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Subject: Invitation - Asian Borderlands Conference: Connections,
Corridors, and Communities - 11-13 October, Singapore
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 12:02:49 +0200
From: Haak, M.C. van den <[log in to unmask]>
ABRN ARIIIASISEAS
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**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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