CSEAS Seminar Programme, 2002
Thursday 11.00 am -12.30 pm Manton
Room SG03
Ground floor, Menzies Building South, Monash
University, Clayton
14 March 2002
Fiscal
Decentralisation in the Transition towards Greater Regional Autonomy
in Indonesia: An Institutional Approach
[abstract
available]
Wihana Kirana Jaya, PhD
candidate, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
and
Lecturer in Economics, Gadjah Mada University,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
email:
wihana@alphalink.com.au
Chair: Assoc Prof Bob Rice
21 March 2002
Where Agriculture is Not Enough
Dr David Mitchell and Dr Tuti Gunawan, Research Associates,
Faculty of Medicine & Department of Anthropology, Monash
University
email: David.Mitchell@med.monash.edu.au
Chair: Dr Penny Graham
28 March 2002
Gender and Identity in Contemporary Indonesian Theatre
Lauren Bain, PhD candidate
in Asian Studies, University of Tasmania
email: laurenbain@ozemail.com.au
Chair: Aline Scott-Maxwell
4 April 2002
The
State, Chinese Enterprise, and Industrialization in Malaysia
[abstract
available]
Assoc Prof Edmund Terence
Gomez, Faculty of Economics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
Author of Political Business in East
Asia, Routledge 2002
email: terencegomez@hotmail.com
Seminar presented jointly with the
Centre for Malaysian Studies, Monash Asia Institute.
Chair: Dr Anita Doraisami
11 April 2002
The
Narrative Potential of the Mikraj: Two Contexts for its Interpretation
[abstract
available]
Julian Millie, Doctoral candidate, Research School CNWS (School of Asian, African, and Amerindian Studies), Leiden University, The Netherlands.
Chair: Ms Yacinta Kurniasih
18 April 2002
Islam and Ideologies of War: Gender and Class as Determinants of Musical Identity in Aceh
Prof
Margaret Kartomi, School of Music - Conservatorium, Monash University.
email: margaret.kartomi@arts.monash.edu.au
Chair: Dr Susan Blackburn
25 April 2002
[Anzac Day - public and university holiday] - No seminar scheduled.
2 May 2002
Busylah: The Anxious Singapore Future
Nicki Tarulevicz, PhD candidate in History,
University of Melbourne
email:
n. tarulevicz@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
9 May 2002
The
Architecture of 'Balinization': An Investigation of Cultural
Tourism Development in Bali
[abstract
available]
Ms Amanda Achmadi, member
of Young Architects Indonesia (AMI, Arsitek Muda Indonesia) and PhD
candidate, Faculty of Architecture, University of Melbourne
email:
a.achmadi@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
16 May 2002
Colloquial Indonesian: a Pleasing Juxtaposition of Styles
Dr Michael Ewing, Melbourne
Institute of Asian Languages and Societies, University of Melbourne
email: mce@unimelb.edu.au
Wednesday, 22nd May 2002, 10.30am-12noon
Menzies Building, Room S822
Monash University, Clayton campus
Special Seminar - Indonesia after 9/11: External and Internal Implications
Wimar Witoelar
Political commentator, Wimar Witoelar , was well-known from appearances on international television and radio (ABC, SBS, Nine Network, BBC , CNN, CNBC, NBC, European channels) before becoming Chief Presidential Spokesman for Indonesia's then President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur). Host of TV talk shows "Perspektif" (SCTV) and "Selayang Pandang" (Indosiar), which won him Panasonic Awards in 1997 and 1999 as Indonesia's favorite male talk show host, Wimar is often cited by publications such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, The Washington Post, The Straits Times. At home, his current activities include a 200-station radio syndicated and 10-newspaper syndicated weekly interview, a popular weekly radio talk show on Jakarta's M97 FM, a lighthearted column on public affairs for Indonesia's leading news portal 'detik.com' and the staging of public events. He is a columnist in Tempo magazine and KOMPAS newspaper, contributes a cartoon column to HUMOR magazine, and writes for lifestyle magazine DJAKARTA! His books include "Perspektif", "Stealing Clarity from Confusion" (now in its second printing), the tongue-in-cheek "Towards an Ordinary People's Party" (now in its second edition) and "No Regrets", a memoir of his days with President Wahid, recently published by Equinox Publishing, 2002 ( http://www.equinoxpublishing.com/nr/default.htm ).
Education and Background
Wimar studied at ITB and was Chairman of the Student Coun cil in 1969. He transferred to the George Washington University in Washington, DC, USA and graduated in 1975 with an MBA in Finance and Investments. Previously (1974) received MS in Systems Analysis and BS in Electrical Engineering. He taught at the ITB, full-time in 1975-1981 and part-time in the Post Graduate program up till the present. Fields of teaching: Financial Analysis, Corporate Strategy and related topics. Initially engaged in teaching and research at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). Moved on to management consulting in 1977, serving clients ranging from the Asian Development Bank to government agencies and major private sector companies. From 1994 has concentrated on public communications through mass media.
23 May 2002
Cambodia in 2002: Problems and Prospects
Prof David Chandler, Senior Advisor, Center for Khmer Studies, Siem Reap, Cambodia and Adjunct Professor of Asian Studies, Georgetown University, USA .
30 May 2002
The Politics of Reproductive Health in Indonesia
Dr Susan Blackburn, Politics, School
of Political Social Inquiry, Monash University
email:
Sue.Blackburn@arts.monash.edu.au
Please note:
The Distinguished Lecture by A/Prof Donald Nonini previously announced for 30 May 2002 has been postponed, as Prof Nonini has had to reschedule his trip to Australia. We now hope to have him with us as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the Faculty of Arts at Monash University in 2003.
6 June 2002
Greed not Grievance: the Military's Economic Complex as the Silent Force of Conflict in Aceh
Lesley McCulloch, School of Asian Studies, University of
Tasmania
email: Lesley.McCulloch@utas.edu.au
Chair: David Hanan
Thursday 4th July 2002
Co-sponsored by the Centre of Southeast Asian Studies and the Centre for Malaysian Studies
11.00
am -12.30 pm
Room S822 (Monash Asia Institute, south
wing, 8th floor Menzies building, Clayton campus)
Special Seminar - Identity and Empowerment of Indigenous Minorities in Southeast Asian Nation-States: Comparative Perspectives from Malaysia and Indonesia
by distinguished Monash alumnus Professor Wan Zawawi Ibrahim, Professor of Sociology and Deputy Dean (Research) Faculty of Social Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Sarawak, Malaysia.
Prof Wan Zawawi has for the last 10 years been researching indigenous communities in Malaysia, from Orang Asli, to Penans, Kadazandusun, and most recently the Dayaks of Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia. He will discuss this research from a comparative perspective.
ALL WELCOME
Friends of Prof Wan Zawawi from his Monash days may also like to join us in taking him to lunch on Clayton campus after the seminar.
25 July 2002
(We apologise that this seminar has been postponed. Please revisit this page for the announcement of the new time.)
Museum Waspada Purbawisesa (Museum of Constant Vigilance): Benny Murdani's Museum of the Extreme Right
Kate McGregor, PhD candidate
in History, University of Melbourne
email:
mcgregorke@hotmail.com
1 August 2002
'The Language of Rocks': Recent Literature by Indonesian Women Writers
Associate Prof Harry Aveling, Director
of Discipline of Asian Studies, La Trobe University
email:
H.Aveling@latrobe.edu.au
8 August 2002
Balinese Rock Music Scenes and Global Media - Issues of Conformism and Innovation
Emma Baulch, PhD candidate
in Politics, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
email:
emmabaulch@hotmail.com
15 August 2002
Extraterritoriality in Semi-colonial Bangkok during the Reign of King Chulalongkorn
Dr Hong Lysa, Honorary Research Fellow, School of Historical Studies, Faculty of Arts, Monash University.
22 August 2002
Malaysian Banking: Recent Developments
Prof Michael Skully, Professor of Banking and Ms Rubi
Ahmad, PhD
candidate in Finance in the Department of Accounting and Finance,
Faculty of Business and Economics
(We apologise that
the seminar previously announced for this date, Promoting
Wellness Management to the Public: Researching Telehealth in Malaysia
and Australia , has been postponed, as Ms Azizah Omar
is currently undertaking further field research in Malaysia.)
29 August 2002
Lecture Theatre M3, Building 13A
Soeharto's Indonesia: A better class of corruption?
Dr Ross McLeod, Fellow, Economics
Division, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies and
Editor, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, the Australian
National University
email: Ross.McLeod@anu.edu.au
Please note that this seminar will be held in a larger venue, Lecture Theatre M3, Building 13A, Clayton Campus.
Building 13A is not far from the Menzies building, walking west along Ring Road South. Stop before you pass building 64, veering off to your right so as to walk into the "Medical precinct" passing the Science 1 lecture theatre on your left. Walk towards the tall building just ahead, labelled Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (13d), then walk to your left along the length of that building beneath its overhang, heading for the double glass doors at the end of the covered walkway, through which you will enter into building 13A. Going through those double glass doors, you find yourself immediately facing a door that leads into lecture theatre M3.
If you enter Clayton campus through the Wellington Road entrance, you can collect a map from the Security and Traffic Office, which is on the left side of the road immediately AFTER the initial roundabout.
(We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the change in venue for this seminar.)
5 September 2002
The Rock, the Repertoire, the Right, and the Reputation: Musical and Social Significance of the Landscape for a Kenyah Community of Sarawak, Malaysia
Dr Gini Gorliniski, Musicology Department, School of Music, Northwestern University, USA .
12 September 2002
Negotiating Peasant Land Rights in Indonesia: Adat and the Makings of Moral Discourse in a Javanese Nucleus Estate Smallholder Project
Paul Rogers,
PhD
candidate, School of Geography and Environmental Science, Faculty
of Arts, Monash University
email:
Paul.Rogers@arts.monash.edu.au
19 September 2002
Globalisation and Social Protection: the case of Sri Lanka
Dr. Ramanie Samaratunge, Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
26 September 2002
Forgeries in Local Historiography in Indonesia
Dr Lance Castles, formerly of Monash University and Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
3 October 2002
Mid-semester break: No seminar
10 October 2002
Social
Identity, Fear and Communion: Deciphering Manila's Urban Landscape
[abstract
available]
Dr Michael Pinches, Department
of Anthropology, University of Western Australia
email:
mpinches@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
17 October 2002
The Problem of Transitional Constitutional Reform in Indonesia
Denny Indrayana, PhD
candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne
email: denny@justice.com
24 October 2002
Three Women in a Boat: Gender Aspects of Eastern Indonesian Labour Migration to Malaysia
Prof
Michael Vischer, University of Helsinki and Visiting Fellow, School
of Anthropology Geography and Environmental Studies, University of
Melbourne
email:(mpvischer@yahoo.com
31 October 2002
Rainbow Heart: an NGO for People with Disability, in Solo, Central Java
Janene
Byrne, Honours student in Indonesian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Monash
University
email: janene_byrne@hotmail.com
Chair: Yacinta Kurniasih
7 November 2002
(11.00 am Venue as usual in Manton Room SG03 Menzies building, Monash Clayton campus)
Politics, Place and Performativity in Java: a Tale of Two Cities
Prof Barbara Hatley, Head of School,
Asian Languages and Studies, University of Tasmania
email:
barbara.hatley@utas.edu.au
7 November 2002, 5.45 pm for 6.00 pm start
Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Studios Southbank, Melbourne
The Inaugural Herb Feith Lecture
Speaker: Professor Daniel S Lev, Department of Political Science, University of Washington
Misunderstanding the politics of change in Indonesia
For details , please see http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/mai/cseas/hflecture02.html , or download a copy of the flyer in MSWord format or pdf format.
Refreshments will be served following the lecture. ALL WELCOME
The Centre of Southeast Asian Studies Seminars will recommence in First Semester 2003