The Human Sciences Encounters in Phnom Penh

January 2015 Monthly Digest 

Bourses de la Banque mondiale

La   Banque mondiale vient de lancer un nouvel appel à candidatures pour la Bourse Robert S. McNamara qui s'adresse aux jeunes chercheurs des pays en développement préparant une thèse de doctorat et travaillant dans des institutions de recherche.
Cette bourse permet de se rendre pour une période de six à dix mois dans une institution d’accueil située dans un pays membre de la Banque mondiale afin d’y effectuer des travaux de doctorat en relations avec le développement.
►   Date limite de candidature : 11 février 2015.

Contact : mab.awards@unesco.org
Le guide du candidat < http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTRSMFP/Resources/Application_Guidelines_V2.pdf> et le formulaire de demande de bourse < https://app.wizehive.com/appform/login/wbmcnamara>  sont téléchargeables sur le site internet de la Bourse Robert S. McNamara.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/WBI/EXTWBISFP/EXTRSMFP/0,,contentMDK:21588557~menuPK:563061~pagePK:64168445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:551843,00.html

Call for participants

International Symposium on Grids and Clouds (ISGC) 2015: 15 ~ 20 March 2015, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.

The International Symposium on Grids and Clouds (ISGC) 2015 will be held at Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan from 15-20 March 2015, with co-located events and workshops. The main theme of ISGC 2015 is “Global e-Infrastructure for Global Challenges”.

http://event.twgrid.org/isgc2015/program.html

2015-2016 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Fellowship in Southeast Asian Studies

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) invites applications for its 2015-2016 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Fellowship in Southeast Asian Studies through the Dorothy Borg Research Program on “The United States and Southeast Asia: Past Legacies, Present Issues and Future Prospects.” The Fellow will devote half of his/her time to teaching one course per semester (one on United States and Southeast Asia relations, the other on a topic to be agreed with the Director of the Institute), and the remainder to his/her research. The Fellow will help support the ongoing Dorothy Borg Southeast Asia Research Program, participate in the INTERACT teaching collaborative, which seeks to place regional and comparative studies in global perspective, and will also be an active participant in day-to-day WEAI programs and events.

APPLICATION DEADLINE : February 25, 2015

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/studentaffairs/borg_pf_seas.html

Reminder: Call for Papers & Posters: The 15th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists (EurASEAA15)

We are pleased to announce that along with the Call for Papers, also the Call for Posters has opened for the 15th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists (EurASEAA15), taking place on 6-10 July 2015 at Université Paris Ouest Nanterre la Défense.

• To propose a poster or a paper, please visit http://www.nomadit.co.uk/euraseaa/euraseaa15/cfp.shtml .
• To  propose a poster, please go directly to the Posters' page here: http://www.nomadit.co.uk/euraseaa/euraseaa15/panels.php5?PanelID=3567
• If you are interested in submitting a paper, view the list of accepted panels on the panels' page here: http://www.nomadit.co.uk/euraseaa/euraseaa15/panels.php5 and then submit your contribution via the link at the bottom of the chosen panel's page.
• Dateline: February 9th, 2015.

Evénement

DIONYS'HUM - Salon de valorisation de la recherche en sciences humaines et sociales - Du 14 au 16 avril 2015 à la MSH Paris Nord

Dates : Du 14 au 16 avril 2015 Lieu: MSH Paris Nord, 20 avenue George Sand 93210 La Plaine Saint-DenisTransports : Métro 12 - Front populaire, RER B : La Plaine - Stade de France

http://www.univ-paris13.fr/details/690-salon-de-la-valorisation-et-de-la-recherche-et-territoire.html

Publications

Réseau Asie et Pacifique. Lettre n°64 - Janvier 2015

http://www.reseau-asie.com/phtml/la-lettre-du-reseau-asie/lettre_reseau_asie.html

Borrowing Across Borders: Migration and Microcredit in Rural Cambodia, by Maryann Bylander.

Abstract:This article explores an unexpected and overlooked consequence of the expansion of microcredit: how it interacts with migration patterns. Drawing on qualitative research in northwest Cambodia, this study explores the uses, meanings and implications of ‘migra-loans’ — microcredit loans that are used in tandem with household strategies of international migration. Using microcredit in combination with migration allows households to immediately meet consumption goals and utilize the credit being actively promoted by microfinance institutions, while also retreating from insecure and less profitable local livelihood strategies. These strategies problematize expectations about the developmental potential of microcredit, and highlight the importance of local context in framing rural livelihood choices.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dech.12080/abstract

Nouvelle publication de l’Irasec, L’Asie du Sud-Est 2015: Bilan, enjeux et perspectives, Sous la direction d'Abigaël Pesses et François Robinne, 2015, 399 pages.

http://www.irasec.com/page116

Family Sagas Season I-Episode I: Ly Mah & Aesah, by Emiko Stock

A tall woman. A pendant made out of gold, or at least a golden shade, applied later, applied for better. Finger waves. A touch of rouge. A certain elegance in the way the hand uncertainly hangs on the body. And just pure elegance holding on to the whole pose, holding together the whole picture, holding together the two young ladies. Meet Ly Mah in her seventeen. Meet her as an introduction to a series of family sagas I have long been willing to share.

https://chamattic.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/family-sagas-season-i-episode-i-ly-mah-aesah/

Family Sagas Season I Episode II: Kai Team in Singapore, by Emiko Stock

https://chamattic.wordpress.com/2015/01/21/family-sagas-season-i-episode-ii-kai-team-in-singapore/

William W. Sage Collection on Laos

The Sage Collection consists of 1253 photographs taken primarily by William Sage, with additional photographs contributed by James Bowman, former International Voluntary Services volunteer (IVS) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employee in Laos; Jack Barker, former United States Information Service (USIS) employee in Laos; Jean Habert, former French volunteer and French language teacher in Laos; and James Martois, former Fulbright English teacher in Pakxe, Laos. All photographs were taken during the period 1969 to 1975 and the photographers’ names are cited accordingly. The Sage photographs were taken during the same period while he worked with IVS and USAID.

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/SEAiT.SageImages

TLC-new books

Cf. 4 book covers attached.

Best Regards,

Youk Sopheak