Arnon Nampa (อานนท์ นำภา), a Thai lawyer, poet, father and human rights defender, was recently imprisoned following conviction of violation of Article 112 in Thailand. Arnon soon began writing letters from prison, which were then …
Year: 2023
New Justice in Translation: “Song lyrics by BLAST: Music from the Kachin rock band in the film Above & Below the Ground”
Justice in Translation 4/2023, “Song lyrics by BLAST: Music from the Kachin rock band in the film Above & Below the Ground,” just published! This is a translation of two songs by BLAST, a punk …
The Article 112 Project launches Flash Translation Series of Arnon Nampha’s Letters from Prison
Arnon Nampha (อานนท์ นำภา), a Thai lawyer, poet, father and human rights defender, was recently imprisoned following conviction of violation of Article 112 in Thailand. At a protest on 3 August 2020, he made a …
Upcoming: IN SEARCH OF JUSTICE: Masterclass on Human Rights Advocacy in Asia
IN SEARCH OF JUSTICE: Masterclass on Human Rights Advocacy in Asia Friday, 13 October 3-5 pm 1418 Van Hise Hall The masterclass will be led by Sirikan Charoensiri, Deputy Director and a lawyer of …
Farewell Sakti: We Will Miss You!
It is with joy and sadness that we announce that Sakti Suryani, our long-time Indonesian Lecturer, will be leaving us. She has been offered and has accepted a full-time teaching position at Harvard University—yes, that …
JSEALab welcomes inaugural Scholar-in-Residence
Inaugural JSEALab Scholar-in-Residence (August-September 2023): Dr. Sol Iglesias Dr. Sol Iglesias is the Inaugural JSEALab Scholar-in-Residence, visiting UW-Madison in August-September 2023. Dr. Iglesias is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of the Philippines …
Call for Applications: Assistant Professor Southeast Asian Studies and Social Justice
The University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks a tenure-track assistant professor for an appointment in Southeast Asian Studies and Social Justice in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures to begin in August 2024. The successful candidate …
CFP – 6th Hmong Studies Consortium International Conference
The Hmong Studies Consortium is an international group of both senior and emerging scholars from several disciplines that approach Hmong Studies with a critical lens. In an effort to strengthen ties with scholars in California’s Central …
Thongchai Honored as Fukuoka Grand Prize Winner
Only months after receiving the Kahin Prize for his recent book (see announcement here), Emeritus Professor Thongchai Winichakul was once again honored. He has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious Grand Prize for …
The Lao American Archives Project comes to Science Hall
In early April 2023, Geography Ph.D. Candidate, Akarath (Ake) Soukhaphon and volunteer, Gerry Duckitt, drove a U-Haul truck from Washington State to Madison, Wisconsin in order to transport a major collection of original documents as …