words As
Well As Biodata of 100 Words. Papers Should Be No More Than 20 Minutes
Duration (Equivalent to 2000 Words). Proposals for Panels Should Include
Either a Suggested Panel Title Only or the Titles and Abstracts of Three Papers of
20 Minutes Duration. Proposals for Panels May Also Include a Suggested
Discussant.
Registration Is Free, but to Assist with Planning Please Send an Email with Your
Name, Institutional Affiliation and Email Address to Icoc@Arts.Monash.Edu.Au
by Monday 3 September 2007.
Further Information Is Available at
Http://Indonesiacouncil.Anu.Edu.Au/Icoc2007.Php
----Item 15. Evening Lectures at the Monash Science Centre
Are You Looking for Inspiration, Illumination and Insight? If You Want to Be
Challenged and Armed with Knowledge to Prepare You for the Future, the
Monash Science Centre's 'Science in the Suburbs Program' Is for You.
Information About This Program Is Available At:
Http://Www.Sci.Monash.Edu.Au/News/Docs/2007/Msc-Events.Pdf
Enquiries to Msc@Sci.Monash.Edu.Au or Contact the Monash Science Centre,
Building 74, Monash University (Off Normanby Road), Clayton Campus, Victoria,
3800, Phone: 03 9905 1370
Website, Http://Www.Sci.Monash.Edu.Au/Msc
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Other News and Events
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Item 16. Seminar: Vietnam: State Owned Enterprises and Their Role in
Development
Thursday 3 May 2007, 12.30pm - 2.00pm
Room B1.24, 221 Bouverie Street, Carlton
University of Melbourne
A Development Studies Seminar Hosted by the School of Social and
Environmental Enquiry, University of Melbourne
'Vietnam: State Owned Enterprises and Their Role in Development'
Dr Adam Fforde, Principal Fellow, Asian Institute, University of Melbourne
All Welcome
Enquiries to Dr Salim Lakha, Salim@Unimelb.Edu.Au
----Item 17. Exhibition: Nyonya Kebaya: Women's Costume From Malaysia
Immigration Museum
Old Customs House, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne 3000
4 May 2007 to 9 September 2007
The First and Only Australian Showing of These Stunning, Intricately
Embroidered Garments, 'Nyonya Kebaya: WomeníS Costume From Malaysia'
Will Include 64 Kebayas with Accompanying Batik Sarongs, Delicately Beaded
Shoes and Exquisite Jewellery, Shown in Elaborate Settings Modelled On a
Traditional Peranakan Home. The Exhibition Will Showcase These Stunning
Garments (Some of Which Are 80 to 100 Years Old), and Reveal the Artistry
Behind Their Making (Including Symbolic Motifs and Colours), Their Cultural
Context and Their Evolution Over the Past Two Centuries.
For more details,
http://immigration.museum.vic.gov.au/exhibitions/show.asp?ID=562338
----Item 18. A Free Public Event
"Crisis in Southern Thailand: Is Reconciliation Possible?"
Speaker: Dr Worawit Baru
Assistant Professor, Prince of Songkla University
Former National Reconciliation Commission Member
Tuesday 8 May 2007, 5.30 Pm
Australian Institute of International Affairs
Dyason House, 124 Jolimont Road, East Melbourne
The Muslim-Majority Provinces of Southern Thailand Are Embroiled in One of
Southeast AsiaíS Most Violent Conflicts. Formally Incorporated Into Thailand
(Then Siam) Early Last Century, the Deep South has Been the Centre of
Prolonged Conflict for Many Years. Recently, This Conflict has Become More
Intense; Over 2500 Lives Have Been Lost in the Last Three Years. The South Is
Now in Danger of Degenerating Into Sectarian Conflict Between Muslims and
Buddhists. There Are Many Forces Working Towards Peace in the South of
Thailand. Last Year the National Reconciliation Commission Issued Its
Recommendations to the Thai Government (Including Adopting Malay As a
Working Language), but the Political Uncertainty That Currently Prevails in Thai
Politics has Meant That Little has Been Achieved.
Enquiries: Dr Michael Connors at M.Connors@Latrobe.Edu.Au
----Item 19. Asiaconnect 2007: New Opportunities in Asia
Public Lecture
Sofitel Melbourne - 25 Collins St, Melbourne
Friday 18 May 2007, 8am to 5pm
Asialink's Biennial Conference On Business and Career Opportunities in and with
Asia Will Showcase Career Opportunities, Highlight Business Success Stories, and
Provide an Opportunity for Networking and Exchange -Increase Understanding
of the Factors That Are Leading to Commercial Success in the Region.
Cost: $95 General, $55 Full-Time Students (Lunch Included)
For More Information and Registration Details:
Http://Www.Asialink.Unimelb.Edu.Au
Contact Asiaconnect@Asialink.Unimelb.Edu.Au or Phone 03 8344 8474
----Item 20. The First Melbourne Conference On World Affairs
'Sacralist Challenges to the Sovereign State'
Sponsored by the International Studies Section of the School of Political Science,
Criminology and Sociology, the University of Melbourne
30 November 2007
This Conference Explores the Contemporary Sacral Challenge to State
Sovereignty. For Centuries Secularist States Have Prevailed As the Preferred Way
to Order World Affairs. Are We Seeing the Beginnings of a Reassertion of Sacral
Authority, However? What Role Do Religious Regimes Currently Play, for
Example, in Ordering the Contemporary World? More Particularly, What Role Do
Christianity and Islam Play, Not Just in the Wake of the Events of 9/11, and the
Rise of Fundamentalist Groups of a Christian and Muslim Persuasion, but As a
Response to the Crisis That Modernists Face As the Shortcomings of Rationalism
As a Meta-Discourse Become More Clear?
Please Send Paper Proposals (Title and 500 Word Abstract) by 15 July 2007 to
Ralph Pettman (Rpettman@Unimelb.Edu.Au), or Raffaele Rufo
(Rufo@Unimelb.Edu.Au)
Conference Website, Http://Www.Politics.Unimelb.Edu.Au/Scssconf/
----Item 21. Website of the Month
Http://Immigration.Museum.Vic.Gov.Au/
The Immigration Museum in Melbourne Explores Stories of People From All
Over the World Who Have Migrated to Victoria, Australia From the 19th Century
Till the Present Day. The Website Provides Details On Current Education
Programs and Exhibitions Organised by the Museum, Including the Forthcoming
Exhibition On the WomeníS Costume of Malaysia, the 'Nyonya Kebaya'.
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