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<div>Timor-Leste Studies Pre-conference Workshop<br>
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ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES<br>
WASHINGTON DC MARRIOTT WARDMAN PARK HOTEL<br>
ROOM: MARYLAND - A<br>
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THURSDAY, MARCH 22. 2018<br>
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A SPECIAL EVENT SPONSORED BY THE SOUTHEAST ASIA <br>
COUNCIL & THE INDONESIA AND TIMOR-LESTE STUDIES <br>
COMMITTEE WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION<br>
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Program of Events<br>
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9-9:30am Coffee, Welcome<br>
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9:30 - 11am Panel - Current Trends in Research on Timor-Leste<br>
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11-11:30am Coffee and discussion<br>
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11:30am-1pm Roundtable - Archives and Source Materials for Timor-Leste Studies<br>
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1-2:30pm Lunch break<br>
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2:30-4:00pm Panel - Historical Justice: Issues and Questions<br>
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4-4:30pm Coffee and discussion<br>
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4:30-5:00pm Roundup + Prospective on the future of the TL initiative<br>
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Current Trends in Research on Timor-Leste organized by David Hicks<br>
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In contrast to the lengthy research-poor period <br>
during which Timor-Leste was under the successive <br>
colonial governments of Portugal and Indonesia, a <br>
great deal of research is now being conducted in <br>
this independent nation-state. So it now seems <br>
the time to assess the nature of this work, and <br>
the results it has produced. Accordingly, this <br>
panel considers current research, and that <br>
conducted in the recent past, by scholars in a <br>
range of academic disciplines, but also by <br>
practitioners, officers of national and <br>
international organizations, and others. The <br>
research domains to be dealt with embrace an <br>
extensive array of topics—including national, <br>
regional, and local politics; administrative <br>
issues (national and local); economy and finance; <br>
NGOs; religion; democracy; local traditions; <br>
health; and demography. Presenters include Susana <br>
Barnes, Josh Trindade, Kelly Silva and David Hicks.<br>
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Archives and Source Materials for Timor-Leste <br>
Studies organized by David Webster<br>
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Although long neglected in scholarly studies of <br>
Southeast Asia, Timor-Leste has begun to receive <br>
more academic attention in recent years. Building <br>
on insights from last year’s pre-conference <br>
workshop in Toronto, this panel will examine the <br>
growing base of source material available in <br>
Timor-Leste studies by examining archival sources <br>
and the role they play in historical memory. We <br>
will attempt to map future strategies to compile <br>
archival and other pertinent source materials. <br>
The panel will also survey those materials likely <br>
to be valuable in advancing the study of <br>
Timor-Leste in North American universities. <br>
Presenters include Hugo Fernandes, Susana Barnes, <br>
Clinton Fernandes and Trudy Huskamp Peterson.<br>
<br>
Historical Justice: Issues and Questions <br>
organized by Michael Leach & Elizabeth Drexler<br>
<br>
Fifteen years after the restoration of <br>
Independence, historical justice remains a key <br>
issue in Timor-Leste's political life. Though <br>
post-independence governments have favored good <br>
relations with Indonesia over justice for <br>
victims, some progress has been evident in recent <br>
months with the establishment of the Centro <br>
Nacional Chega!—a successor body to the CAVR <br>
(Commission for Reception, Truth and <br>
Reconciliation), which will become a permanent <br>
human rights record and archive. This panel will <br>
explore issues of historical justice in <br>
contemporary Timor-Leste, examining the positions <br>
of the state, victims’ groups, legal <br>
associations, the Church and other actors. It <br>
will also examine the way issues of historical <br>
justice affect broader nation-building issues of <br>
school curriculum development, and influence <br>
themes in popular culture, and in political <br>
campaigns. Presenters include Elizabeth Drexler, <br>
Hugo Fernandes, Michael Leach and Maria Manuela Leong Pereira.<br>
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Queries and requests for further information may <br>
be sent to Richard Fox (rfox@eth.uni-heidelberg.de)<br>
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ETAN welcomes your financial support. Read ETAN's <br>
2018 appeal: <a href="http://etan.org/etan/2017-18tetan_appeal.htm">
http://etan.org/etan/2017-18tetan_appeal.htm</a><br>
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John M. Miller, National Coordinator<br>
East Timor & Indonesia Action Network (ETAN)<br>
PO Box 1663, New York, NY 10035-1663 USA<br>
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Phone: +1-917-690-4391<br>
Email: etan@etan.org Skype: john.m.miller<br>
Twitter/Instagram: @etan009 Web: <a href="http://etan.org">
http://etan.org</a><br>
2012 Recipient of the Ordem de Timor-Leste (Order of Timor-Leste)<br>
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