Events

Center Events, Fall 2007

Public Lectures and Activities hosted by the Center

What Islam, Whose Islam? The Struggle for Women's Rights Within a Religious Framework: The Experience of Sisters in Islam

Lecture by Zainah Anwar, Executive Director of "Sisters in Islam" in Malaysia
Thursday, October 04, 2007
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Reception for Regents' Professor Kantathi Suphamongkhon

Join us in welcoming UC Regents' Professor and Burkle Center Senior Fellow Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon, the former Foreign Minister of Thailand.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Globalizing the Urban Transition in Southeast Asia: Edge Cities as Private Utopia Unbound by Local Governance

Colloquium with Prof. Mike Douglass, Globalization Research Center and Department of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Hawaii
Monday, October 15, 2007
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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International Institute Open House

in association with Go Global and the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Modernity and Nationality in Vietnamese Cinema: A Symposium

Distinguished scholars and filmmakers show clips of Vietnamese films, and discuss its history and practice.
Monday, October 29, 2007
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Nang Pramo Thai: The Exuberant Shadow Theater of Northeast Thailand

Film and lecture by shadow theater scholar Bonnie Brereton.
Monday, November 19, 2007
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
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Islam Re-Observed: Clifford Geertz in Morocco (Day 2)

A conference considering the work in Morocco of eminent anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1926-2006). Organized by Susan Slyomovics, UCLA, and Lahouari Addi, University of Lyon.
Friday, December 07, 2007
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Islam Re-Observed: Clifford Geertz in Morocco (Day 3)

A conference considering the work in Morocco of eminent anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1926-2006). Organized by Susan Slyomovics, UCLA, and Lahouari Addi, University of Lyon.
Saturday, December 08, 2007
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Islam Re-Observed: Clifford Geertz in Morocco (Day 4)

A conference considering the work in Morocco of eminent anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1926-2006). Organized by Susan Slyomovics, UCLA, and Lahouari Addi, University of Lyon.
Sunday, December 09, 2007
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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