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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

 

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

     
Day 1: 4th February 2009 (Wednesday) - Room 2648 (level 6, building 2)  
     
TIME ACTIVITY PRESENTER
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)  
9.30to 10.30am Session 1: New Modes of Regional Governance Dr. Helen Nesadurai
10.30 to 10.45am Tea break  
10.45 to 11.45 Session 2: Representing the Male in Contemporary Philippines Visual Culture Mr Benjamin McKay
11.45 to 12.45pm Session 3: Gothic and Horror Literature and Film Dr. Andrew Ng
12.30 to 2.00pm Lunch  
2.00 to 3.00pm Session 4: Sexuality and Religion Dr. Sharon A Bong
3.00 to 4.00pm Session 5: Fractals, the digital divide & development: ICT & the 'rest' Dr. Marianne Hicks
4.00 to 4.30pm Tea break  
     
     
Day 2: 5th February 2009 (Thursday) - Room 2648 (level 6, building 2)  
     
TIME ACTIVITY PRESENTER
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
10.30 to 11.00am Tea break  
11.00 to 12.00pm Session 7: Affirmative action in South Africa Dr. Pieter Duvenage
12.00 to 1.30pm Lunch  
1.30 to 2.30pm Session 8 Sidewalk Vending and City Spaces in Baguio, Philippines Dr. Yeoh Seng Guan
2.30 to 3.30pm Session 9 Ethnic Distrust and Power Sharing: The Malaysian Experience Mr Wong Chin Huat
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

 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

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.