Nam Center Colloquium Series | Mirages of Pacification: Inscribing the Home Front from Korea to Vietnam
Thomas Ryan, Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan
Please note: This session is planned to be held both in-person and virtually EST through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public,...
CSEAS Lecture Series. Massacre in Myanmar: How two reporters uncovered a Rohingya mass grave—and the price they paid for it
Antoni Slodkowski, Financial Times; Reuters
In August 2017, the Myanmar military launched a massive offensive against Rohingya Muslims living in the country’s northwest, killing...
WCED Lecture. The Rise of Imitation Election Observers
Lee Morgenbesser, associate professor, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University
In the pursuit of both domestic control and international credibility, dictatorships have fueled the rise of “imitation” election...
WCED Book Talk. "Mobilizing for Elections: Patronage and Political Machines in Southeast Asia"
Edward Aspinall, Allen Hicken, Paul Hutchcroft, Meredith Weiss
Politicians in Southeast Asia, as in many other regions, win elections by distributing cash, goods, jobs, projects, and other benefits to...
CSEAS Lecture Series. History in Ruins: Keramat and Stories of Singapore Islam
Teren Sevea, Harvard Divinity School
This paper studies oral and textual traditions concerning select Islamic miracle workers (keramat) of Singapore. Materials about...
CSEAS Lecture Series. Reincarnation and Recursivity as Politics of Atmosphere
Ben Tran, Vanderbilt University
This paper examines how the artwork of Tuan Andrew Nguyen registers and counters atmospheric violence of chemical and militaristic warfare....
CSEAS Lecture Series. From the “Bloody Crown” to space travel: Comparing the social imaginaries of Malay and English language novels in Brunei Darussalam
Kathrina Daud, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
The first Malay language novel in Brunei can be traced back to 1951. Despite a high level of literacy and widespread proficiency in English,...
