THE DYNAMICS OF CULTURAL UNITY AND DIVERSITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Week One: June 20 June 24

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1 Week One: June 20 June 24 Geography, History and Authority: Introducing June 20 June21 June 22 June 23 June 24 Ehito Kimura Panel Discussion Institute Introduction The Geographic, Social and Cultural Terrain of Southeast n Histories: A Thematic Overview from Early Times to the Present Religion and Society: The Interplay Ideals and Realities in Historical Perspective State and Society: The Political and Social Dynamics of Contemporary Ehito Kimura 12:15 Group Photo at Friendship Circle Lunch Symposium: John Rosa 12:30 Lunch & Participant Self Introductions at Imin Center, Garden Level Hawaii: A Sense of Place 2:30 pm ID picture taking at UH Campus Center, ID & Ticket Services Window Rohayati Paseng Hamilton 113 1:30 3pm Intro. to Library Resources on Sakay All films: Korean Studies Auditorium, Paul Rausch curator. 1

2 Week Two: June 27 July 1 The Dynamics of Religion in Society: Unifying and Differentiating June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30 July 1 Peter Hershock The Authority of Religious Virtuosity and Social Transformation in Early Buddhism Michael Aung Thwin Fusions of Culture, Politics and Religion in Buddhist Christianity in : Majorities and Minorities New Religions and Fundamentalisms: Tradition and Challenge in Modern Southeast Peter Hershock Michael Aung Thwin Bus to Shangrila at the Doris Duke Estate for afternoon session. Islam: Origins, Practices and Transmission into Authority and Islam in : A History of Innovations and Contestations Sepet 2

3 Week Three: July Authoring Culture: Creativity and Critique in the Arts, Drama and Literature July 4 HOLIDAY July 5 Room n Arts: Alloying Indigenous Aesthetics with Outside Influences July 6 Room Art, Architecture, and Ideology in Angkor and Mekong Delta Civilization July 7 Muhammad Salleh The Literary Worlds of : Interplays of Creativity and Authority July 8 Wimal Dissanayake Muhammad Salleh Wimal Dissanayake Traditions and Transformations: Expressions of Cultural Authority in the Performing Arts and Film Rainbow Troops Honolulu Academy of Art: Collection guide 2 groups: 2 3, 3 4 Reading and Discussion Muhammad Salleh 6:30 pm 9:00 pm Reading the Malay World: Poetry and Fiction 3

4 Week Four: July Knowledge, Tradition and Transformation: Meaning and the Means to Change July 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15 Knowledge as Power in Traditional Library Research and Meetings with Directors Buddhist Modernization in Thailand: From National Reform to Global Activism Security and Change: Buddhism and Competing Discourses on Authority in Myanmar/Burma Deane Neubauer Deane Neubauer Knowledge and Law: Religious Conservatism and Creativity in Muslim Southeast Educational Tensions: The Academy, the State and the Economy in 21 st Century Overture 4

5 Week Five: July 18 July 22 The Power of Plural Influences: NGOs, Internet, and the Great Recession July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21 July 22 Competing Interests: Media and Change in Muslim Ben Kerkvliet Civil Society: Diversity and Change in Daniel Unger Economic Vitality and Political Legitimacy: in an Era of Financial Crises The Dynamics of Unity and Diversity in : Lessons Learned? Participant Presentations ASDP: Where Do We Go From Here? Daniel Unger Mobilizing for Change: The Internet and Social Networks as Political Mediums Participant Presentations Citizen Dog Final Dinner: Buck Residence 6pm pick up 9pm return 8:30 9:00am. Monday, July 18: Islam in the Pacific region, a presentation by the national research center Muslim Societies of and the Pacific (MSAP) 5