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Dear AN-langers,<br>
<br>
This announcement may fall beyond the scope of some people on the list,
but I hope there may be a general interest. The Yale Council on
Southeast Asian Studies will be holding a conference and cultural
celebration of SEA in March (1-3), 2002. Although it is a general
studies conference, I am hoping that there will be a positive response
from linguists so that we will be able to organize one or two
sessions/panels on the languages of SEA, including Austronesian and
others. These papers can be of a sociolinguistic, anthropological,
ethnolinguistic, or more formal nature. <br>
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The official announcement and call for papers follows. <br>
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Please forward to any and all interested Southeast Asianists.<br>
<br>
Many thanks,<br>
Tom Conners<br>
<br>
<b><i>Inaugural Conference and Celebration of Southeast Asia<br>
</b></i>Yale University, New Haven, CT<br>
Friday Sunday, March 1-3, 2002<br>
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<b><i>GENERATIONS: CONTINUITY AND CONFLICT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA<br>
</b></i>Sponsored by: <br>
<b><i>The Yale Council on Southeast Asian Studies<br>
<br>
</b></i>The Yale Council on Southeast Asian Studies announces its
inaugural student-run conference on historical and contemporary issues in
Southeast Asia. Our theme is <i>Generations: Continuity and Conflict in
Southeast Asia;</i> we invite the submission of papers from all
disciplines for presentation at this conference.<br>
<br>
Southeast Asian actors whether conceptualized as nation-states, ethnic
groups, civil society, social movements or individuals face diverse
contemporary challenges and historical legacies. In its focus on
“<i>generations</i>,” this conference addresses the following questions:
What are the common and the unique issues within the region? How have
different actors responded to these challenges? How do these responses
illustrate continuity with the past and conflicts in the present?<br>
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Prospective presenters are encouraged to submit abstracts of no more than
500 words describing their topic, key arguments, and source materials.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is <b>January 5, 2001</b>.
Presenters will be notified by January 15, 2002. Limited reimbursements
are available to presenters to defray conference-related expenses.<br>
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This student-run conference will be held on March 1-3, 2002 on the Yale
University campus. Beyond the academic focus of the conference, the event
will also be a University-wide celebration of Southeast Asian cultures,
and will showcase regional films, music, and dance. All events will be
open to the public. <br>
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Send abstracts and questions to: The Council on Southeast Asian Studies
(<a href="http://www.yale.edu/seas" eudora="autourl"><font color="#0000FF"><u>www.yale.edu/seas</a></font></u><font color="#000000">),
Yale University, P.O. Box 208206, New Haven, CT 06520-8206, Telephone:
203-432-3431, Fax: 203-432-3432, <br>
E-mail:
</font><font color="#0000FF"><u>seas@yale.edu</u><font color="#0000FF">.
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</font><font color="#000000">For additional and ongoing information about
the 2002 Conference, visit <br>
</font><a href="http://www.yale.edu/seas/02conf.html" eudora="autourl"><font color="#0000FF"><u>www.yale.edu/seas/02conf.html<br>
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