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	Conference Living Capital: Sustaining Diversity in Southeast Asian Cities Phnom Penh, 10-11 January 2007
	A Centre for Khmer Studies Initiating Urban Studies in Cambodia and Capacity Building in Higher Education Conference, in collaboration with The New School University, New York Sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation and The Institute for Cultural Enterprise 10-11 January 2007 Venue: Russian Cultural Centre, #103 Norodom Boulevard, Phnom Penh For further information, contact iucs@khmerstudies.org Click here to download Abstracts (PDF) Day One Wednesday 10 January 2007 8.00-9.00 Registration, Morning Tea 9.00-9.15 Opening Remarks: Penny Edwards, University of California Berkeley, Conference Convenor 9.15-10.00 Keynote Speech: Professor AbdouMaliq Simone, Goldsmith College, University of London 10.00 – 12.00 PANEL 1: Spaces of Transformation: Remaking Identities through the City Yeoh Seng Guan Kuala Lumpur: “Truly Malaysia, Truly Asia?” Philippe Peycam From the Social to the Political: 1920s Colonial Saigon as a “Space of Possibilities” in Vietnamese Consciousness Sary Seng Experiencing Bangkok: Changing lifestyles and Attitudes of Cambodian Illegal Migrant Workers in Thailand Guy Lubeigt From tradition to modernity in Mandalay: A hinterland port-city in central Burma/Myanmar 1.00pm - 3.00pm PANEL 2: Trading Places: Consuming Diversity in Southeast Asian Cities Davisi Boorntharm Commercial places as part of urban culture in Southeast Asian cities: a lesson from Bangkok Linda Saphan Trottoirs à louer: le paysage urbain de Phnom Penh Irene Leung Variations on a Shopping Mall: An Exploration of mobile marketplaces 3.30pm-5.30pm PANEL 3: Contested ownership Marco Kusumawijaya Citizen’s Urban Movements in Indonesia: A Preliminary Mapping Adeline Carrier Normaliser les droits du sol: questions autour de la conversion des usages du foncier en droit de propriété a Phnom Penh dans un contexte de privatization du régime d’occupation (Paper to be summarized for discussion in absentia) Din Somethearith Urban development as a threat to land tenure security: A comparative case study of two informal settlements in Phnom Penh Julie Blot Les enfants des rues de Phnom Penh, mode de vie et réintégration 6.00pm - 7.00pm Drinks Reception (Venue TBC) Day Two Thursday 11 January 8.30 – 10.30 PANEL 4: Conserving and Capitalizing on Culture Nurwati Badarulzaman and A. Ghafar Ahmed Developing a Creative City for the New Economy: Experiences from Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia Daw Hlaing Maw Oo Urban Renewal and the Buildings of the Colonial Period in Yangon (TBC) Sarunya Lornameenopparat Understanding the Impact of urbanization on cultural landscapes: “tradition”, tourism and change on Koh Dach Island, Cambodia Allan Jose J. Villarante A Blueprint for Cultural Diversity for Southeast Asia? Palawan in the Philippines 11.00 – 12.00 PANEL 5: Filming and Performing in Phnom Penh Helen Grant-Ross and Nicolaus Mesterharm Concrete Vision Joint presentation of excerpts from a new documentary on Phnom Penh Heng Chhun Oeurn and Chap Prem Urban Muses, Sacred Places: Stages of life and sites of belief in Bassac District, Phnom Penh 13.00-15.00 PANEL 6: Planning on Diversity: Urban Palimpsests, Transnational Contexts Eric J. Heikkila City Shaping: A Proposed Conceptual Framework with Applications to Southeast Asia John Hutnyk City Planning in Hyderabad and Kuala Lumpur: for people, institutions and industry Céline Pierdet Maîtriser l’urbanisation des berges des cités fluviales d’asie du sud-est (Paper to be summarized for discussion in absentia) Darko Radovic Western Methods, Eastern Cities: the value of culture shock in international urban design 15.30 CLOSING ADDRESS (GUEST SPEAKER TBC) 16.30 CLOSING REMARKS, CONFERENCE CONVENOR 18.30-21.00 CONFERENCE DINNER (OPTIONAL, ADDITIONAL CHARGE, VENUE TBC) Conference Advisory Committee: AbdouMaliq Simone, Kate Frieson, Chean Men, Paul Rabé Conference Organizing Committee: KHENG Pythou Kethya, SOK Leang, Erin Lin, PHY Sopheada With thanks to our sponsors The Rockefeller Foundation, New York and Bangkok, and the Institute of Cultural Enterprise, New York
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