

It is thus along these lines that we shall present the reviewed scholarship.

The following is the general schedule of the conferences: 30 March: Cambodia from Origin to 1863 27 Apr: French protectorate (1863-1953) 4 May: Sihanouk Regime (1953-1970) 11 May: Khmer Republic (Lon Nol Regime 1970-1975) 18 May: Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979) 25 May: Popular Republic of Kampuchea (1979-1993) 1 June: Second Kingdom of Cambodia (1993 to Today) 8 June: History of the Church in Cambodia 15 June: The traditional religion and Brahmanism 22 June: Buddhism and 29 June: Approaches to the Khmer mentality.While working our way through the literature dealing with the Cambodian drama, which took place during the regime known as Democratic Kampuchea (DK) (used somehow improperly to cover the period 1975-1979 and corresponding to the rule of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), when DK technically did not exist before March 1976), it became clear that our understanding of this period of Cambodian history was not only dependent upon the efforts of the students of Cambodia, but also constrained by the broad political and normative environment. For more information contact csccambodia (gmail), Tel: 023 22 41 20 (English)/ 092 79 22 17 (French). The author of ‘ Cambodia Year Zero’ and ‘ A brief History of Cambodia’, is a missionary priest living in Cambodia for about 45 years. The Conference will hold on every Wednesday at 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, from March 30th to June 29th, 2011, at Catholic Social Communications Office (CSC) # 25 street 242, Boeung Prolit, 7 Makara, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The French Catholic priest, François Ponchaud, will give a serial conferences for the year 2011 in English language about the History of Cambodia, from the origins till current time. Ponchaud is an expert in Cambodia about culture and history.
