Preserve the Asia Collection at the National Library of Australia

Statement of AMSEAS concerning the National Library of Australia Asia Collection The Association of Mainland Southeast Asian Studies (AMSEAS) Council and its members are deeply concerned at the news that the National Library of Australia (NLA) is closing its Asian Collections Reading Room and may be considering ceasing its future acquisitions of works on mainland Southeast Asia.Continue reading “Preserve the Asia Collection at the National Library of Australia”

Association of Mainland Southeast Asia Scholars events

Next week there are several events organised by the Association of Mainland Southeast Asia Scholars, at the Asian Studies Association of Australia conference at the University of Sydney See the full program, but note the following AMSEAS events Tuesday 3 July 2018 5:00-5:45pm AMSEAS Subregional Keynote with Professor Katherine Bowie, room ABS LT 2080;  5:45-6:30pm AMSEASContinue reading “Association of Mainland Southeast Asia Scholars events”

Keynote address for the Association of Mainland Southeast Asia Scholars

Politics and Religion: Kruba Srivichai, the Saint in the Storms of Modern ThailandProfessor Katherine Bowie, University of Wisconsin-Madison Keynote address for the Association of Mainland Southeast Asia Scholars (AMSEAS)Asian Studies Association of Australia biennial conference5-5.45pm, 3 July 2018, University of Sydney Kruba Srivichai (1878-1939) is the most famous monk of northern Thailand.  Born during a stormyContinue reading “Keynote address for the Association of Mainland Southeast Asia Scholars”

Introducing the Association for Mainland Southeast Asia Scholars (AMSEAS)

A New Year, a new academic association!Looking to connect with an interdisciplinary group of academics who work on Mainland Southeast Asia? The new Association for Mainland Southeast Asia Scholars (known by the acronym AMSEAS) is now accepting applications for membership. AMSEAS is the first academic association in Australia and New Zealand to focus specifically on Mainland Southeast Asia.Continue reading “Introducing the Association for Mainland Southeast Asia Scholars (AMSEAS)”

New Academic Association on Mainland Southeast Asia

In October 2017, scholars of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam in Australia and New Zealand established the Association of Mainland Southeast Asia Scholars (AMSEAS). It is a sub-regionally focused academic association affiliated with the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Australia’s peak body for the scholarly study of Asia. AMSEAS seeks to advance research relevantContinue reading “New Academic Association on Mainland Southeast Asia”