CfP 4th International Conference on The History of Medicine in Southeast Asia 2012
CALL FOR PAPERS
4th International Conference on
The History of Medicine in Southeast Asia
(HOMSEA 2012)
To be held in Solo (Surakarta)
2-5 July 2012
to coincide with IAHA 2012 (International Association of Historians of
Asia)C
Organised by:
PERSEKIN
(Perhimpunan Sejarah Kedokteran Indonesia /
Indonesian Association of the History of Medicine)
With support from:
University of Indonesia (Indonesia)
KITLV Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
(The Netherlands)
The Canada Research Chair in Health Care Pluralism, Université de Montréal
(Canada)
University of Sydney (Australia)
Program Committee:
Professor Warwick Anderson, University of Sydney, Australia
Professor Peter Boomgaard, KITLV, Leiden, The Netherlands/ University of
Amsterdam
Professor Harold Cook, Brown University, Rhode Island, United States
Professor Rethy Chhem, Institute of History, Philosophy and Ethics of
Medicine, Ulm University
Dr. Kartono Mohamad, President PERSEKIN and former president IDI: Indonesian
Medical Association
Assoc. Prof. Laurence Monnais, University of Montreal, Canada
Dr. Hans Pols, University of Sydney, Australia
and other members of the LOC (Local Organizing Committee): Dr. Rushdy
Hoessein, Prof. Firman Lubis, Dr. Doddy P. Partomihardjo
All proposals on the subject of the history of medicine and health in
Southeast Asia will be considered, but preference will be given to those on
the theme of:
• The history of medical education in Southeast Asia
• Indigenous medical traditions
• History of military medicine
• Medical biographies
• Organising the medical profession
• Women’s health and family planning
• Medicine and social development
• Travel, contact, exchange, and circulation of medicine in Southeast
Asia
As the HOMSEA meeting will coincide with the IAHA 2012 meeting in Surakarta,
those interested in expanding the discussion either geographically-to
include North East Asia and South Asia-chronologically, or methodologically
are encouraged to apply to HOMSEA as well as the IAHA meeting to broaden the
scope of discussion.
Please see the IAHA website at: http://iaha22.geosejarah.org/
Please submit a one-page proposed abstract for a 20-minute talk, and a
one-page CV by 30th December 2011 to: Laurence Monnais:
laurence.monnais-rousselot@umontreal.ca
Please note that it may be possible to subsidize some of the costs of
participation for scholars from less wealthy countries, and for graduate and
postgraduate students.
For further information about funding and the general organization of the
meeting, please contact: Hans Pols: hans.pols@sydney.edu.au.
4th International Conference on
The History of Medicine in Southeast Asia
(HOMSEA 2012)
To be held in Solo (Surakarta)
2-5 July 2012
to coincide with IAHA 2012 (International Association of Historians of
Asia)C
Organised by:
PERSEKIN
(Perhimpunan Sejarah Kedokteran Indonesia /
Indonesian Association of the History of Medicine)
With support from:
University of Indonesia (Indonesia)
KITLV Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
(The Netherlands)
The Canada Research Chair in Health Care Pluralism, Université de Montréal
(Canada)
University of Sydney (Australia)
Program Committee:
Professor Warwick Anderson, University of Sydney, Australia
Professor Peter Boomgaard, KITLV, Leiden, The Netherlands/ University of
Amsterdam
Professor Harold Cook, Brown University, Rhode Island, United States
Professor Rethy Chhem, Institute of History, Philosophy and Ethics of
Medicine, Ulm University
Dr. Kartono Mohamad, President PERSEKIN and former president IDI: Indonesian
Medical Association
Assoc. Prof. Laurence Monnais, University of Montreal, Canada
Dr. Hans Pols, University of Sydney, Australia
and other members of the LOC (Local Organizing Committee): Dr. Rushdy
Hoessein, Prof. Firman Lubis, Dr. Doddy P. Partomihardjo
All proposals on the subject of the history of medicine and health in
Southeast Asia will be considered, but preference will be given to those on
the theme of:
• The history of medical education in Southeast Asia
• Indigenous medical traditions
• History of military medicine
• Medical biographies
• Organising the medical profession
• Women’s health and family planning
• Medicine and social development
• Travel, contact, exchange, and circulation of medicine in Southeast
Asia
As the HOMSEA meeting will coincide with the IAHA 2012 meeting in Surakarta,
those interested in expanding the discussion either geographically-to
include North East Asia and South Asia-chronologically, or methodologically
are encouraged to apply to HOMSEA as well as the IAHA meeting to broaden the
scope of discussion.
Please see the IAHA website at: http://iaha22.geosejarah.org/
Please submit a one-page proposed abstract for a 20-minute talk, and a
one-page CV by 30th December 2011 to: Laurence Monnais:
laurence.monnais-rousselot@umontreal.ca
Please note that it may be possible to subsidize some of the costs of
participation for scholars from less wealthy countries, and for graduate and
postgraduate students.
For further information about funding and the general organization of the
meeting, please contact: Hans Pols: hans.pols@sydney.edu.au.