Living amidst explosive remnants of war: Local perceptions and responses to risk in Cambodia and Laos – a seminar by Dr Krisna UK (Wed, 25 September 2013)

Speaker: Dr Krisna UK (Director, Center for Khmer Studies) Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2013 Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm Venue: AS3, Level 6, SEAS Seminar Room (06-20) Chairperson & Discussant: Assoc Prof John N. Miksic Synopsis In many ethnic minority villages in Cambodia and… Continue Reading

The “Position” of the Tsinoys in Philippine Society Today: History, Challenges, Future – a seminar by Assoc Prof Richard T. Chu (Wed, 21 August 2013)

Speaker: Assoc Prof Richard T. Chu (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2013 Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm Venue: AS3, Level 6, SEAS Seminar Room (06-20) Synopsis What does being “Chinese” mean in the Philippine urban society context and… Continue Reading

Buying Time: Ideology, Temporality, and the Tactics of Resisting Eviction in a Bangkok Community – a seminar by Prof Michael Herzfeld (Wed, 23 Jan 2013)

Speaker: Prof Michael Herzfeld (Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University) Date: Wednesday, 23 January 2013 Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm Venue: AS3, Level 6, SEAS Seminar Room (06-20) Synopsis Drawing on ten years of fieldwork and repeated visits to the central Bangkok… Continue Reading