256th INTG Meeting – A Panel Discussion with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sampan Singharajwarapan, Dave Percy and Dr. Sombat Tapanya The panel of three speakers talked about the geological aspects of the tsunami and its medical, social and psychological aftermath. These minutes are complied by your convenor, Brian Hubbard. Your convenor writes: This is a summary … Read more
248th INTG Meeting – A talk by Jan Mrázek The arts scene in contemporary Java evades easy characterization: it is a diverse and unpredictable landscape, and focusing on a single force, agent, or movement risks concealing the multiple forces, contradictions, transformations, and the variety of creatures in that landscape. Traveling in the confusing landscape is … Read more
221st INTG Meeting – A slide presentation and talk by Joe Cummings Summary of Joe’s Talk and Presentation Joe Cummings, author of the hardcover pictorial Buddhist Stupas in Asia: The Shape of Perfection, opened his presentation with a brief history of the Buddhist stupa. The earliest known mention of the word stupa appears in the … Read more
