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.
Speaker: Sovannrath Var
Date: September 21, 2023
6:00 pm
Cambodia Time
Abstract:
Mahabharata is the longest epic in India that was compiled by Vyasa Hermit and was written down by Ganesha. Mahabharata existed in Cambodia since pre-Angkor era and became more 41and more well-known during Angkor era. We can see…
Posted on: 5-September-2023
The Center for Khmer Studies (CKS), the American Overseas Research Center in Cambodia, is based in Siem Reap, with a branch office in Phnom Penh. CKS promotes research and scholarly exchange in the social sciences, arts, and…
Posted on: 4-September-2023
The Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) supports research and teaching in the social sciences, arts, and humanities as they relate to Cambodia. Founded in 1999, CKS aims to foster understanding of Cambodia and the Mekong region through its international…
Posted on: 3-September-2023
Speaker: Martine Guyot-Bende
Date: September 13th, 2023
8:30 am
Cambodia Time
Abstract
Drawing from empirical observations, this study is centered on the present-day art house cinema landscape in Phnom Penh. While Cambodia’s cinematic Golden Age, spanning from Independence to 1975, has been extensively studied, scholarship on current cinema is almost…
Posted on: 24-August-2023
Speaker: Mr. Woramat Malasart
Date: August 23, 2023
6:00 pm
Cambodia Time
Abstract
The Dhammakāya Gāthā is a Pāli-Buddhist, prose text that has been circulated within the cross-cultural/translocal sphere of Thai-Khmer Buddhism for over five centuries. Its earliest extant version appears on the “Braḥ Dhammakāya inscription,” an engraved stone slab from the stūpa of Wat Suea, Phitsanulok, Thailand, dated…
Posted on: 9-August-2023
Speaker: CKS Junior Fellows 2023
Date: August 10-11, 2023
To Be Announced
Cambodia Time
1:40 pm – 2:00 pm Understanding Tantric Buddhism in Cambodia through Hevajra and Vajrasattva Images by Camille Desruelle
Abstract: Since it first appeared in Cambodia, Tantric Buddhism has left few…
Posted on: 1-August-2023
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