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Interreligious Studies Collaboration
Two Day Internal Workshop
8 & 9 June 2009
Monday 8 June
Session 1
9:30am-10.30. Welcome, statement of purpose and
introductions.
10.30-11.00 Morning tea.
Session 2
11.00-12.30pm. “Religion and the Other”--research presentations
Each presentation should be 20 minutes long
followed by 20 minutes of discussion.
[1] Sharon A.
Bong, “The Sexual Other in Religion”
[2] Melanie Landau, “When the 'other' is your 'lover': the legal acquisition of women in traditional Jewish marriage”
Lunch provided
12.30-1.30pm.
Session 3
1.30-2.45pm Collaborative supervision
Marika Vicziany to brief us on “Joint
Supervision”. Siby George to comment on the state of play from
IITB.
Afternoon tea
2.45-3.15
Session 4
3.15-5.00pm. Religion and the Other”--research presentations
[1] Salih Yucel, “Institutionalizing of
Muslim-Christian Dialogue:
Nostra Aetate and Fethullah Gülen’s Vision”
[2] Michael Fagenblat “The Good Samaritan from
the perspective of rabbinic Judaism”
Monday 5pm. End of Day 1
Tuesday 9 June
Session 5.
9:30-10.45am. “Religion and the Other”--research presentations
(cont.)
[1] Anna Halafoff, “Multifaith Movements in Ultramodernity”
[2] Marika Vicziany, “The 'other' 380 million
Indians: Muslims, untouchables and tribal 'minorities' and
Hindutva (Hindu fundamentalism)”
Morning tea.
10.45-11.00
Session 6
11.00-12.15pm. Collaborative teaching and extra-mural
activities.
Lunch provided.
12.15-1.15pm.
Session 7
1.15-2.45. Collaborative research.
Afternoon tea 2.45-3.15
Session 8
3.15-4.30. Action items.
4.30-5.00
Closing reflections
For more information, please contact Dr Sharon
Bong.
Email:
sharon.bong@sass.monash.edu.my
E-profile:
http://www.sass.monash.edu.my/Staff/sbong.html
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Arts Academic Skills
Dr Andrew Johnson and Dr Matthew Piscioneri
Arts Academic Language and Learning Unit (AALLU)
Monash University, Australia
will be presenting a full day seminar on how to study effectively and write well in university Arts
subjects, including how to:
· Improve your academic writing style
· Master essential English grammar skills
· Develop effective research and writing skills for your Arts subjects
· Improve topic analysis skills
Date: March 21, 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Location: Plenary Theatre (Building 2, Level 1)
Free admission. All welcome.
Please RSVP by March 9, 2009 via email to Ms Tan Mei Sie at tan.mei.sie@sass.monash.edu.my
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RESEARCH WORKSHOP BETWEEN MONASH SUNWAY AND
MONASH SOUTH AFRICA

(L to R):
Wong Chin Huat, Dr Tony See, Dr Sony Raj, Dr Sharon Bong, Mr
Benjamin Mackay, Dr Andrew Ng, Dr Yeoh Seng Guan
Front: Dr Helen Nesadurai, Dr Marianne Hicks,
Ms
Michelle Small,
Dr. Pieter Duvenage, Prof. Robin Pollard (PVC & President Monash
Malaysia) Prof James Chin (Head, SASS) Dr
Zakir Raju, Mr TC Chong |
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Day 1: 4th February 2009 (Wednesday) - Room 2648 (level 6,
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ACTIVITY |
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9.00 to 9.30am |
Opening remarks: Prof. James Chin (Overview of SASS research by
Dr Yeoh Seng Guan & overview of Arts research in MSA by Dr
Pieter Duvenage) |
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9.30to 10.30am |
Session 1: New Modes of Regional Governance |
Dr. Helen Nesadurai |
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10.30 to 10.45am |
Tea break |
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10.45 to 11.45 |
Session 2: Representing the Male in Contemporary Philippines
Visual Culture |
Mr Benjamin McKay |
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11.45 to 12.45pm |
Session 3: Gothic and Horror Literature and Film |
Dr. Andrew Ng |
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12.30 to 2.00pm |
Lunch |
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2.00 to 3.00pm |
Session 4: Sexuality and Religion |
Dr. Sharon A Bong |
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3.00 to 4.00pm |
Session 5: Fractals, the digital divide & development: ICT & the
'rest' |
Dr. Marianne Hicks |
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4.00 to 4.30pm |
Tea break |
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Day 2: 5th February 2009 (Thursday) - Room 2648 (level 6,
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ACTIVITY |
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9.30 to 10.30am |
Session 6 : Theme 1 (One Nation, One Military? The Impact of
Affirmative Action on the Military-Security Apparatus. A
Comparative Study between Malaysia and South Africa) Theme 2:
(What is Malay about the Cape Malay? Exploring Issues of
Identity in the Coloured Communityin South Africa) |
Michelle Small |
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10.30 to 11.00am |
Tea break |
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11.00 to 12.00pm |
Session 7: Affirmative action in South Africa |
Dr. Pieter Duvenage |
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12.00 to 1.30pm |
Lunch |
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1.30 to 2.30pm |
Session 8 Sidewalk Vending and City Spaces in Baguio,
Philippines |
Dr. Yeoh Seng Guan |
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2.30 to 3.30pm |
Session 9 Ethnic Distrust and Power Sharing: The Malaysian
Experience |
Mr Wong Chin Huat |
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3.30 to 4.30pm |
Panel discussion on collaboration between MUSC & MSA (with tea
break) |
Prof. James Chin |

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Programme
Day 1 - 19 November
2008
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10:35 – 11:00am
Keynote address
His Royal Highness Raja Dr Nazrin Shah
Crown Prince of Perak Darul Ridzuan
12:00 – 1:00pm Session 1 - General Perspectives and Overview
Professor Graeme Hugo, University of Adelaide
Professor Kee Pookong , Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
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2:00 – 3:30pm Session 2 - Social Cohesion and Inclusion

Engaging with Faith, Identity and Integration
Dr Howard Duncan , Metropolis Project
Rev Dr Hermen Shastri , Council of Churches of Malaysia
Dr Kris Rampersad, Communications and Literary Consultant, Trinidad and Tabago
Jerald Joseph, Commonwealth Foundation, Malaysia
4:00 – 5:30pm
Breakout sessions
Session 1
Chair Sam Rajappa, The Statesman
Session 2
Chair Howard Duncan, Metropolis Project
Day 2 -
20 November 2008
9.00am –
10:30am Session 3 - Education
Diasporas
Sam Rajappa, Journalist, The Statesman
Professor
Richard Bedford , University of Waikato
Professor
Stephanie Fahey, Monash University
11:00 –
12:30pm Session 4 - Realising
People’s Potential
Inclusion, opportunity and social capital
Professor Sanjukta Dasgupta , Calcutta University
Bala Thakrar,
Asian Foundation for Philanthropy
Dr
Lim Teck Ghee,
University
College Sedaya International, Malaysia
1.30 –
3:00pm Breakout Sessions
Session 3
Chair Stephanie Fahey, Monash University
Session 4
Chair Bala Thakrar, Asian Foundation for Philanthropy
3.30 – 5:00pm
Session 5 - Diasporas – Where
to next?
Ravindra
Kumar, The Statesman
Sione Leolahi
, Niue Association of Non-Governmental Organisations
Andrew Firmin. Commonwealth Foundation
Professor Kee Pookong , Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific
University
5:00pm Conference
Close
Professor
John Nieuwenhuysen AM
Monash Institute for the Study
of Global Movement
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Monash NGO Fair
29 - 30 July 2008
<covered
in The Star!>
 SASS's
NGO (non-government organisation) Fair in late July 2008 was the culmination of over 12 months'
planning. The Fair was held with the aim of broadening the scope for
career options beyond the traditional corporate world. Along this line,
we hoped to assist students in finding internships which would not only
put them into contact with potential future employers, but also improve
their skills, their CV, and connect them with organisations that are
actively engaged with society.
We also hoped to deepen the links between
Monash University and Malaysian civil society and to expose all staff
and students to the work being done in the Malaysian community by some
twenty of Malaysia's most significant NGOs.
During
the course of the Fair, in addition to the booths, presentations were
given by several organisations including World Wide Fund for Nature,
Empower, Malaysian CARE, Sisters in Islam, and the The Asian-Pacific Resource and
Research Centre for
Women (Arrow) (above right, Ms Saira Shameem speaking to over 60 Monash students about
gender and sexuality).

Also, some communications students (left) took the opportunity to film the event and interview organisation representatives and will be producing a short documentary about the event. (Coming soon!)
The responses from both students and organisations were both very encouraging. Representatives frequently noted that it was a great initiative by a university in Malaysia and complemented both their search for high-quality interns and their out-reach programmes. Students commented that they learned more about what was going on in Malaysia and, as one said to me, 'It really helped a lot of us understand that NGOs actually have internship opportunities, which is something a lot of us didn't realise.'
We would like say thanks to our student volunteers, Cici Wei, Joyce Ng and Melody Song. We would also like to give a special note of thanks to Ms Adeline Yong of the School of Science
for her help without which this event would have not been possible. And
most importantly, we extend our deepest most heartfelt appreciation to
the participating organisations for coming to Monash and spending two
days with us. Thanks, therefore, to Aliran, Amnesty International,
Asian-Pacific Resource and
Research Centre for
Women (Arrow), Befrienders, Centre for
Indpendent Journalism, CSI-Parliament, Empower, ERA Consumer, Komas/
Freedom Film Fest, Malaysiakini.com, Malaysian AIDS Foundation, PT
Foundation, SIRD/Gerakbudaya Books, Sisters in Islam, Suaram, Women's
Aid Organisation, World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia, and Youth for
Change (Y4C).
With
appreciation and gratitude,
Julian C. H.
Lee
Principal
Organiser
12th Malaysian General
Elections Workshop
Organised by
School of
Arts & Social Sciences (SASS) & Friedrich
Naumann Stiftung (Germany)
20 June
2008
For
more information, please contact Prof
James Chin.
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