Gamelan in the Garden, June 7, 2024

  • Saturday, June 8, 2024
    1:00 PM 5:30 PM

  • San Francisco Botanical Garden(map)

Gamelan in the Garden, presented by Gamelan Sekar Jaya with the Gardens of Golden Gate Park on Saturday, June 8, 2024, is a showcase of Balinese performing arts held in the beautiful San Francisco Botanical Garden. We are overjoyed to be invited once again to the San Francisco Botanical Garden for a second year after celebrating the overwhelming success of Gamelan in the Garden last Spring! Nestled within Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Botanical Garden is an enchanting 55-acre oasis showcasing over 8,000 varieties of plants from around the globe.

The afternoon will kick off at 1:00 PM with a free performance by Gamelan Sekar Jaya's jegog ensemble, large bamboo instruments sure to wake you up and encourage you to dance along! The jegog is joined by our marching beleganjur ensemble, full of drums and crashing cymbals. The jegog and beleganjur performance is followed by a free workshop on the Jegog instruments, suitable for all ages and experience levels. The Jegog performance and workshop will take place in the Great Meadow. Additionally, Gamelan Sekar Jaya will be joined by Harmonic Drift, an immersive and interactive percussion ensemble-on-wheels, sure to bring out everyone's inner child through playful and joyous exploration. 

At 4:00 PM in the Celebration Garden, Gamelan Sekar Jaya presents Perang Undur-Undur, a spectacular dance-drama in the Balinese gambuh tradition accompanied by the hauntingly beautiful bronze gamelan semar pegulingan. Gambuh dates back to the 16th century, and is rarely performed in the United States. In this performance, Gamelan Sekar Jaya brings this ancient tradition to the modern stage, sharing with audiences an epic tale of invasion, trickery, heroism, and -- ultimately -- the restoration of balance. Tickets for the 4:00 PM performance are $25, and may be purchased here.

GAMELAN IN THE GARDEN TICKETS

This season, Gamelan Sekar Jaya's ensembles are directed by I Gede Oka Artha Negara (jegog), Ni Nyoman Srayamurtikanti (semar pegulingan), and I Made Suteja (dance). 

Limited seating available at the venue. Bringing a blanket or a camp chair is recommended. There is an admission fee to the SF Botanical Gardens (free for SF residents). Admission to the Garden is included in a ticket purchase for the 4:00 PM performance.

Parking is limited at Golden Gate Park, other modes of transport such as mobile apps, biking or public transportation is highly encouraged. We recommend bringing a blanket and snacks to enjoy the shows! Limited seating will be available with priority to folks with mobility/accessibility needs.

Gamelan in the Garden 2024 is supported by an AIFIS-Luce Small Grant from the American Institute for Indonesian Studies.

AIFIS Academic Writing Workshop Virtual Shortcourse 2024, Week 3

Join us for the final week of the AIFIS Academic Writing Workshop Virtual Shortcourse on May 25! Delve into "Argumentation & Navigating the Peer Review Process, Faculty Perspectives" with expert speaker Siddharth Chandra. Gain invaluable insights to strengthen your arguments and navigate the peer review process with confidence!

Open to public!

AIFIS Academic Writing Workshop Virtual Shortcourse 2024, Week 2

Dive into Week 2 of the AIFIS Academic Writing Workshop Virtual Shortcourse on May 18 at 9-11am WIB.
Discussing the topic of "Drafting Research Paper Introductions & Salient Features of (Publishable) Academic English" with our dynamic speakers Paul Nerney and Suzan Nerney. Refine your writing skills and craft compelling introductions that captivate readers!

Open to public!

From Student Mobilization to Service-Learning: Kuliah Kerja Nyata in Indonesia Higher Education

We are thrilled to inform you that the Faculty of Education, UIII, in collaboration with the American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS) will conduct online public lecture.

In this public lecture, Dr. Brian MacHarg Garcia (Director of Academic Civic Engagement - Appalachian State University, USA) will speak on the topic: “From Student Mobilization to Service-Learning: Kuliah Kerja Nyata in Indonesia Higher Education.”

Day/Date: Wednesday/May 15, 2024

Time: 08.00-09.30 (Jakarta Time)

Online participation:

https://bit.ly/PublicLecture_Brian

E-Certificate is provided

AIFIS Academic Writing Workshop Virtual Shortcourse 2024

Ready to sharpen your academic writing skills?

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the AIFIS Academic Writing Workshop! Join us as we delve into valuable insights, techniques, and strategies to enhance your research writing. The live QnA sessions with workshop presenters will be conducted via Zoom on May 11, 18, and 25 at 9-11am WIB. Don't miss this opportunity to level up your academic game!

Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/registrationacadwriting2024

Polyglot Networks: Overseas Returnees and the Establishment of Indonesian Language Programs in China, 1945-1965

4 p.m.
SSEAS Reading Room, 341 Dwinelle

Sponsor(s): Center for Southeast Asia Studies, American Institute for Indonesian Studies

About the talk: Language and language education are two central topics in the studies of Chinese diasporic culture. However, existing scholarship has overwhelmingly focused on how overseas Chinese populations deal with language politics in their hosting societies. This research adopts a different perspective by examining how overseas Chinese played central roles in establishing Indonesian language programs in mainland China between the mid-1940s and mid-1960s. Specifically, overseas Chinese “returnees” were indispensable in establishing the National College of Oriental Studies (NCOS) during World War II under the nationalist Guomindang government and several Indonesian language programs in the early years of the People’s Republic (PRC). While such programs served drastically different political purposes across time, they also reflect crucial yet often ignored aspects of, and surprising continuities in, China-Indonesia cultural exchange during the tumultuous period of decolonization, domestic conflicts, and the Cold War. On the one hand, such continuities reflect the persistent demands of top decision-makers in handling geopolitical issues concerning the neighboring region; on the other hand, they are also closely associated with the changing contexts of diaspora politics in the mid-20th century. Moreover, although such language programs’ primary objective was to fulfill the operational needs of various government agencies, they also actively promoted Indonesian cultures and stimulated Chinese people’s sustained interest in understanding the country in the long run.

About the Speaker: Kankan XIE (Ph.D., UC-Berkeley, 2018) is an assistant professor of Southeast Asian studies at Peking University, China. His research and teaching deal with various historical and contemporary issues of the broadly defined “Nusantara” (Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore), particularly the region’s leftwing movements, the intersection of colonialism, nationalism & decolonization, as well as China’s knowledge production about Southeast Asia throughout the 20th century. His current research, funded by China’s National Social Science Foundation and the Institute of Overseas Chinese History Studies, focuses on the history of Indonesian leftism and the Chinese diaspora. Kankan’s work has appeared in the Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia (BKI), Journal of Indonesian Social Sciences and Humanities, Dongnanya Yanjiu, and Nanyang Wenti Yanjiu.


If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) or information about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Alexandra Dalferro at adalferro@berkeley.edu with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days before the event

Speaker: Kankan Xie, Assistant Professor, Peking University

Contact Info: cseas@berkeley.edu

Now Accepting Applications for 2024 AIFIS-CAORC Research Fellowship for U.S. Scholars to Indonesia

Call for Applications

AIFIS invites applications from graduate and post-graduate researchers who are US citizens and wish to pursue their research activities in Indonesia. AIFIS-CAORC Fellowships offer a grant of US$6,000 for each scholar to conduct research projects in any field of contemporary and traditional Indonesian Studies.

The next deadline for application submission is Sunday, March 24, 2024 (extended).

Call For Abstracts: AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studies

Proposal Submission Deadline:
March 7, 2024

AIFIS in collaboration with Michigan State University (MSU) Asian Studies Center will hold the 4th annual AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studies from June 18 - 22, 2024. 

The conference continues to highlight and celebrate the growing and evolving academic study of Indonesia, as it aims to expand research dissemination and collaboration by connecting Indonesian scholars with international colleagues in a bilingual and virtual format.

Indonesia Ascendant?

This year’s conference theme, Indonesia Ascendant?, seeks to capture Indonesia’s ascendance on the global stage that is drawing a lot of attention and interest. Notably, Indonesia’s success stands out compared to other contexts as the nation continues to be a global exemplar of religious pluralism and democracy. And yet there is a sense of the Indonesian project being somehow “unfinished,” stuck, or backsliding in some ways.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE THEME

Call for Abstracts

The program committee invites abstract submissions from scholars across broad disciplinary perspectives in the study of Indonesia. While abstracts on any topic focusing on Indonesia are welcome, the committee is especially interested in research that engages discourses on the trajectory of Indonesia, past and present, and broadly defined. We welcome abstract submissions in the form of individual or multi-authored papers, organized panels, or roundtable discussions.

CFA: Second Round of Small Grants for Public Arts Programs

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

We are excited to announce the launch of a second round of applications for our AIFIS-Luce Small Grants for Public Arts. Artists, performers, and other creative scholars working to bring Indonesian arts and culture to American audiences are invited to apply. These are competitive grants for public-facing events designed to broaden popular understandings of Indonesia among U.S. audiences. Grants awarded will range from US$500 to US$2500 per proposal and be reviewed on a quarterly basis by a special committee of AIFIS Board Members.

Deadline for the Second Round of Application Submissions: March 31, 2024

Reflections on Cross-cultural research and methodologies

Join us for the 3rd LuceSea webinar series on "Reflections on Cross-cultural research and methodologies."
November 1, 2023, 3PM HST / November 2, 2023, 8AM WIB

This presentation spotlights graduate student perspectives and methodological strategies on working in cross-cultural, interdisciplinary teams focusing on agrarian change.

In-person Venue: East-West Center, Burns Hall
Register Online: https://tinyurl.com/4pebt7wj

Collaboration is dead and how to revive it: Getting universities to more meaningfully work with local communities

Join us for the next meeting of Southeast Asia in Transition: Embracing Collaborative Approaches in Understanding the Transformation in Rural Southeast Asia. The theme for this conversation is, "Collaboration is dead, and how to revive it: Getting universities to more meaningfully work with local communities.” The virtual event will take place Oct 4, 2023, 3-4:30pm HST / Oct 5, 8am WIB.

Speakers Include:
Sukanlaya Choenkwan: Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Academic Service, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University
Muhammad Alif K. Sahide: Associate Professor and Head of Department and Universias Hasanuddin Faculty of Forestry
Micah Fisher: Research Fellow, East West Center
Moderated by: Ming Li Yong: Research Fellow, East West enter

Collaborative Field-Based Learning in Southeast Asia: Value and Challenges

The first presentation of Southeast Asia in Transition: Embracing Collaborative Approaches, Understanding the Transformations in Rural SEAsia will take place September 8, 2023. Thy hybrid webinar will focus on the topic of “Collaborative Field-Based Learning in Southeast Asia: Value and Challenges.”  In this webinar speakers from the Department of Geography & Environment, Krisna Suryanata (Professor) and Olivia Meyer (PhD Candidate), will share their experience with the 2023 Joint Field School, its rationale and reflections on its implementation. They will share key pedagogical findings that our team discussed in the post-field school workshop, and practical takeaways if we were to replicate this initiative. The discussion will be moderated by Jefferson Fox (Senior Fellow, East-West Center).

If you are in Honolulu, please join us for the in-person presentation in Saunders 443, University of Hawaii at Manoa campus on Friday, September 8, 3:00-4:30  pm HST. 

To join us remotely, please register at http://tinyurl.com/lucesea

Language and Literature as the National Identity in the Global Civilization

Call for Abstract || Language and Literature as the National Identity in the Global Civilization

Abstract deadline: October 1, 2023

The organizers of the First Biannual Conference are pleased to invite researchers, scholars, practitioners, and professionals to submit abstracts for the 2023 biannual conference held by National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). The conference aims to explore the cultural diversity of the Nusantara civilization as a national identity.

Abigail C. Cohn (Professor, Dept. of Linguistics, Cornell University) and Christina F. Kreps (Director, Museum of Anthropology and Museum & Heritage Studies, University of Denver) will be joined as the keynote speakers.

Learn more: https://conference.brin.go.id/biannual-arbastra/

Dari Presidensi G20 Indonesia ke Keketuaan Indonesia di ASEAN: Peran Daerah dalam Menjawab Peluang, Tantangan dan Hambatan Globalisasi

Simposium Nasional Pusat Studi G20 Indonesia yang ketiga ini diselenggarakan oleh Pusat Studi G20 Indonesia dan bermitra dengan Pemerintah Provinsi Sulawesi Utara, Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan, UPH Learning Hub Manado, American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS), dan Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado.

Pusat Studi G20 Indonesia berdiri tahun 2021 sebagai bentuk implementasi kemitraan antara Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Perekonomian Republik Indonesia sebagai co-sherpa G20 Indonesia 2022 dan Universitas Pelita Harapan. Pusat Studi G20 Indonesia ini merupakan Pusat Studi G20 yang pertama di Asia Tenggara dan diberikan mandat untuk mendukung penyelenggaraan Presidensi G20 Indonesia melalui pengerahan sumber daya civitas akademika yang ada dan juga untuk mengembangkan ilmu pengetahuan terkait G20 dan prioritas-prioritasnya serta menjadi hub pengetahuan tentang G20 di Asia Tenggara.

Untuk menjalankan mandat tersebut, Pusat Studi G20 Indonesia Universitas Pelita Harapan mengadakan Simposium Nasional tahunan sejak tahun 2021. Pada tahun 2023, Simposiun Nasional III akan diadakan di UPH Learning Hub Manado untuk mendesentralisasikan pengetahuan tentang G20 dan ASEAN sekaligus memperluas kesempatan pengembangan pengetahuan tentang G20 ke berbagai wilayah di Indonesia. Tahun ini tema simposium yang bersifat multidisiplin ini adalah “Dari Presidensi G20 Indonesia ke Keketuaan Indonesia di ASEAN: Peran Daerah dalam Menjawab Peluang, Tantangan dan Hambatan Globalisasi.”

Simposium terbuka untuk peserta dari perguruan tinggi, lembaga penelitian, pemerintah, dan civil society tanpa dipungut biaya. Karena keterbatasan tempat, peserta onsite non-pemakalah hanya dibatasi sampai 50 peserta yang terdaftar. Call for abstract terbuka untuk pemakalah atau pembicara dari perguruan tinggi, lembaga penelitian, pemerintah, dan civil society. Peserta call for abstract akan diundang untuk memasukkan naskah yang akan dipublikasi sebagai edited volume. Pembicara untuk call for abstract dikenakan biaya symposium sebesar Rp. 250.000 (dua ratus lima puluh ribu rupiah).

Abbreviated Primate Behavioral Management Conference

The 1st Abbreviated Primate Behavioral Management Conference 2023 will be held in Bogor, Indonesia from August 28-29, 2023!

Primate Behavioral Management Conference usually takes place in the US, and now we have the Abbreviated Primate Behavioral Management here in Indonesia! This conference is open to all countries and participants who are willing to come to Bogor, Indonesia to learn more about primate behavioral management.

Primate behavioral management refers to the strategies and techniques employed to understand and influence the behavior of non-human primates in various settings. Effective behavioral management is crucial for ensuring the well-being and welfare of primates. The Primate Research Center at IPB University (PSSP LPPM-IPB), Bogor, Indonesia, strives to utilize the diversity of non-human primates in Indonesia to benefit humanity by conducting research that contributes to human health, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development. PSSP LPPM-IPB will organize a two-day conference on “Primate Behavioral Management” that will be held on August 28-29, 2023.

Those with experience in primate behavior management-related research are welcome to send abstracts through the registration form (selected abstracts will be displayed as posters).

Detailed information regarding the event can be accessed through: ipb.link/info-abbrev-pbmc-Indonesia

If you have further questions, please get in touch with us through:

Email: minipbmcindonesia@gmail.com

Phone: +62 251 8320417, 8313637

WhatsApp: +62 815 1940 9550 (Bella), +62 856 9163 8537 (Yuliana)

Regional Dynamics of Southeast Asia: Global Southeast Asian Studies in the Age of Asia

Join us on Tuesday, 11 July at 1pm WIB at Faculty of Social and Political Science-Universitas Brawijaya for a discussion on "Regional Dynamics of Southeast Asia: Global Southeast Asian Studies in the Age of Asia".

Speaker: Dr. Lorraine Paterson (Professor, Modern Southeast Asia and Southeast Asia- SAIS, Johns Hopkins University)

Register here: S.UB.AC.ID/SEMINARHYBRID

Abstract: Historically colonized by all the major world powers, encountering all the major world religions, Southeast Asia is a region embodying a dizzying political, cultural, religious and linguistic diversity. It has undergone a staggering economic and societal transformation in the last twenty years. At this historical moment it lies at the center of the global shift to the Asia-Pacific as the region becomes increasingly economically powerful and interconnected. Its youthful, media-savvy populations embrace the digital age as the Southeast Asian nations create both shared – and unique – responses to challenges posed by global flows, urbanization and technology. Although once considered an artificially constructed object of study, the Southeast Asia of today is more societally and economically interwoven than ever before. The rise of China with its Belt and Road Initiative, shared SEA infrastructure projects, and growing intra-regional connectivity, are all factors that give contemporary Southeast Asia more coherence. The region is progressively linked by business networks, trade relationships, migration and shared resources. Increasing ASEAN regional economic integration and cooperation, and its proposed economic integration by 2025 makes this a 2 strategic moment at which to rethink how this increasingly interlinked – and powerful – region of the world is best studied. This talk will exploring Global Southeast Asian Studies in the Age of Asia.

This event is co-organized by AIFIS in collaboration with and Universitas Brawijaya.

Special Panel: 2024 Elections on the Horizon, July 14, 2023 (US and Indonesia)

Anticipating an election cycle in Indonesia next year, the AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studies will include a plenary session addressing the “2024 Elections on the Horizon” on Friday 14 July 9:40-11:10am ET / 8:40-10:10pm WIB. This session will feature a panel of political science experts to offer insights, analysis and prediction results along with possible consequences to the future of Indonesia’s domestic political dynamics as well as Indonesia’s position in the global affairs. Panelists include:

  • Tom Pepinsky (Cornell University)

  • Eunsook Jung (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Dewi Fortuna Anwar (National Research and Innovation Agency, BRIN)

  • Djayadi Hanan (Universitas Islam International Indonesia and Lembaga Survei Indonesia)

  • Made Supriatma (Joyo News and ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute).

  • Moderated by Yosef Djakababa (Universitas Pelita Harapan / AIFIS In-Country Representative)

Session Abstract: The 2024 Indonesian election is a determining event for Indonesia. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will end his second and, thus, final term. Despite his popularity Jokowi cannot serve beyond his term limit as the Indonesian constitution prevents it. The situation opens up opportunities for a new pool of candidates, mostly known figures and supported by the powerful well established political parties which represent the major Indonesian political streams. The roundtable will among others examine the following questions, what are the political dynamics of political parties elites in choosing and supporting their respective candidates? What are the roles of various civil society groups/organizations that may influence the outcome of the election? This important and timely roundtable discussion will provide insights, analysis and prediction results along with possible consequences to the future of Indonesia’s domestic political dynamics as well as Indonesia’s position in the global affairs.

Special Panel: Old, Broken, and New Promises: The Dilemmas of Kebangsaan in West Papua, July 12 US / July 13 WIB

Featured in the 2023 AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studies, this special panel “Old, Broken, and New Promises: The Dilemmas of Kebangsaan in West Papua” will bring together a group of engaged scholars and movement leaders to discuss the ways in which Indonesian nationalism articulates with West Papuan lives and sovereignty.

The session will feature invited speakers;

  • Camellia Webb-Gannon (University of Wollongong Australia)

  • Ronny Kareni (Rize of the Morning Star)

  • Hatib Kadir (Universitas Brawijaya)

  • Jenny Munro (University of Queensland)

  • Elvira Rumkabu (Universitas Cenderawasih)

  • Moderated by Timothy Daniels (Hofstra University).

Abstract: Participants on this special roundtable panel will focus on the dilemmas of Indonesian nationalism as it articulates with West Papuan lives and sovereignty. We acknowledge that the Indonesian nation-state has made promises of development and inclusion of West Papuans in the imagined national kebangsaan. However, these state projects have had a detrimental impact on the lives, resources, and environment of West Papua. They have led to deprivation, land dispossession, deforestation, and environmental hazards. In addition, state efforts at urban infrastructure and human resource development have also produced negative consequences. Dominant sociopolitical policies fragment West Papua into numerous provinces and smaller political units. On the other hand, participants draw on their fieldwork to demonstrate new and renewed promises Papuans are making through their own efforts and creativity. Some of these “practices of sovereignty” are new, while others are longstanding and only recently noticed and documented. Are these sovereignty practices possibly preparing the ground for the emergence and recognition of an independent West Papuan state? Do Papuan promises for Merdeka offer a resolution of the dilemmas of the Indonesian present? Rather than current resource exploitation and militia-driven ethnic hostilities, Papuan pro-independence forces promise a “Green State” and peaceful coexistence between Indigenous Papuans and migrants. Rather than political fragmentation under an autocratic, militaristic regime, Papuan groups promise a federal government of tribes with democratic governance. Moreover, they promise better lives for women, including freedom from all forms of violence. Are these untested political pledges being enacted and substantiated in current sovereignty practices? Participants will discuss these dilemmas and promises shedding light on how they have shifted over time as well as potential solutions.

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