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September 2019
Friday Forum: Jefferson Fox
Expansion of Rubber and Its Implications for Landscapes and Rural Communities in Mainland Southeast Asia Jefferson Fox Research Director for East-West Center University of Hawaii-Manoa Lecture co-sponsored by the Department of Geography Since about…
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Friday Forum: Puttaporn Areeprachakun
"The Construction of Othering: The Study of Migrant Workers from Myanmar in Thailand" Puttaporn Areeprachakun Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Geography University of Wisconsin-Madison Migration is seen as a crisis, a problem and…
Find out more »Friday Forum: Janet Steele
The Journalisms of Islam: Contending views in Muslim Southeast Asia Professor of Media and Public Affairs and International Affairs Director of the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication George Washington University What…
Find out more »Friday Forum: Dr. Prajak Kongkirati
Fragile Authoritarianism and State Violence in Thailand: Radical Ideology, Elite Conflict and Repression COTS Keynote - Dr. Prajak Kongkirati Department of Political Science Thammasat University, Thailand Essentially state is defined as the organization that…
Find out more »Friday Forum: Neeranooch Malangpoo
Thep Thanchai and Religious Acceleration in Thailand Neeranooch (June) Malangpoo Doctoral Candidate Department of Anthropology, UW-Madison Thep Thanchai means a responsive god who grants a wish quickly. The title specifically refers to Bo Bo…
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Friday Forum: Kaan Jittiang
"Balancing Security and Humanitarianism": Thai Responses to Urban Refugees Kaan Jittiang Ph.D. Candidate Department of Sociology University of Wisconsin-Madison Joint lecture with the Sociology of Economic Change and Development Brownbag Series In recent decades,…
Find out more »Friday Forum: The Challenges of Researching Violence and Terror
The Challenges of Researching Violence and Terror: Faculty Conversation with Graduate Students This week’s Friday Forum event is a conversation between graduate students and UW-Madison faculty members who have conducted difficult, sometimes dangerous, research…
Find out more »Friday Forum: Ingrid Jordt
"Why 'Democracy,' 'Authoritarianism,' or 'Nationalism' Fail to Explain Burmese Politics Today, and Why it Matters" Ingrid Jordt Associate Professor of Anthropology UW-Milwaukee International scholarly and journalistic observers have, with few exceptions, settled on a narrative…
Find out more »Friday Forum: Jason DeParle
"A Good Provider is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century" Jason DeParle Two-time Pulitzer Prize-nominated Reporter for the New York Times 22 Ingraham Hall (Note room change - basement of…
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Friday Forum: Illan Nam
"Making the State Work: Delivering Social Goods in Thailand" Associate Professor of Political Science Director of the Lampert Institute Colgate University Among states in East and Southeast Asia, the Thai state is an example…
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