Fall 2012 Lecture Series
Friday, September 7
FLAS Summer 2012 Student Panel (Foreign Language and Area Studies fellows), Northern Illinois University
Friday, September 14 - No Lecture - Cambodia Studies Conference
* 8:00 PM, Cole Hall - Film screening of Cambodian film, Lost Loves with filmmaker, Chhay Bora
* Open to the Public *
Friday, September 21
Prof. R. William Liddle, Political Science, The Ohio State University
Lecture title: Indonesian Democracy: From Transition to Consolidation
Friday, September 28
Prof. Katharine Wiegele, Anthropology, Northern Illinois University
Lecture title: : Reshaping Philippine Civic Spaces: Charismatic Renewal in Politics, Gender and Citizenship
Friday, October 5 - No Lecture - Burma Studies Conference
* 8:30 PM, Sandburg Auditorium, Holmes Student Center - Film Festival: They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain, presented by Robert Lieberman
* Open to the Public *
Friday, October 12
Prof. Kenton Clymer, History, Northern Illinois University
Lecture title: The United States and Burma’s Ne Win, 1948-1970
Friday,October 19
Prof. Catherine Raymond, Art History and Director, Center for Burma Studies, Prof. John Hartmann, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Board of Trustees Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures and Alan Potkin, PhD, Northern Illinois University
Lecture Title: Wat Pathumwanaram: A Lao Cultural Transplant in Bangkok’s Siam Square
Friday, October 26
Prof. Michael Buehler, Political Science and Ronnie Nataatmadja, PhD candidate, Political Science, Northern Illinois University
Lecture title: Vote-Seeking and Voting Behavior in an Open-Party List System: Comparing Indonesia’s 2004 and 2009 Legislative Elections
Friday, November 2
Risa J. Toha, PhD, Indonesia Research Fellow, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Lecture title: Explaining Violent Conflicts in Transitioning Indonesia
Friday, November 9
Prof. Craig Etcheson, Visiting Fellow, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University
Lecture title: Genocide Justice? Challenges Facing the Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Friday, November 16 (International Education Week) - Sky Room, Light lunch provided
Prof. David Steinberg, Distinguished Professor of Asian Studies, Georgetown University
Lecture title: The Last Amateur: Reflecting on 50 Years of Engagement with Asia
Co-sponsored by the Division of International Programs