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Center for Khmer Studies

The Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) promotes research, teaching and public service in the social sciences, arts and humanities in Cambodia and the Mekong region.

What we do

  • Promote research and international scholarly exchange by programs that increase understanding of Cambodia and its region
  • Strengthen Cambodia’s cultural and educational structures and integrate Cambodian scholars in regional and international exchange
  • Partner with colleges and universities in Cambodia, the US and beyond

Our Work

CKS Library & Online Resources

Provides the largest public library outside the capital, Phnom Penh, with over 20,000 monographs, books and journals, and with publicly accessible computers.​

Conferences & Events

Present local and international, interdisciplinary workshops, conferences, and lectures in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh to establish professional partnerships between Cambodian and international scholars.

Programs & Fellowships

Support the research and education of junior and senior scholars from Cambodia and overseas.​

Publishing & Translation Program

Publishes original scholarly manuscripts and translates foundational social science and historical texts into the Khmer language.​
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Latest Updates

Events & Conferences

Speaker: Dr. Tara Tran

Date: October 10, 2024 

2:30 pm 

Cambodia Time 

Abstract

Who talks about the intercourse between a body of research and a researcher’s body? In the middle of my fellowship, I woke up to troubling pain. A disc in my spine choked a nerve, and signals electrified my…

Posted on: 1-October-2024

Past Events

Speaker: Thida Kim

Date: August 23, 2024 

8:30 am 

Cambodia Time 

Abstract

Adopting a mixed-method research design, surveys and lifeline interviews, this study investigates the intergenerational effects of complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among Cambodian grandmothers and its implications on the well-being of their offspring in subsequent generations in migrant…

Posted on: 14-August-2024

Past Events

Speaker: Dr. Kathrin Eitel

Date: September 11, 2024 

2:30 pm 

Cambodia Time 

Read and download the slide presentation here

Keynote Presentation

Kathrin Eitel will discuss the historical impact on waste recycling based on the socio-materiality of Phnom Penh’s recycling infrastructure today (what she calls ‘vivid infrastructures’). She will then go…

Posted on: 12-August-2024

Past Events

Speaker: CKS Junior Fellows 2024

Date: August 7-8, 2024 

To Be Announced

Cambodia Time 

Day 1: August 7, 2024 from 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM 1. “Heritage Reimagined: Creating New Decorative Styles for Khmer Wooden Houses from Temple Inspirations” by Channarak Pen

Abstract: This study explores the relationship between the ornamentation of Khmer…

Posted on: 5-August-2024

Past Events

Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Benzaquen-Gautier (Historian) and Khvay Samnang (Artist), Vuth Lyno (Artist), Fabienne Luco (Social Anthropologist), Anne-Laure Porée (Anthropologist)

Date: September 10-14, 2024 

To Be Announced

Cambodia Time 

ដើម្បីអានជាភាសាខ្មែរ សូមចុចទីនេះ

What is it about?

Throughout the twentieth century, Phnom Penh has experienced dramatic changes – expansion, modernization, war, de-urbanization, re-urbanization, and in recent years a rapid growth in terms of population and development projects.…

Posted on: 29-July-2024

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