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Tuesday, 22nd July 2014
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    CSEAS Summer Playlist Vol. 2

    Enjoy a summer playlist from our previous featured artists as you ride down the lazy river of summer!

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    Countering Violent Extremism in Indonesia

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    Power, Politics, and Performance

    This week we present a special summer session bookshelf spotlight featuring books that explore the impact of political theatre and dance.

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    2013 CSEAS Annual Report

    CSEAS is proud to announce the online availability of our 2013 annual report.

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    Featured Course: Puppetry in Southeast Asia

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Film

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May 12, 2014

Writer/director Yasmin Ahmad crafted a shining look at friendship, family, and first love that speaks beyond cultural and geographic boundaries in Tal...

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    Amigo

    May 5
    A canny piece of entertainment in which Ahlo, a cursed boy, gets a chance to redeem himself, and save his family, at a local rocket festival.
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    The Rocket

    Apr 29
    The complex relationship between a devout Muslim and her transgender father is explored in the film Lovely Man.
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    Lovely Man

    Apr 22
    A film that touches on issues such as cultural differences, compromise, mutual acceptance, language barrier, old friendship and of course, family.
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    The Journey 《一路有你》

    Apr 15
  • Suckseed is an awesome coming of age tale of a group of students trying to make it to the finals of their high school rock band contest.
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    Suckseed

    Apr 7
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    The Act of Killing

    Mar 21
    A classic film set when the Sukarno regime was shaky and the war in Viet Nam was just heating up.
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    The Year of Living Dangerously

    Mar 18
    An action-packed kung fu film involving Cantonese gangsters, casino bosses, brothel mamasans, Japanese ninjas, and a corrupt English policemen!
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    Petaling Street Warriors

    Feb 24
  • Ratanaruang, a star of the Thai new wave, drenches his film in classic noir style, filling it full of shadows and rain.
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    Headshot

    Feb 4
    CSEAS celebrates Chinese New Year and Tết by featuring a romantic comedy about disco in Singapore.
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    Forever Fever

    Jan 28
    The SEA Film program opens it's 19th semester with a screening of The Sapphires, a film about troop entertainment during the Viet Nam war.
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    The Sapphires

    Jan 21
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    Barefoot Dream

    Dec 2

Talks

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The Art of Exile Talk

April 16, 2014

Based on ethnographic fieldwork amongst Tai migrants from the Shan State in Burma/Myanmar, this talk attends to the micropolitics and staged authentic...

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    James C. Scott Lecture Video

    Mar 7
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    Nation Building in Timor-Leste

    Mar 4
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    James Scott Public Lecture

    Feb 5
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    Shutting Down Bangkok: Street Life & the...

    Jan 27
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    “Terminally Haunted…” Talk

    Nov 27
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    The Birth of a Province: Puncak Andalas, West...

    Oct 28
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    Marilou Diaz-Abaya: Filmmaker on a Voyage

    Oct 22
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    “Hanoi’s Road to the Vietnam War,...

    Oct 22
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    Seeing Beauty, Sensing Race

    Oct 2
    Sukhothai-Thailand
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    A Heritage of Ruins Book Launch & Talk

    Sep 17
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    Spring 2013 CSEAS Talks: A Summary

    Jun 4
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    Consul General Toyoei Shigeeda

    Apr 10

Books

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Power, Politics, and Performance

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This week we present a special summer session bookshelf spotlight featuring books that explore the impact of political theatre and dance.

  • We featured books on academic and personal writing of localized Vietnamese struggles and revolutionary activity.
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    Vietnamese Revolutions

    May 14
    We spotlighted a selection of historical tales of passion for sports, music, and loved ones during times of war in Myanmar.
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    Historical Accounts of War and Passion in Mya...

    May 6
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    Fantasy and Science Fiction in Southeast Asia...

    Apr 29
    We featured some writing and research on the diverse and changing architectural styles in Southeast Asia.
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    Exploring Southeast Asian Architecture

    Apr 22
  • Check out a spotlighted collection of some recent literature exploring the culture and politics of Muslims and Islam in Thailand.
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    Islam and the Muslims in Thailand

    Apr 15
    Check out essays and filmographies analyzing and theorizing the changes and foreign influences on Filipino cinema.
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    Analytical Literature on Filipino Cinema

    Apr 8
    We featured a range of books that include both translations and analyses of Indonesian poetic works and literature.
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    Indonesian Poetic Reflections

    Mar 31
    Take a look at books examining the changing socio-economic dynamics and community & cultural formations in Southeast Asian cities.
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    Urbanization and The City in Southeast Asia

    Mar 24
  • Take a look at the selection of books that share and tell old and new folktales from Laos.
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    Lao Folktales

    Mar 12
    Tweet this! Check out our 'Bird Cred' with our bookshelf spotlight focusing on Southeast Asian avifauna.
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    Birds of Southeast Asia

    Mar 3
    In the spirit of James C. Scott visiting UH this past February, we featured a selection on group resistance and marginalization in Southeast Asia.
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    On resistance and the ‘margins’ of Southeast ...

    Feb 24
    We gathered a selection of memoirs, poetry books, and historical/mythological forms of storytelling on the Khmer Rouge.
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    Reflections on the Khmer Rouge

    Feb 18

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Enjoy a summer playlist from our previous featured artists as you ride down the lazy river of summer!

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    CSEAS Summer Playlist Vol. 1

    Jun 19
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    Myo Gyi

    May 12
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    Sponge Cola

    May 5
    Listen to a new alt. rock band making waves in Indonesia with their socially conscious lyrics!
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    Pandai Besi

    Apr 28
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    Aspidistrafly

    Apr 21
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    Kong Nay

    Apr 14
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    Phạm Quỳnh Anh

    Apr 7
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    Mor lam (Laos) หมอลำ

    Mar 31
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    Aliff Aziz

    Mar 17
    CSEAS features alternative rock tunes from Harem Belle as our featured song of the week.
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    Harem Belle

    Mar 12
    CSEAS features early 1990s ska beats from the Philippines with "Manilla Girl," by Put3ska.
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    Put3ska

    Mar 3
    The Indonesian band formally known as Peterpan reunited in 2012 under the new name NOAH with similar rock pop hits.
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    NOAH

    Feb 24

Performance

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Jen Shyu & Garin Nugroho Performance

May 15, 2014

A Brooklyn performance that uses research material from UH-Manoa's Wendy Miles (Doctoral Candidate, Geography). (on 5/28)

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    An Evening of Javanese Gamelan

    Apr 16
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    An Evening of Javanese Gamelan

    Nov 19
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    Indonesian Randai Education Resource

    Jun 8
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    A Night in Bali – March 23, 2013

    Jan 14
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    Indonesian Randai Theatre at UHM: Insights in...

    Mar 9
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    West Sumatran Minangkabau Traditions: Special...

    Feb 2
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    The Genteel Sabai

    Jan 11
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    KatiTaog (from Ballet Philippines)

    May 25
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    Babad Alas Mrentani (The Opening of Mrentani ...

    Nov 5
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    A (Balinese) Tempest Behind-the-Scenes

    Feb 3
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    Act I of Luck & Loss: Manandin’s G...

    Feb 6
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    Luck & Loss: Manandin’s Gamble Beh...

    Feb 6

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