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The consortium for Graduate Education and Training in Southeast Asian Studies (GETSEA) is offering free and virtual mini-course this fall, open to all graduate students studying Southeast Asia. This course does not offer credit, but students are encouraged to work with a faculty member at their own institution to count the course as an independent study credit. Priority will be given to M.A. and Ph.D. students from GETSEA member institutions, however, students from all institutions are welcome to apply. The course entails a…

The APSA Democracy and Autocracy section will run its fourth annual Emerging Scholars Research Development Workshop on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 as an online short course at this year’s APSA Annual Meeting. The Emerging Scholars Research Development Workshop is an opportunity for early-career scholars from middle-and lower-income countries to advance current research toward publication, participate in the APSA Annual Meeting, and develop scholarly networks with colleagues. At the workshop, scholars will receive in-depth, targeted feedback on a research project and…

Abstract This special issue of the SOAS-based journal Indonesia and the Malay World gathers together the key works of the late Dr Russell Jones (1926–2019) on the paper used for copying Malay manuscripts and their watermarks. A pioneer in the field of Malay codicology, Dr Jones’ groundbreaking work transformed the way in which they were viewed and approached, and remain of fundamental importance today. Research on paper and watermarks can not only help us understand the development of the Malay…

Abstract Constructed in 875 CE under the reign of Indravarman II, the Đồng Dương Monastery was once the largest Buddhist sites of the Champa kingdoms. Excavations conducted by the École française d'Extrême-Orient in the early 20th century unearthed numerous Buddhist artefacts dating to around the 9th and 10th centuries, which are today exhibited at many museums in Vietnam and abroad. This lecture critically examines the Đồng Dương Buddhist gallery at the Museum of Cham Sculpture in Da Nang. It argues…

The Southeast Asia Lecture Hall is a series of 10 virtual lectures from world-class scholars that will be delivered to more than 1000 students from across all 11 Southeast Asian countries. The series will take place starting from August 2021 to March 2022, with each lecture taking place every 3 weeks. Initiated by Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia, the Southeast Asia Lecture Hall is the first program of its kind in the region. The Southeast Asia Lecture Hall was conceived…

OVERVIEW Southeast Asia has long been the crossroad of civilization, trade, communication, and power due to its strategic geographical location. The region has become a well-known tourist destination, as well as a region of rich biodiversity, economic growth and dynamic political development. It has inspired a great number of studies in various disciplines, contributing to a vast body of knowledge on the region. Southeast Asia avails itself to scrutiny, scholastic challenges, and positive reactions to the new-millennium changes. Through ASEAN,…