Congratulations to UW-Madison Anthropology Professor Katherine Bowie on the recent publication of her book Of Beggars and Buddhas: The Politics of Humor in the Vessantara Jataka in Thailand, University of Wisconsin Press, 2017. ~ An exploration of the subversive politics of …
Dr. Mike Cullinane awarded the Goodman Prize
CULLINANE RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS GOODMAN PRIZE Michael Cullinane, associate director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and faculty associate in the Department of History, was recently named the 2017 recipient of the Grant Goodman Prize …
Erik Kuhonta
Associate Professor Department of Political Science McGill University Socializing the Middle Class in Southeast Asia Friday, April 20th Ingraham Room 206 12pm-1:30pm Free and Open to Public! Tea and Coffee Served. A vast body of …
Ian Baird granted Vilas Associates Award
Dan Doeppers awarded the Philippine National Book Award for Best Book in History: Feeding Manila in Peace and War, 1850-1945
The National Book Development Board and the Manila Critics Circle are pleased to announce the winners of the 36th National Book Awards. Daniel F. Doeppers’s Feeding Manila in Peace and War, 1850-1945 has been awarded …
Movie Night
SEARG & Art History GradForum would like to invite you for the screening of Cyclo, a movie by the French-Vietnamese film director Tran Anh Hung on Thursday, November 16 at 6pm in room 336 Ingraham Hall. …
Hmong Studies Consortium and Center for Southeast Asian Studies Presents
THE EXPERIENCES OF GAY HMONG MEN: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY BRIAN V. XIONG NOVEMBER 9, 2017 @ 4 P.M. 206 INGRAHAM HALL There is no word for “gay,” “lesbian,” “bisexual,” or “transgender” in the Hmong language. …
Opportunity for Film Screening
The documentary film, Walk With Me, a Journey into Mindfulness, is a Theatrical On Demand release, which means it is only playing in cities where there is a request or demand. A local Madisonian requested a screening …
New book by Alfred McCoy: In the Shadows of the American Century – The Rise and Decline of US Global Power
Congratulations to UW-Madison Professor of History Alfred McCoy on the recent publication of In the Shadows of the American Century – The Rise and Decline of US Global Power, Haymarket Books, 2017. ~ A meticulous, eye-opening account of …
Katherine Bowie named Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor
Spring 2017 Commencements and Achievements
Congratulations to recent graduates and award recipients in Southeast Asian Studies! The following students successfully completed their oral defense and received the Masters Degree in Southeast Asian Studies: Ma Tianjiao defended her Masters paper, …