Dr C. Chou) (Singapore)
Dr Chou is working within the programme Cultural Traditions in Endangered
Minorities of South and Southeast Asia on 'The Orang Suku Laut (sea nomads):
the indigenous Malays of Southeast Asia'.
Dr W.A.G. Derks (the Netherlands)
Dr Derks' topic is 'The search for Malayness' within the collaborative framework
of Changing Lifestyles.
Dr M.L.L.G. Hockx (the Netherlands)
Dr Hockx is carrying out research on 'Literary societies and the literary field in
pre-war republican China (1911-1937)'
Dr J.E.M. Houben (the Netherlands)
After having carried out research on 'Theoretical and socio-linguistic attitudes of
Bhartrhari and later Sanskrit Grammarians' in 1994, Dr Houben will now take
up his second fellowship at the IIAS in April doing research on 'the early history
of Paninian grammar and the origin of eternal Sanskrit'.
Dr M.J. Klokke (the Netherlands)
Dr Klokke is working within the programme Cultural Traditions in Endangered
Minorities of South and Southeast Asia looking at 'Principles of space
arrangement and orientation in the ancient Hindu and Buddhist architecture of
Indonesia'.
Dr M. Liechty (United States of America)
Dr Liechty is engaged in research on 'Mass media and consumer culture in
Nepal'.
Dr P.P. Mohapatra (India)
Dr Mohapatra is studying 'The making of a coolie: recovering the experience of
indentured Indian migrants in the Caribbean sugar plantations, 1838-1918'.
Dr S. Munshi (India)
Dr Munshi is working within the framework of the programme Changing
Lifestyles. She is engaged in research on how traditional concerns of women are
being changed to global concerns in the urban scenario of India, and how new
forms of identity are available to women.
Dr J.C.M. Peeters (the Netherlands)
Dr Peeters cooperates with other fellows in the programme Changing Lifestyles,
investigating 'Islamic youth groups in Indonesia: globalization and universalism
in a local context'.
Dr D. Tooker (United States of America)
Dr Tooker is working within the programme Cultural Traditions in Endangered
Minorities of South and Southeast Asia on 'Contextual hierarchy: the pragmatics
of spatial signs among the Akha'
Dr M.P. Vischer (Switzerland)
Dr Vischer, working within the programme Cultural Traditions in Endangered
Minorities of South and Southeast Asia, is undertaking research after 'Origin
structures: a comparative socio-cosmological study'.
Dr Y. Zhang (People's Republic of China)
Dr Zhang's research topic is 'Administrative litigation in China and Japan'.
IIAS alumni
Dr R.J. Barendse; Dr B. Bhattacharya; Dr L. Dong; Dr C.R. Groeneboer; Prof.
B.J. Ter Haar; Dr P. Pels; Dr R.P.E. Sybesma
IIAS offers senior scholars the possibility to engage in research work in the
Netherlands. The period can vary from 1 to 4 months.
IIAS will welcome several senior visiting fellows in 1995:
March/May
Prof. F. Staal (retired professor of Philosophy and South
Asian Languages)
Field of research: Ritual Studies.
Proposed research: 'The structure of Balinese ritual'.
April/July
J. Acharya PhD. (former Ambassador of the Kingdom of
Nepal to the United Nations)
Field of research: Literature.
Proposed research: 'Literature and politics: reflection of change in
Nepal'.
May/June and December/January
Prof. O. Prakash
Field of research: Economic, social and cultural history.
Proposed research: 'Trade as a variable in determining lifestyles:
Indian merchants in the Indian Ocean Trade'.
September/December
Dr M. Roberts
Field of research: Ethnic violence and political culture.
Proposed research: 'Understanding Zealotry'.
Close cooperation with the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) has resulted
in a regular exchange of scholars. The IIAS is expecting the following scholars
to arrive soon:
May 1995
Dr Yeu-Farn Wang (Centre for Pacific Asia Studies,
Stockholm)
'Chinese entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia: historical roots and modern
significance'.
July 1995
Dr Timo Kaartinen (Academy of Finland)
'Local History and Society in Banda Ely (Kei Besar, Maluku Tenggara)'.
July/August 1995
Dr Oddvar Hollup (Nordland Research Institute,
Bodø Norway)
'Islamic revivalism and political opposition among the Muslim minority of Indian
origin in Mauritius'.
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