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Call for Papers
Cornell University 11th Annual Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Conference

The Cornell Southeast Asia Program invites submissions for its 11th Annual Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Conference. This year this annual event will be held at the Kahin Center for Advanced Research on Southeast Asia at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York on October 24-26, 2008. We welcome submissions from graduate students at any stage engaged in original research related to Southeast Asia. Graduate students working in the following disciplines as well as other related fields that contribute to the understanding of Southeast Asia are encouraged to apply: history, literature, art history, sociology, musicology, religion, anthropology, archeology, architectural history, gender studies, political science, economics, linguistics and literature.

This year we are honored to announce that our keynote speaker will be Professor Benedict Anderson (Aaron L. Bienkorb Professor Emeritus of International Studies, Government and Asian Studies, Cornell University), the author of Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism ([1983], rev. ed. 1991), The Spectre of Comparisons: Nationalism, Southeast Asia, and the World (1998), and Under Three Flags: Anarchism and the Anti-Colonial Imagination (2007).  Papers related to Professor Anderson’s interests are strongly encouraged.
 
We ask that prospective presenters submit a one-page abstract and curriculum vitae by September 1, 2008 to: <seapgradconference at gmail.com>
Final papers will be due by October 10, 2008. Papers should be in English with a reading time of no more than 20 minutes (plus 10 minutes of discussion).

Please see http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/southeastasia/symposium/2008fall.asp for details on abstract format and submission, as well as further information and future updates.  A limited number of modest travel grants are available. Please indicate in your email when you submit the abstract if you would like to apply for a travel grant.

Rose Metro and Trais Pearson, SEAP Student Committee Co-Chairs 2008-2009
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Conference Announcement
Buddhism in the Age of Consumerism

December 1 – 3, 2008
College of Religious Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand

Registration Fee: $100 US or 3000 Baht (includes Lunches and coffee/tea breaks). Those who register before 20 October 2008 will receive a discount of $30 US.

Monday December 1st:
Registration and Introduction.
A Buddhist Paradigm for Human Flourishing, Dr. B. Alan Wallace
The Psychology of Consumerism, Dr. Tim Kasser
The Psychology of Human Flourishing, Mr. Robert Biswas-Diener
Discussion Groups

Tuesday December 2nd:
           Economics and the Pursuit of Happiness, Prof. Tim D. Jackson
           The Political Pursuit of Gross National Happiness, Lyonpo Jigme Thinley
           Designing an Economy that Works for Everyone, Mr. Sander Tideman
           Changing Mind, Changing Brain, Dr. Matthieu Ricard
           Consumerism and Buddhism: A Thai Response, Dr. Pinit Ratanakul
           Group Discussions

Wednesday Morning December 3rd:
Education and the Pursuit of Human Flourishing, Ms. Mirabai Bush
Buddhism in the Age of Consumerism: A Concluding Reflection, Dr. Ronald Nakasone

For Further Information Please Contact the Organizing Committee:
Email: <crsconference2008 at gmail.com>
Website: Http://www.crs.mahidol.ac.th/eng/index.htm

International Conference on Buddhism in the Age of Consumerism
College of Religious Studies
Mahidol University
Salaya, Putthamonthon 4
Putthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170
Thailand
Phone: (66) 2 800-2630 ex. 9
Fax: (66) 2 800-2659

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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
3046 INTN
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu