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IN Focus 2011-2012 MICHAEL((Friday))Final Draft In In Focus No.10, 2012-2013 No.10, The Center for Khmer Studies IN THIS ISSUE Welcome to CKS 3 KHMER DANCE PROJECT LOIS DE MENIL, PRESIDENT CKS TRAVEL Director’s Note 4-5 CKS Programs 16-19 MICHAEL SULLIVAN SUMMER JUNIOR RESIDENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM KHMER LANGUAGE AND CULTURE STUDY PROGRAM Members & Benefactors 6-7 SOUTHEAST ASIAN CURRICULUM DESIGN PROGRAM OLIVIER BERNIER, VICE-PRESIDENT PUBLISHING & TRANSLATION UPCOMING EVENTS The CKS Library 8-9 Feature Article 20-23 Activities & Projects 10-15 THE YASODHARAS̄RAMAŚ PROJECT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CAMBODIA DATABASE PROJECT Senior Fellows 24-27 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND LECTURE SERIES GIANT PUPPET PROJECT Photo: Detail of the caste over the entrance to the CKS Library depicting traditional Apsara dancers Mission Statement The Center for Khmer Studies supports research, teaching and public service in the social sciences, arts and humanities in Cambodia and the Mekong region. CKS seeks to: •Promote research and international scholarly exchange by programs that increase understanding of Cambodia and its region, •Strengthen Cambodia’s cultural and educational struc­ tures, and integrate Cambodian scholars into regional and international exchange, •Promote a vigorous civil society. CKS is an American Overseas Research Center supported by a consortium of educational institutions, scholars and individuals. It is incorporated in the state of Delaware, USA. It receives partial support for overhead and American fellowships from the US Government. Its programs are pri­ vately funded. CKS is the sole member institution of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) in Southeast Asia. CKS’s programs are administered from its headquarters in Siem Reap and from Phnom Penh. It maintains a small administrative office in Board of Directors New York and a support office in Paris, Les Lois de Menil, Ph.D., President Amis du Centre Anne H. Bass, Vice-President d’Etudes Olivier Bernier, Vice-President Khmeres. Robert Lewis, Esq., Secretary Gaye Fugate, Treasurer Prof. Alan Kolata, Univ. of Chicago, Senior Scholar Prof. Michel Rethy Antelme, INALCO, Paris Prof. Olivier de Bernon, Director, Musee Guimet, Paris Emma C. Bunker, Denver Art Museum Prof. Kieth Rethy Chhem, Universities of Vienna & Ulm Douglas Clayton, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Darryl Collins, Siem Reap, Cambodia Young monk reading outside the library and research center Prof. Penny Edwards, University of California, Berkeley Prof. Bion Griffin, University of Hawai'i CKS STAFF Prof. Anne Hansen, University of Wisconsin Michael Sullivan Director Jacques Hennessy, Valletta, Malta Vong Sotheara Assistant to Director Prof. Kamaleswar Bhattacharya, Paris Prof. Andrew Mertha, Cornell University Nop Sovanna Finance Officer Prof. John Miksic, National University of Singapore Tith Sreypich Administrative Officer, Siem Reap Steven Pesner, Esq., New York, NY Oum Daraneth Head Librarian Mary L. Porter, Houston, TX Mam Vannary Research Librarian Prof. Son Soubert, Royal University of Fine Arts, Cambodia The Hon. Benny Widyono, Ph.D., United Nations (ret.) Sim Puthea Administrative Officer, Phnom Penh Bonnie Burnham, Chairman Emeritus Yem Yoeun Publishing and IT Coordinator Prof. Thak Chaloemtiarana, Cornell University, Trustee Emeritus Michael Parsons Outreach and Communications Coordinator Selma Ertegun, New York, NY, Trustee Emeritus Prof. Boreth Ly, University of California, Santa Cruz Michel Rethy Antelme Editor, Siksacakr Journal Michael Sullivan Director, ex officio CKS is a member of CAORC (Council of American Overseas Research Centers) 2 IN FOCUS WELCOME TO CKS! festive graduation at a New England university caused me to reminisce over this ‘longest established Apublic ceremony in America’. I thought of the songs that proclaimed the college “First flower of their wilder­ ness/ Star of their night…” those American Puritans, who came to the wilderness of Massachusetts, in 1630, and established their New College only 6 years later. Its first benefactor was a clergyman, who donated 320 books to its library at his death, 2 years later, and for whom the college was then renamed. Back then, when books were treasures, it was hoped that 320 books would provide the resources for an education. I thought proudly of the CKS Library, with its 15,000 entries, of its donors and benefactors, of the young Cambodians who come to it daily, of our dedicated Librarians and the Trustees, who cared enough about the Library to take the plunge and fund a new building at the outset of a major economic crisis. Cambodians have not always had such opportunities. Lois de Menil, President France colonized Cambodia from 1863 until 1953. But function, or government or newspapers or modern busi­ Cambodia remained a traditional peasant culture. The ness flourish without the training and thoughtful analyti­ French invested late in education. They used Vietnamese to cal skills that education provides? staff their colonial administration. There were very few pri­ mary schools, apart from traditional Buddhist pagodas for At CKS, we are attempting to grapple with these issues at boys. By the end, there were 8 French high schools, but no all levels. Our Library is testimony to the same hopes as universities. Indeed, in 1944, only 500 Cambodians com­ John Harvard’s, in 1636. Our Curriculum Development pleted primary school, and as late as 1953, there were only Training Program for university teachers meets the need to 2,700 students in high schools. Only 10% of women were generate a syllabus for core courses that can be taught at literate in 1958.1 Meantime, paradoxically, French scholar­ universities. We have chosen as its first subject Southeast ship on Cambodia flourished. King Sihanouk made educa­ Asian Studies, because this subject is so crucial to tional development a priority, when he came to power, in Cambodians’ understanding of their place in the region 1941, while still himself a student at a French high school. and the world. Initiation into research skills is the founda­ He opened many state primary schools and high schools tion for scholarship­ posing a question and knowing how from the 1950s on. A few universities were also founded to go about seeking an answer on one’s own. The Fund for during those years. But, from 1975­1979, the Khmer Rouge Regional Travel makes it possible for Cambodian scholars dismantled all educational institutions, and 80% of teach­ to participate in regional conferences. With the support of ers were either killed or fled the country. That loss in our consortium of scholars and your generosity, CKS is human resources weighs heavily on present day building bridges for Cambodians, while also supporting Cambodia. It will take a generation, or more, to fill the gap. international scholars, who study both its ancient and con­ temporary culture. I hope you enjoy reading a few exam­ The good news is that modern education is now in full ples of our programs in the following pages. swing in Cambodia. There is striking eagerness for higher education among young Cambodians, who fully realize the Welcome to CKS! link between higher education and the future of their coun­ try. But despite this, and despite the recent blossoming of private universities (with high tuitions), their educational resources remain weak. The skills of students are weak. Lois de Menil, Ph.D. Scholars are long in the making. The social value of higher President education is evident. How can modern democratic society ____________________________ 1 Sidethy Dy, “Strategies and Policies for Basic Education in Cambodia: Historical Perspectives,” International Education Journal, vol. 5, no. 1 (2004), pp. 92-95. IN FOCUS 3 DIRECTOR’S NOTE ere at CKS we make every effort to ensure our oper­ ations and activities reflect the values and principles Hembedded in our mission. We remain committed to programs and initiatives designed to promote scholarly exchange and research and to strengthen Cambodia’s edu­ cational structures through integrating Cambodian schol­ ars into regional and international communities. That com­ mitment continued early in January 2012 with the award­ ing of nine more grants for CKS fellows. Shortly afterwards we were thrilled to be able to convene, in Siem Reap, a joint workshop with another American Overseas Research Center the American Institute for Sri­Lankan Studies (AISLS). In the true spirit of educational exchange this exciting initiative brought together Sri Lankan and Cambodian scholars to compare the legacies of the colonial experience. After bidding farewell to the Sri Lankans we turned our attention to the next generation of potential Cambodian scholars in Siem Reap. Cambodia’s higher education sector is being transformed in a myriad of ways, there are now six institutions in Siem Reap claiming university status. Although, many of these institutions are well­intentioned they lack the necessary skills and resources to meet the needs and demands of Cambodia’s growing student popu­ Michael Sullivan, Ph.D., Director Young monks and Khmer students reading on the terraces of CKS's Siem Reap headquarters in Wat Damnak 4 IN FOCUS lation. Where they exist, essential resources like libraries Kheang’s timely account of U.S.­ASEAN relations. and research facilities are for the most part woefully inade­ quate. We invited students and faculty from two of Siem Later in June we headed into another busy summer season Reap’s main university campuses, Build Bright and of events and programs. First was the ‘Siem Reap Conference Paññāsāstra, for ‘An Evening with CKS’, to show what we on Special Topics in Khmer Studies’ co­organized with can offer and how we can help them with their studies and APSARA (Authority for the Preservation and Management research. We presented CKS’s activities in English and of Angkor and the region of Siem Reap), the University of Khmer, gave them a tour of our campus, and encouraged Sydney and the École Française d’Etrême­Orient, in June. them to come and make the most of our facilities. Events The topic developed by CKS fellow Dr. Julia Estève was like this work and have a big impact on our outreach efforts ‘Religious Studies in Cambodia: Understanding the Old and to local educational communities.
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