*CALL FOR PAPERS* Prof. Dr. Arndt Graf, Chair, Department of Southeast Asian Studies, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany; Prof. Tan Sri Dato’ Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ampuan Dr Haji Brahim Bin Ampuan Haji Tengah, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam invite interested scholars to participate in the following jointly organised International Seminar: * * *Merantau: * *Imagining Migration in the Malay World.* *International Seminar in Honour of Prof. E. U. Kratz* DATE AND VENUE: University of Frankfurt, Germany, 30-31 March 2011 DEADLINE: Paper title and abstract: 20 Dec. 2010; full paper: 15 March 2011. No conference fee for paper presenters. Presenters are expected to find their own funding for travel and hotel costs. * * *On the topic of the seminar:* Located at the major sea route between East and South Asia, Insular Southeast Asia has a long tradition of migration, exchange and cultural contact, both in the region and internationally. This International Seminar is mainly focusing on the traces of this long-standing flow of ideas in the imagination of Indonesia and the Malay World. In this, concepts of migration, exchange, and cultural contact from Insular Southeast Asia, such as *merantau*, are an important point of departure for the analysis of the underlying cultural and social process. With this framework, this International Seminar is also conducted in honour of Professor E.U. Kratz as one of the precursors in the study of mutual literary influence between Insular Southeast Asia and Europe. Contributions from a multitude of disciplinary perspectives are highly welcome. *Conference languages*: English and Malay. The organisers plan for a conference publication in English aimed toward a broader international audience. If enough Malay-language contributions are presented, a separate Malay-language publication might be possible. Please send your paper title and abstract to: SECRETARIAT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR “Merantau. Imagining Migration in the Malay World” c/o Prof. Dr. Arndt Graf (Frankfurt) and Dr. Rahimah Abdul Hamid (USM/Frankfurt) Dept. of Southeast Asian Studies Goethe-University Frankfurt Senckenberganlage 31 60325 Frankfurt Tel./Fax: ++49-69-798-28445 Email: Prof. Dr. Arndt Graf [log in to unmask] or Dr. Rahimah Abdul Hamid ( [log in to unmask]) The convenors would be very pleased if you could pass on this Call for Papers to other scholars who might also be interested to participate. Thank you! ------ Prof. Dr. Arndt Graf Director, Interdisciplinary Centre for East Asian Studies (IZO) Chair, Dept. of Southeast Asian Studies Goethe-University of Frankfurt Senckenberganlage 31 60325 Frankfurt Germany Phone: ++49-69-798-23643 Fax: ++49-69-798-28445 Email: [log in to unmask] -- Dr. Uli Kozok Associate Professor Indonesian-Malay Language Program 2540 Maile Way, Spalding 255 Honolulu, HI 96822, USA Tel: +1.808. 956 7574 Fax: +1.808. 956 5978 http://www.hawaii.edu/indolang http://bahasa.net/online