[Anthropgrad] 4th ASIAN GRADUATE FORUM ON SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES

[Ashley Carruthers]

CALL FOR PAPERS

4th ASIAN GRADUATE FORUM ON SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES
Organised by Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore 

Date:              13 - 17 July 2009
Venues:         NUS Bukit Timah Campus and NUS Kent Ridge Campus
Website:       
http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/events_categorydetails.asp?categoryid=6&eventi
d=916 
The Asia Research Institute (ARI) of the National University of
Singapore (NUS) invites applications from postgraduate students who are
engaged in research on Southeast Asia to attend the 4th Asian Graduate
Forum on Southeast Asian Studies on 13- 17 July 2009. This 3-day forum
will be part of ARI's 5-day Graduate Development Institute and Forum,
which in addition to the forum will include two full days of sessions
aimed to develop graduate student understandings of academia and
relevant skills, through roundtable discussions with faculty, focused
practical seminars and breakout group discussions.    

This event will take place toward the end of the Asia Research
Institute's Asian Graduate Student Fellowship Programme 2009, in which
35 graduate students will be spending 3 months at ARI working on
Southeast Asian topics. It will provide a platform for communication and
cooperation among the postgraduate students as they mature into the next
generation of academic leaders.

Postgraduate students working on Southeast Asia are invited to submit
abstracts based either on work in progress that is at an advanced stage
(i.e. already completed data collection and analysis), or on completed
work. NUS students are encouraged to take advantage of this
unprecedented opportunity to interact and exchange ideas with students
from ASEAN as well as those from other regions whose interests focus on
Southeast Asia.
This 3-day forum will be organized thematically. Themes will include
(but are not limited to) issues in religion, politics, economy, gender,
culture, language, migration, and population and social change.
In addition to student presentations, experts of the region will also be
invited to give keynote speeches, sharing their insights on challenges
and issues facing contemporary social science scholarship. 
Students whose papers are selected for presentation at the forum will
participate in the full 5 days of the Graduate Development Institute and
Forum. Registration fees and Singapore expenses will be covered for
those whose abstracts are accepted for presentation. If necessary,
students may also apply for some funding to cover regional travel costs.

SUBMISSION OF PAPER PROPOSAL
Graduate students should submit a 400-word abstract of their proposed
paper and application form to Miss Sharon Ong at arios at nus.edu.sg no
later than 15 April 2009. Successful applicants will be notified by 24
April 2009. The abstract should clarify the substantive issues which
your paper will address and be firmly grounded in your own research
project. Using the format provided, the abstract should include
information on objectives, methods, and findings, as well as explain the
original contribution the research makes to the field of study.

Click here for the Application Form.

Please include your name, institutional affiliation, e-mail address and
other contact information. One confidential letter of recommendation
from a supervisor should also be forwarded to this address by the same
date.
Those selected have to submit full-length papers, of around 5,000 words
in length, by 30 June 2009.

CONTACT DETAIL
Secretariat:
Miss Sharon Ong
Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore
469A Tower Block, #10-01, Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770
Email: arios at nus.edu.sg
Tel: (65) 6516 8784
Fax: (65) 6779 1428