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Conference Invitation: Third Asian Borderlands Conference:
Connections, Corridors and Communities, Singapore, October 11-12, 2012
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From: "Haak, M.C. van den" <[log in to unmask]>
3rd Conference of the Asian Borderlands Research Network
Connections, Corridors, and Communities
The conference is organized by the Asia Research Institute of the
National University of Singapore <http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg> ;
International Institute for Asian Studies, the Netherlands
<http://www.iias.nl/> ; the Asian Borderlands Research Network
<http://www.asianborderlands.net/> ; in collaboration with the
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
<http://www.iseas.edu.sg/>
Date: 11-13 October 2012
Venue: University Hall, National University of Singapore, Lee Kong
Chian Wing, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077
<http://www.nus.edu.sg/campusmap/>
<http://maps.google.nl/maps?q=rapenburg+59,+leiden&hl=nl&sll=52.469397,5
.509644&sspn=3.7414,10.546875&hnear=Rapenburg+59,+Leiden,+Zuid-Holland&t
=m&z=16>
Extensive land and maritime networks have crisscrossed Asia for
centuries, providing the basis for encounters between diverse ethnic,
linguistic, economic, religious, and political groups. Today,
developments such as new infrastructural projects, an increase in media
access, and renewed interest in shaping cross-border cultural identities
serve to both underscore these long-standing linkages and create new
forms of connections across Asia. During the 3rd Asian Borderlands
Research Conference in Singapore, presentations will address
continuities and ruptures along routes and borders in Asia, broadly
related to the theme, Connections, Corridors, and Communities.
* Connections: How are Asian borderlands made more (or less)
visible through the study of cross-border connections? In what ways
does the idea of the "borderland" remain resilient throughout
political and historical ruptures? What are the characteristics of
various kinds of connections that are being created (as well as cut
off) in Asian borderlands?
* Corridors: Are networks and paths throughout Asian borderlands
being forged, reopened, diverted, or closed, and what are the effects of
such processes? Can one conceive of "corridors" in relation to maritime
or island borderlands, information technology networks, or bodily
borders in Asia?
* Communities: What constitutes a "community" or "communities" in
and across Asian borderlands, and how might these be contingent upon
other factors, such as politics, environmental issues, and history? What
are some of the barriers and restrictions to the creation of communities
in the context of Asian borderlands? In what ways is a community defined
by the state, by organizations, and/or by local individuals?
Conference registration fee - Observers
The registration fee includes a conference kit, teas, lunches and one
dinner.
Regular (before 1 September): 125 euro
On-site: 150 euro
(PhD) students:
Regular (before 1 September): 80 euro
On-site: 100 euro
Information and Registration
For more information and registration, please visit the website at
http://asianborderlands.net <http://asianborderlands.net/>
Convenors:
* Prof. Prasenjit Duara (Asia Research Institute of the National
University of Singapore)
* Prof. Tansen Sen (Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre at the Institute of
Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore)
* Prof. Willem van Schendel (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
* Dr. Tina Harris (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
* Dr. Erik de Maaker (Leiden University, the Netherlands)
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