Read more about the article Rigg on Agrarian Transformations and Rural-Urban Interactions
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Rigg on Agrarian Transformations and Rural-Urban Interactions

Dr. Jonathan Rigg, Professor and Chair in Human Geography at the University of Bristol, sat down for a talk at the Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam about his latest book, More than Rural: Textures of Thailand's Agrarian Transformation, and other issues concerning rural-urban relations and interactions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdw6fEX68qY

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September 3, 2019
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Franco on Hornbills in Brunei

Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of IAS Merlin Franco gave a talk on 19 August 2019 to the Brunei Nature Society on "When the Seeds Sprout, the Hornbills Hatch: Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Ibans on the Hornbills of Brunei."In this talk Dr. Franco shared some of the findings of a research project that he carried out together with his research assistant, Miss Misa Juliana Minggu, on the traditional ecological knowledge of members of the Iban people of the Temburong district in Brunei.The full results of this research project have been accepted for publication and we will make an announcement…

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August 21, 2019
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IAS Working Paper on Ageing and Malay Muslim Women in Brunei

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 48: Ageing and Malay Muslim Women in Brunei by Izzati Jaidin. Please see below for details. Abstract: This paper examines women (gender), Muslims (Orient), and the elderly (age) from a postcolonial perspective. It highlights the relevance of spirituality to ageing, which is currently under-studied in sociology. Ten Brunei Malay Muslim women aged 60 - 76 were interviewed, with the aid of the photo-elicitation method, about their experience of ageing. All interviewees perceive ageing as a gift from God and should…

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May 7, 2019
Read more about the article IAS Working Paper on Traditional Marriage Ceremonies in Brunei
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IAS Working Paper on Traditional Marriage Ceremonies in Brunei

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 47: Malay Traditional Marriage Ceremonies in Brunei: Continuity and Change by Nur E’zzati Rasyidah binti Haji Abdul Samad. Please see below for details. Abstract: Brunei Darussalam is a Malay and Islamic state that is well known for its various local cultural heritage and Adat (customs and traditions) that are steadfastly maintained until today. Adat is considered to be one of the most significant local practices that reflects the unique identity and foundation of Brunei Malay society and culture. It is…

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April 7, 2019
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Franco on Biosocial Synchrony in Indonesia

Dr. F. Merlin Franco, Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of the Institute of Asian Studies, has recently published a review of Cynthia T. Fowler’s Biosocial Synchrony on Sumba: Multispecies Relationships and Environmental Variations in Indonesia (Lexington, 2016) in the journal Ethnobiology Letters.Dr. Franco is an ethnobiologist interested in the interrelationship between human culture, language, and biodiversity.Franco, F. M. (2018). Biosocial Synchrony on Sumba: Multispecies Relationships and Environmental Variations in Indonesia. By Cynthia T. Fowler. 2016. Lexington Books, Lanham. 137 pp. Ethnobiology Letters, 9(2), 307-308. https://doi.org/10.14237/ebl.9.2.2018.1374

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April 6, 2019
Read more about the article Phan Lê Hà on Higher Education, English, and the Idea of ‘the West’
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Phan Lê Hà on Higher Education, English, and the Idea of ‘the West’

Senior Professor Phan Lê Hà, from the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education (SHBIE) at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, sat down for a talk about her Institute of Asian Studies (IAS) Wednesday Seminar presentation on “Higher Education, English, and the idea of ‘the West’: Globalizing and Encountering a Global South Regional University.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSzIM5ELv7k

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April 6, 2019
Read more about the article Seminar on Vietnam as a “Royal Nation”
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Seminar on Vietnam as a “Royal Nation”

Institute of Asian Studies (IAS) Associate Professor Liam C. Kelley will give a talk for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Seminar Series on “The Forgotten Role of the ‘Royal Nation’ of Vietnam.”For more information, please see the flyer below.

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March 12, 2019
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IAS Working Paper on Sri Lankan Muslim Returnees

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 46: Difficult Return: Muslims’ Ambivalent Attachments to Jaffna in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka by Dr. Diotima Chattoraj and Dr. Eva Gerharz. Please see below for details. Abstract: This article focuses on the experiences, aspirations, and challenges of Sri Lankan Muslim returnees to the northern part of Sri Lanka, Jaffna, and analyzes their strategies to cope with the ambivalent situation they face. The empirical point of departure is drawn from the stories of three Muslim returnees in Jaffna who returned from different…

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March 7, 2019
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Seminar on Rivers in India-Southeast Asia

Please join us at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, 6 March 2019, for a talk by Dr. Iftekhar Iqbal of FASS, UBD, on "The Range of the River: New Spacial Scale across Northeastern India and Mainland Southeast Asia, 1850-1950."For more information, please see the flyer below.

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March 4, 2019
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IAS Working Paper on Early British North Borneo

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No. 45: Stranger Kings and Strangers in an Asiatic Country: The Ambiguity of Human Relations in Early British North Borneo by Liam C. Kelley. Please see below for details. Abstract: This paper seeks to understand how it is that a small number of Europeans were able to extend their authority and control over the northern region of the island of Borneo in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to establish a state known as British North Borneo, as well as…

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February 19, 2019