[TimorLesteStudies] 5th Pre-Conference Virtual Workshop of the Timor-Leste Studies Initiative @ the Association for Asian Studies

[Kisho Tsuchiya]

Dear subscribers,

We are pleased to announce the 5th Pre-Conference Virtual Workshop of the
Timor-Leste Studies Initiative @ the Association for Asian Studies on March
11-18th, 2022. The project has several aims including the promotion of
Timor-Leste Studies in the Americas, the development of teaching materials
and distance language learning (i.e. Tetum), and the support for archival
projects on Timor-Leste and East Timorese scholars.

The workshop will be held online. 11th, 12th, and 18th March (East Timor
time)

The workshop which will be held online via ZOOM (links to come). Papers
will be circulated among panelists before the workshop. Each panel will be
assigned a discussant and panelists will provide directed feedback on the
papers.

To register for this event
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSde70YHkjW-FQXukX4kkuT_T5X-cJQoEgZTNKhKeZRMWUUzkw/viewform


Tentative Schedule as follows:
Panel 1. Culture, Religion and Education (100 minutes session)

*Time: 0:00 AM 11th March in East Timor, 5:00 AM 10th March in Honolulu*

Miria Asaba, “Lao Hamutuk: Parallel Existence of Kultura and Catholicism in
Oecusse, Timor-Leste”

Alberto Fidalgo Castro, “Of Sacred Things, Taboos, and Orthopraxis: The
Concept of Lulik in Timor-Leste”

Rahul Goswami, UNESCO 2003 Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage and
Timorese Culture (Title TBC)

Sheena M. Harris, Historical Narratives and School Education (title TBC)


Round Table Session on ‘The Future of Timor-Leste Studies’ (75 minutes
session)

*Time; 9:00 AM 12 Saturday March in East Timor, 14:00 PM 11th Friday March
in Honolulu*

Moderator: David Webster


Panel 2. International Relations and Political Economy (100 minutes session)

*Time: 10:30 AM 12th (Saturday) March in East Timor, 15:30 PM 10th (Friday)
in Honolulu*

Chales Scheiner, “The Resource Curse in Timor-Leste”

Wildan Faisol, “Timor-Leste’s Oil Dependence: Constructing the Country
Economics”

Laurentina ‘Mica’ Barreto Soares, “Foreign Aid and Local Perceptions: The
Case of China’s Foreign Aid to Timor-Leste”

Alarico Ximenes, “East Timor Geopolitics in Southeast Asia: East Timor
Hedging Strategy vis-a-vis Australia and Indonesia”


Panel 3: Political Movements and their Histories (100 minutes session)

Time: 22:00 PM 18th (Friday) March in East Timor, 03:00 AM in Honolulu on
the same day.

Marisa Ramos Gonçalves, “Researching East Timorese Ideas of Human Rights
and Justice”

Chris Lundry, “The East Timor Action Network: Advocacy, Polyarchy, and
Lobbying Success on behalf of Self-Determination”

Takahiro Kamisuna, “Nationalism in Transition: Construction and
Transformation of Rai Timor”

Ivo Mateus Gonçalves, “Debanking Colonial Myth: an East Timor Student
Movement and Their Media” (title TBC)



Best regards,

Kisho Tsuchiya

Assistant Professor, Kyoto University (Organizer, the 5th TLSI at AAS workshop)
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