Dr. Nam C. Kim (Professor, Department of Anthropology) will be serving as PI for a project generously funded by the Henry Luce Foundation in partnership with the Guam Philharmonic Foundation, the University of Guam, and …
Announcements
Call for Abstracts: Decolonization of Southeast Asian Studies Workshop
In recent years, there has been increased interest in various aspects of the “decolonization of Southeast Asia Studies”. However, “decolonization” can take on many forms, and can be imagined in an array of different ways. …
JSEALab’s Article 112 Project to host online event!
Unpacking Article 112: Research on Law and Rights in a Time of Crisis in Thailand May 6 – 8, 2024 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CST | 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM ICT Zoom registration …
Upcoming Zoom Webinar: OVERTHROWING THE FUTURE: The Constitutional Court of Thailand
OVERTHROWING THE FUTURE: The Constitutional Court of Thailand Earlier this year, the Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled that the proposal by Move Forward Party to amend Article 112, the law that defines the crime and …
Veronika Kusumaryati and Larry Ashmun awarded Library Collections Enhancement Initiative grant for “Changing Nature in Southeast Asia: Primary and Secondary Source Collection Development” project
Veronika Kusumaryati (Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology) and Larry Ashmun (Southeast Asian & Hmong Studies Bibliographer) have been awarded a 2024-2025 grant from UW-Madison’s Library Collections Enhancement Initiative to carry out a Southeast Asian Studies …
Michael Cullinane wins 2023 John C. Kaw Prize for Best Book on History from the National Book Development Board of the Philippines
CSEAS Associate Director, Dr. Mike Cullinane, has been named the winner of the 2023 John C. Kaw Prize for Best Book on History from the National Book Development Board of the Philippines for his book …
CSEAS welcomes Dr. Nhu Truong, new faculty member in Southeast Asia and Social Justice
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies is delighted to welcome Dr. Nhu Truong, who will join the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures as a new faculty member in Fall 2024. Dr. Truong joins recent …
Dr. Parkorn Wangpaiboonkit to give talk at Mead Witter School of Music
Dr. Parkorn Wangpaiboonkit, Assistant Professor of Musicology at Washington University in St. Louis, will giving a talk entitled “Songs for the New Nation” on Friday, February 23, 2024 at the Mead Witter School of Music. …
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 …