Thursday, May 29, 2008

Prof. Suraya Afiff Gave a Lecture in OU

Reported by Muhammad Chozin

Athens (May 29, 08)
An Indonesian visiting scholars at the University of Washington, Prof. Suraya Afiff, came to OU to give a lecture entitled "Claiming the Grounds for Reform: Agrarian and Environmental Movements in Indonesia." The lecture was held by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies on May 29, 2008 at 3-5pm in the Friends of the Library Room (3rd Floor), Alden Library.

In her lecture, Prof. Suraya Afiff, who is also a lecture in the Department of Anthropology University of Indonesia, talked about the dilemma of strategies between land reform movement and environmental movement. According to her, the land reform movement used to avoid the environmental movement's strategies since both of them often have a contradict agenda. However, currently becomes trend to collaborate between environmental movement and land land reform movement.

Some students taking class of Development in Southeast Asia also join the forum as well as some Indonesian students at OU. Permias had a chance to take a picture with Prof. Afiff after the lecture.

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