National University of Singapore : Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences : Malay Studies

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Department of Malay Studies
National University of Singapore
Supported by YAMP & Yayasan Mendaki

Presents

A Graduates Seminar on

Nation-Building In The Malay World

28th & 29th October 2009

@ The Shaw Foundation Building AS7 Auditorium (Level 1),
5 Arts Link,
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Abstract

The process of nation-building is inundated by constant negotiations and controversies as is exemplarily played out in the Malay world. This is to say that the nation is far from a completed enterprise. This seminar is interested to uncover the various facets of nation-building that confronts the Malay world. Our working definition of the Malay world refers to the Malay-Indonesian Archipelago consisting of Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, southern Thailand and the southern Philippines. Also, studies on the Malay world have by far been focusing exclusively on the ethnic Malays. This is to the exclusion of non-Malay ethnic minorities who are also significant players in the nation-building process. Addressing such a gap will yield fruitful discussions towards a more comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of nation-building.

Tentative Programme WEDNESDAY 28th October 2009

10.00 – 10.30	Registration & Breakfast
	Welcome Remarks and Agenda Setting
10.30 – 10.45	NORSHAHRIL BIN SAAT National University of Singapore
10.45 – 12.15	Panel 1: Centralizing the Marginal: Nation Building and Class Relations
	Chairperson: HANISAH ABDULLAH SANI
10.45 – 11.15	Gambling in ‘Multi-racial’ and ‘Middle-Class’ Singapore: Exploring class realities, religious orientations and racial discourses among lower-income Malay-Muslim gamblers SUEN JOHAN MOHD ZAIN National University of Singapore
11.15 - 11.45	Capacity-Building Within the Critical Thinking Domain of Malay-Muslim Youths in Singapore MOHAMAD SHAMSURI JUHARI University of Birmingham
11.45 - 12.15	Discussion
12.15 – 13.15	Lunch
	Keynote Address
13.15 – 14.15	PROFESSOR DR. CHE WAN AHMAD ZAWAWI IBRAHIM Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Malaya
14.15 – 15.45	Panel 2: State-Society Relations : Politics and Governance
	Chairperson: NURHIDAYATI MOHAMMAD MIHARJA
14.15 - 14.45	The Making of the ‘Divine’ Kerajaan: Debates on the Concept of Islamic State in Malaysia NORSHAHRIL BIN SAAT National University of Singapore
14.45 -15.15	The Politics and Discourse of Governance in Indonesia LUQMAN NUL HAKIM Universitas Gadjah Mada
15.15 - 15.45	Discussion
15.45 – 16.15	Break
16.15 - 17.45	Panel 3: Imagining Nationhood: State-Building and Foreign Policy
	Chairperson: SURYATI MAIL
16.15 - 16.45	State & Society – State’s Management and Malay/Minorities’ Response in the Madrasah Issue RIDHWAN MOHD BASOR Darul Arqam, Singapore
16.45 -17.15	The Dynamics of Indonesian’s Nation Building and It’s Impact on Foreign Policies VIVI NASUTION Universitas Gadjah Mada
17.15 - 17.45	Discussion
	END OF DAY 1

THURSDAY 29th October 2009

10.00 – 10.30	Registration & Breakfast
10.30 – 12.00	Panel 4: Ethnicity and Identity: Defined, Lived and Contested
	Chairperson: NOORAINN AZIZ
10.30 – 11.00	Race as Ideology in Singapore: A Closer Look at the Indian Community DEVAN PAMELA MARY National University of Singapore
11.00 – 11.30	Racialization amongst Singaporean Malay Bikers: A Discursive Approach MASTURA MANAP National University of Singapore
11.30 – 12.00	Discussion
12.00 – 13.00	Lunch
13.00 – 14.30	Panel 5: Disciplining the Nation: Gender and Subaltern Discourses
	Chairperson: NURSYAHIDAH MOHAMAD JAMAL
13.00 - 13.30	Women, Space and Power: Case Studies of Gender Reproduction in Malay Societies DWI RUBIYANTI KHOLIFAH National University of Singapore
13.30 -14.00	Voices in Gender Performances: Investigating the Dynamics in Malay Films of the New Century IRMASUSANTI TOGIMAN National University of Singapore
14.00 - 14.30	Discussion
14.30 – 15.00	Break
15.00 - 16.00	Panel 6: Education and Ideology
	Chairperson: SITI HAJAR ESA
15.00 - 15.30	“Taking the Gravel Road”: Educational Aspirations of Working Class Malay Youths FADZLI BAHAROM ADZAHAR National University of Singapore
15.30 -16.00	‘Malayanization’ Trends of Education System in Malaysia’s Nation Building Processes ARUNIMA DATTA The Asiatic Society, Kolkata India
16.00 - 16.30	Discussion
	Closing Remarks
16.30 – 17.00	ASSOC. PROFESSOR SYED FARID ALATAS Head, Malay Studies Department National University of Singapore
	Summation
17.00 – 17.15	NORSHAHRIL BIN SAAT National University of Singapore
	END OF SEMINAR

Registration

RSVP to Mdm Nursyahidah Jamal at nursyahidah@nus.edu.sg

* Lunch will be provided for the two days.

Presenters

Keynote Address:
Professor Dr Che Wan Ahmad Zawawi Ibrahim (University of Malaya)

Convenor :
Norshahril Saat ( Malay Studies, National University Of Singapore)

Paper Presenters:
Suen Johan Mohd Zain (Sociology, National University Of Singapore)
Mohamad Shamsuri Johari (University of Birmingham)
Luqman Nul-Hakim (Universitas Gajah Mada)
Ridhwan Mohd Basor (Darul Arqam, Singapore)
Vivi Nasution ( Universitas Gajah Mada)
Devan Pamela Mary ( Sociology, National University Of Singapore)
Mastura Manap (Sociology, National University Of Singapore)
Dwi Rubiyanti Kholofah (Malay Studies, National University Of Singapore)
Irmasusanti Togiman (Malay Studies, National University Of Singapore)
Fadzli Baharom Adzahar (Sociology, National University Of Singapore)
Arunima Datta (The Asiatic Society, Kolkata India)
Norshahril Saat ( Malay Studies, National University Of Singapore)