Critical Connections: Forum on Cultural Studies in Asia and Beyond
16 March 2012, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Schedule

8:00–8:30am

Registration & Welcome Coffee at Maha Chulalongkorn Building, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University

8:30–9.00am
(Room 105)

CONFERENCE WELCOME  - MC: Dr. Sasiporn Petcharapiruch
Asst. Prof. Dr. Prapod Assavavirulhakarn
, Dean of the Faculty or Arts
Prof. Pirom Kamolratanakul, President of Chulalongkorn University

9.00–10:30am
(Room 105)

CONFERENCE OPENING ADDRESS – His Excellency M.R. Chakrarot Chitrabongs , Distinguished Scholar of Chulalongkorn Universty and Former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture

Chair: Surapeepan Chatraporn

CONFERENCE KEYNOTE – Prof. Chua Beng-Huat , National University of Singapore
Conceptualization and Referencing in Cultural Studies in Asia

Chair: Prapod Assavavirulhakarn

10:30–11:00am

Morning Tea

11:00–12.30pm
Parallel sessions         1,2 & 3

Chair: Trisilpa Boonkhachorn
Parallel Session 1: Southeast Asian Connections
Room 105

Chair: Surapeepan Chatraporn
Parallel Session 2: Education and Cultural Development
Room 203

Chair: Thosaeng Chaochuti
Parallel Session 3: Politics of the Popular
Room 205

1. Adam Knee
The Place of Southeast Asia in Asian Cultural Studies

2. Junaidi
The Suburban Estate in Contemporary Depok: Space, discourses, and cultural representations

3. Wah Guan Lim
Singapore: A Nation of Dreams or Dreams Unfulfilled? Probing the Singapore Dream in Singapore Dreaming

4. Fan Zhou
The Cultural Radiation Effect of a University in Local Area: Taking Communication University of China as an example

5. Porntip Kanjananiyot
Cultural Traditions: Balancing the beauty and the barriers

6. Kathleen Sunshine
Asian Studies and the Global Classroom

7. Viriya Sawangchot
X-Japan and Politics of Affective Labor in Thailand

8. Brett Farmer
Battling Angels and Golden Orange Blossoms: Thai television and/as the popular public sphere

9. Jonathan A. Valdez
Rising in the East: Fleshing out the Great Ten in DC Comics

12.30–1.30pm

Lunch (Room 105: Speakers and invited guests)

1:30–3.00pm
Parallel sessions         4, 5 & 6

Chair: Suradech Chotiudompant
Parallel Session 1: Asian Cinematic Transnationalisms
Room 105

Chair: Will Handrich
Parallel Session 2: Mediating Religious Cultures and Selves
Room 203

Chair: Punthumadee Katawandee
Parallel Session 3: SE Asian Cultural Traditions and Rituals
Room 205

1. Fiona Yuk-Wa Law
Fabulating Animals: Journey to an affective sphere in Asian film scene

2. Oradol Kaewprasert
Transnational Cinemas: Pleasure Factory (2007)

3. Wu Helena Yuen Wai
What is New About Wuxia Pian? An exploration of the transnational re/invention of wuxia pian in the 21st century

4. John Whalen-Bridge
Postmodern Pilgrims to Impossible Places: The construction of imaginary Tibets in India

5. Nirmala Iswari
Asia in Europe: Le Grand Voyage as cinematic pilgrimage

6. Roman Meinhold
Imitatio Dei – Karaoke – Imitatio Prominentis

7. Siriporn Somboonboorana
Burmese Migrant Workers and Religious Ritual in Thailand

8. Thitinan Common
Music and Culture: The roles of Lanna music and artists in an articulation of Lanna cultural identity

9. Glen Chatelier
A Literary Response to the Morally Astute Life of H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, Thailand’s Most Beloved Monarch

3.00-3.30pm

Afternoon Tea

3:30–5.30pm
Parallel sessions         7,8 & 9

Chair: Brett Farmer
Parallel Session1: Articulating Asian Queer Cultures
Room 105

Chair: Prapin Manomaivibool
Parallel Session 2: Tourism and Cultural Management
Room 203

Chair: Ingo Peters
Parallel Session 3: Space, Place and Cultural-Political Geographies
Room 205

1. Jen-Hao Walter Hsu
Beyond the East/West Binarism: Queer temporalities and ethics in post-martial law theatres in Taiwan

2. Anthony Siu
Kinship Inoperative: Of pets and queens

3. Saran Mahasupap
Love at First Touch: The construction of gay identity in chat portals of mobile applications in Bangkok

4. Christophe Thouny
Nighthead: Criminalizing the Freudian robot

5. Rao Ruiying
The Exploitation and Sustainable Development of Tourism Culture Resources in Yunnan Province

6. Araya Namaik-Larp
Cultural Management of Performing Arts

7. Pasita Marukee
Interpretation for Cultural Tourism Development of Klong Bang Luang Community

 

9. Winnie L.M. Yee
Un-masking Shanghai: History, memory and cosmopolitics in Wang Anyi’s Moonstruck (Yuese liao ren, 2008)

10. Suradech Chotiudompant
Imagining Thailand: Tourism and the politics of place in Rattawut Lapcharoensap’s Sightseeing

11. Qi Yongfeng
Coexistence of Multi-civilizations and Competition of Development Patterns

 

7:00 for 7:30pm

Conference Dinner (Invitation Only) (Montientip Room, Montien Hotel, Bangkok)