K012: Networks, Memories, Encounters: A Panel in Honour of Jeff Hadler (1968-2017)

Organizer(s)

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  Ronit Ricci

  Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
• ET

  Eric Tagliacozzo

  Cornell University, United States

Chair(s)

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  Nancy Peluso

  University of California, Berkeley, United States

Paper Presenter(s)

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  Kankan Xie

  Peking University, China (People's Republic)
• SR

  Sanne Ravensbergen

  Leiden University, United States
• BW

  Brandon Williams

  Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States

Discussant(s)

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  Sylvia Tiwon

  University of California, Berkeley, United States

Session Abstract: Jeffrey Hadler, Associate Professor of South & Southeast Asian Studies at UC Berkeley, historian of Indonesia and Southeast Asia, and longtime AAS member who served on the organization’s Southeast Asia Council sadly passed away in 2017. The panel brings together scholars of different generations and perspectives to assess and acknowledge Jeff’s many contributions to the fields of Indonesian and Southeast Asian Studies as scholar, mentor and colleague.

Presentations:

• From West Sumatra to the Wider World: Minangkabau Networks and Jeffrey Hadler's Intellectual Journey as a Historian, Southeast Asianist, and Academic Mentor.
  

  Paper Presenter: Kankan Xie – Peking University
• Meetings and Minutes: Legal and Archival Knowledge in West Sumatra
  

  Paper Presenter: Sanne Ravensbergen – Leiden University
• "Immerse Yourself in the Archive": Jeff Hadler's Legacy and Finding Suharto in Oakland at the Beginning of Authoritarian Capital
  

  Paper Presenter: Brandon Williams – Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory