UCLA Indonesian Studies Conference, April 27-28, 2012
Schedule
Friday, April 27, 2012
Young Research Library
8:00 Breakfast and Registration
8:30 – 9:15 Opening Remarks: Professor Michael L. Ross, and Dr. Robert Lemelson
9:15 – 10:00 Keynote Address:
Dr. Azyumardi Azra, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University
"Cultural Pluralism: Indonesia in Local, National, and Transnational Contexts"
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 12:15 Panel 1: Problems of Democratization
Chair: Jacques Bertrand, University of Toronto
Steve Beers, U. Madison, Wisconsin
From ‘Naming and Shaming’ to Organizational Consolidation:
The Changing Role of Transnational Labor Activism in Indonesia
Risa Toha, UCLA
Towards Greater Political Representation? A Closer Look at Post-Soeharto Indonesia
Colm Fox, U. Washington
Inevitability Victory: Religion, Ethnicity and the Media in Ambon’s 2011 Mayoral Elections
12: 15 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 Panel 2: Environment and Community
Chair: Paul Barber, UCLA
Greg Thaler, Cornell University
Roundtables, Moratoria, and Deforestation: Agri-Food Governance and Forest Conversion
in Indonesia and Brazil
Jenny Goldstein, UCLA
Seeing the Politics from the Trees: Transnational Actors and the Governance of Climate Change
in Indonesia
Rita Rachmawati, UCLA
Climate Change Impacts on Coral Reef Ecosystems in Indonesian Waters
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 5:00 Panel 3: Social Networks and Education
Chair: Karen Strassler, City University of New York
Agus Mutohar, U. Texas, Austin
Indonesia 2.0: Education, Technology, Globalization
Ray Friedlander, U.C. Berkeley
Claiming through the Classroom: The Role of Education in West Java’s Land Reform Movement
Lance Nolde, U. Hawaii
Encompassing Eastern Indonesia: Sama Movements and Socio-Economic Networks in Indonesia
Between the 17th and 20th Centuries
7:00 Dinner for Invited Participants
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Young Research Library
9:15 – 9:30 Breakfast
9:30 - 11:30 Panel 4: Religious Politics and Discourses
Chair: Dr. Azyumardi Azra, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University
Najib Burhani, U.C. Santa Barbara
Arabization and Pakistanization: A Study of the Treatment of the Ahmaddiya in Indonesia
Saskia Schaefer, Freie University & Humboldt University, Berlin
Debating Religious Freedom, Blasphemy and Morality:
The Situation of the Indonesian Ahmadiyah and Other ‘Deviant Sects’
Melissa Teetzel, Pepperdine University
Attitudes Towards Plurality Among Muslim S-1 Level Students
Alex Arifianto, Arizona State University
Globalization and the Propagation of Progressive Islam in Indonesia:
The Role of Moral Authority Leadership in NU and Muhhamadiyah
11:30 - 12:30 Film Screening of "Memory of my Face" plus Q&A with Dr. Robert Lemelson, UCLA
12:30 – 1:15 Lunch
1:15 – 3:00 Panel 5: Gender and Sexuality
Chair: Rachel Rinaldo, University of Virginia
Mohamad Nasir, Emory University
The Pesantren Discourses on Gender and Sexuality in Indonesia
En-Chieh Chao, Boston University
Not Fanatik: The Feminization of Public Rituals and the Muslim Counter Politics
Nuning Purwaningrum, U. Buffalo, NY
Marriage Migration Post LIFE Act 2000
3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15 – 5:00 Panel 6: Arts, Literature, and Performance
Chair: Sylvia Tiwon, U.C. Berkeley
James Edwards, UCLA
Myth and the Emergence of Postnational Consciousness in Indonesian Theater
Nor Ismah, U. Hawaii
The Formation of Islamic Popular Culture: Forum Lingkar Pena and Komunitas Matapena Movements
in Indonesia
Megan Hewitt, U.C. Berkeley
Realism in The Story of Oey Se: The Intersection of History and Fiction
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CALL FOR PAPERS
UCLA Indonesian Studies Conference 2012
The UCLA Indonesian Studies Program invites submissions from U.S.-based graduate students to participate in a 2-day interdisciplinary conference focused on Indonesia. Though we will accept submissions from a wide range of disciplines, we ask that participants explicitly address the themes of transnationalism, global integration or diffusion within their conference papers.
Themes to Consider:
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Problems of democratization, demilitarization and human rights
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Migration, internal and international
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Social media and telecommunications
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Environment and community
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Constructing, maintaining and policing ethnic/religious boundaries
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Fluctuations in gender/sexual identity
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New developments in Indonesian arts, literature, and performance
What to Submit:
1. CV/Resume
2. 500 word-abstract of conference paper that addresses one or more of the above themes
3. Writing Sample (10 pp., double-spaced, 12pt type): may be an excerpt from a journal article, dissertation chapter, or conference paper that reflects your academic interests
Please submit electronically to indoconference@gmail.com by January 15, 2012. Questions can also be directed to this email address.
Other dates:
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February 10, 2012: Notification of acceptance for participants
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February 20, 2012: Confirmation of attendance from participants
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March 30, 2012: Conference memo due from participants (5 pp. summary/outline of conference paper, double-spaced, 12 pt type)
Financial aid: Student participants coming from a distance will be reimbursed for travel up to $500 with receipts and offered two nights lodging double occupancy.
The UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies is particularly grateful to Dr. Robert Lemelson for his commitment to funding the Indonesian Studies Program, now in its fourth year. This Program not only supports conferences, and brings experts on Indonesia to UCLA, but it also provides Lemelson Fellowships to a cohort of UCLA graduate students to pursue research on Indonesia.
Published: Monday, November 28, 2011
