<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">Call
for Abstracts </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN">Environmental
Changes and Customary Practices in Timor-Leste</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Panel Organisers: Ariel Mota Alves (University
of Hawai‘i at Mānoa) and Susanna Barnes (University of Saskatchewan) for the
Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference 2023 (AAS2023 @ Boston)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Submission deadline: July 28, 2022 (OTL)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Hello everyone, </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">We currently seek abstracts/papers from
scholars of Timor-Leste studies to form a panel for the 2023 Annual Conference
of the Association for Asian Studies, to be held in Boston from March 16-19,
2023. Should travel to the United States be an issue, the panel presentation
can be held entirely online. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Panel topic abstract: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">With rapid Anthropogenic changes evident in
Timor-Leste in recent years, there is a consideration to turn our attention to
recognizing the traditional ecological knowledge and practices of Indigenous
people. This recognition comes at a time of growing critique of neoliberal
solutions to environmental problems that continue to support and reproduce
systems of domination and control, technocracy, hegemonic developmentalism, and
vulnerability under the pretext of “adaptation” and “resilience” but does
little to address the problem at hand. As an alternative, a global movement has
emerged that turns to traditional ecological knowledge rooted in Indigenous
worldviews. However, in Timor-Leste, the revitalization of the customary practices
of natural resources is not without challenges, as economic structures and
power relations shape political actors’ understanding of the environment and
conservation. As a result, environmental politics continues to be entangled, if
not overlooked, by the narrative of development and nation-building. This panel
explores environmental changes in Timor-Leste through the lens of colonial
legacies, customary practices, land rights, climate adaptation, and
community-based natural resource management, and we hope to provide alternative
insights for a sustainable future that can be informed by the wisdom of the
Indigenous traditions. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Some questions the panel may consider:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">How can
Timorese customary practices inform new Indigenous ontologies crucial to
the understanding of conservation, climate adaptation, and resilience? </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">In what ways
did colonialism and state formations complicate environmental politics in
Timor-Leste?</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">How can
customary practices such as Tara Bandu strengthen conservation and
contribute to the fight against climate change?</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Are there
identifiable local organizations working on land rights in the interests
of communities against land expropriation, particularly in the age of
carbon farming? </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Any topic on
the political ecology and intersection between political economy and
environment in Timor-Leste </span></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">We seek papers from Timor-Leste scholars,
practitioners, and graduate students who are working and researching the themes
mentioned above. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">To submit a paper proposal, please submit the
following, in the order listed below, all in a single Microsoft Word file by
July 28, 2022:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Applicant’s
Name, affiliation, and contact information</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">The Paper
abstract is 250 words in the standard AAS paper proposal format.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">A brief
biography of 150-200 words describing current and recent scholarly
positions, a brief sentence or two about current research, and any
publications or conference presentations. </span></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm 0cm;line-height:131%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Completed
applications should be sent via email to Ariel Mota Alves and Dr. Susana Barnes
at the following address: <a href="mailto:motaal2@hawaii.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">motaal2@hawaii.edu</span></a> and <a href="mailto:susanna.barnes@usask.ca" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">susanna.barnes@usask.ca</span></a>
by June 28, 2022 deadline. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0cm 0cm;line-height:131%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Thank
you and let us know if you have any questions</span></p></div>