{"id":1336,"date":"2016-07-20T00:47:31","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T00:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/ikmas\/?post_type=news&p=1336"},"modified":"2016-07-20T00:57:39","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T00:57:39","slug":"ikmas-seminar-series-no-92016","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/ikmas\/news\/ikmas-seminar-series-no-92016\/","title":{"rendered":"IKMAS Seminar Series No.9\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
THE INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (IKMAS) UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA cordially invites you to:<\/div>\n
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IKMAS SEMINAR SERIES NO.9\/2016<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Title \u00a0: \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cReading the Present in Memory of the Past: A Case Study of Memorialization of Wu Lien-Teh in Post-SARS Era\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n
Date : \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a021st July 2016\u00a0(Thursday)<\/strong><\/div>\n
Time : \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a02.30PM-4.30PM<\/strong><\/div>\n
Venue : \u00a0 Bilik Inovasi, Pusat Jaminan Kualiti,Aras 1, Bangunan IKMAS, UKM<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Presenter:<\/i><\/div>\n
Dr. Por Heong Hong<\/div>\n
Research Fellow<\/div>\n
University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur<\/div>\n
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Synopsis<\/b><\/u><\/div>\n
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This talk is based on the speaker\u2019s newly published paper, \u201cTransnationality and Nationalism: Shared and Contested Memories of Wu Lien-Teh Across East and Southeast Asia in Post-SARS Era.\u201d Informed by Maurice Halbwachs\u2019 study of memory, the speaker proposes that the reading of the pasts is shaped by interests and needs of the present. The surging interest in Wu Lien-Teh, Penang-born Cambridge trained plague fighter in China, across East and Southeast Asia in post-SARS era, appears to affirm Halbwachs\u2019 view. Utilizing Halbwachs\u2019 presentist and constructionist approach, Por reads post-SARS memories of Wu Lien-Teh as a contested terrain where various historical actors, under a mix of fortuitous as well as intentional circumstances, come to construct what they presently perceive as relevant and important. Memories of the past are sites that tell us about the present. Drawing on a variety of publications and online sources, the speaker makes post-SARS accounts of Wu in the region a case study of how the pasts are reconstructed to communicate the present. Given that the commemoration of Wu spans across various countries, the case also allows investigation into memory variation across the region.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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We look forward to your participation in this seminar. Confirmation of your attendance is greatly appreciated.\u00a0 For further information please call 8921- 5839 or 8921-3782.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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