“De/Centering Southeast Asian Studies and the Search for Relevance.”
This final roundtable discussion of the conference invites us to reflect on how de/centering Southeast Asian Studies in universities can be relevant towards addressing the pressing issues and concerns of wider Southeast Asian publics. What is the relationship between the effort to decolonize academic disciplines and the political, cultural and social advocacies of individual scholars and public intellectuals? What are the greatest challenges which face the project of autonomous knowledge production in Southeast Asia today?
Moderator:
Prof. Lulu Reyes, Ph.D. (University of Santo Tomas)
• Dr. Ping Tjin Thum (New Naratif)
• Prof. Caroline Hau, Ph.D. (Kyoto University)
• Prof. Syed Farid Alatas, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
Venue: UP School of Economics Auditorium
KEYNOTE LECTURE 2
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM / GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium
Ramon Pagayon Santos
National Artist for Music
Professor Emeritus, College of Music
University of the Philippines
BREAK
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Parallel Session 7
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM / School of Economics
LUNCH
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Parallel Session 8
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM / School of Economics
BREAK
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Roundtable Discussion
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM / UP School of Economics Auditorium
“De/Centering Southeast Asian Studies and the Search for Relevance”
Dr. Ping Tjin Thum (New Naratif)
Prof. Caroline Hau, Ph.D. (Kyoto University)
Prof. Syed Farid Alatas, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
Moderator: Prof. Lulu Reyes (University of Santo Tomas)
Gala Performance
6:00 PM / GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Chair: Miriam Coronel Ferrer (Independent Researcher)
Miriam Coronel Ferrer (2023 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee)
“Old Structure, New Forms: the Free Aceh Movement’s Recasting Post-Disarmament.”
Georgi Engelbrecht (International Crisis Group)
“Armed Politics in the Bangsamoro.”
Benedicto Bacani (Institute of Autonomy and Governance)
“First elections under rebel governance: Lay of the ‘electoral’ land in the Bangsamoro, (Institute for Autonomy and Governance, Notre Dame University, Cotabato City).”
Chair: Amparo Adelina Umali (University of the Philippines Diliman)
Ilham Baskoro (Universitas Airlangga) and Aidatul Fitriyah (Universitas Airlangga)
“Local Wisdom Identity and Cutlural Revitalization of Jaranan Mataraman in Sanan Village, East Java, Indonesia: A Qualitative and Ethnographic Approach.”
Nariko Sugaya (Ehime University)
“Spanish Colonial Manila in Transition, ca 1790-1820: As Reflected in the Protocolos de Manila or Works of the Escribano Real y Publico.”
Genardi Atmadiredja (National Research and Innovation Agency [BRIN])
“De/Centering Indonesian Art Practice: A Critical Analysis of the History of Indonesia Art Competitions from 1994-2015.”
Ya-liang Chang (Huanggang Normal University)
“Exploring the Relationship between Modern Art in Taiwan and the Philippines: The Taiwanese Modern Painting Movement (1950-1960).”
Yohanes Don Bosko Bakok (University of the Philippines Diliman)
“Sasando Music in the Socio-Religious Life of the Rotenese.”
Chair: Sol Iglesias (University of the Philippines Diliman)
Maulana Amrullah (National Sun Yat-sen University), Huynh Tam Sang (Vietnam National University), and Aletheia Valenciano (University of the Philippines Diliman)
“Digital Narratives in Geopolitical Conflicts: A Comparative Analysis of Facebook Discourse in the Philippines and Vietnam on the South China Sea.”
Rul Lie Eugene Tan (ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute)
“Mediating Soft Power: Examining the role of Filipino domestic media on the reception of Chinese Soft power.”
Yumasdaleni (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional [BRIN]) and Della Amrina Yusra (UIN Sultan Thaha Jambi)
“Dynamic Policies of Indonesia and Malaysia Concerning Indonesian Migrant Workers.”
Rogue Evangelio (University of the Philippines Diliman)
“Refugee Crisis in Southeast Asia: Role of the Philippines in Terms of Refugee Protection in the Region.”
Vincent Carlo Legara (Ateneo de Manila University) and Hansley Juliano (Ateneo de Manila University)
“Bernardo Carpio at Sea: Competing Perspectives on an Independent Philippine Foreign Policy.”
Chair: Jorge Bayona (El Colegio de Mexico)
Arthit Jiamrattanyoo (Chulalongkorn University)
“Forging/Forcing Friendship: The Micropolitics of Friend-Making and Violence in Filipino-Spanish Oceanic Contact and Colonial Conquest.”
Benjamin Moseley (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)
“Religious Rivalry and the Language of Amity and Kinship in Early Modern Maluku.”
Jorge Bayona (El Colegio de Mexico)
“Re-inscribing amity: Christian-Muslim relations in the Philippines in the face of American Empire in the 1920s.”
Chair: Francsisco Jaime Paolo Guiang (University of the Philippines Diliman)
Le Van Ton (Naresuan University) and Achariya Choowonglert (Naresuan University)
“Confucian Practices, Cultural Remittance, and Hybridization: Placemaking in Vietnam of Vietnamese Migrants in Thailand.”
Tatang Rusata (National Research and Innovation Agency [BRIN]) and Yoka Pramadi (National Research and Innovation Agency [BRIN])
“Reweaving Social Fabric: Tourism Strategies in Upholding and Revitalizing Chinese Culture in the Pecinan Area of Jakarta.”
Desmiwati (National Research and Innovation Agency [BRIN] and University of Indonesia), Yoppie Chriastian (Bogor Agricultural University), and Retno Widihastuti (National Research and Innovation Agency [BRIN])
“The Art of Self-Reliant Community: Inclusive Development in Peri-Urban Areas of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.”
Thi Mai Thoa Tran (Université du Québec à Montréal)
“De-Centering Urban Studies from the Edge of Southeast Asia: A Case Study from Vietnam.”
Chair: Benjamin Velasco (University of the Philippines Diliman)
Paul Quintos (City University of Hong Kong)
“Viet Nam’s Evolving Labor Regime: Social Upgrading in Global Value Chains or Passive Revolution.”
Gabriel Pascua (Ateneo de Manila University)
“’Precarious’ Proletarianization in Southeast Asian Peripheries: A Comparative Political Economy of Proletarianization in Burma, Indonesia, and the Philippines.”
Kazuhiro Ota (Kobe University)
“Philippine Labor Regime: State and Neoliberal Capitalism.”
Jean Encinas-Franco (University of the Philippines Diliman)
“Resisting the Hero Discourse in Advocating for Filipino Migrant Nurses”
Chair: Joseph Purugganan (FOCUS Philippines)
Speakers:
- Mary Ann Manahan (Ghent University)
- Rachmi Hertanti (The Philipp University of Marburg)
Chair: Jonas Baes (University of the Philippines Diliman)
Patricia Marion L. Abrera (University of the Philippines Diliman)
“Constructing Place through the Pastoral: Art, Music, Painting, and Nationalism in Post-War Philippines.”
Marife Rebutar-Maquera (University of the Philippines Diliman)
“Alangan–Mangyan Traditional Song and Ritual and the Engagement with the Outside World.”
Geraldine Marie Gonzales (University of the Philippines Diliman)
“Maceda and the Piano: “Refinement” in the Philippine Musical Avant Garde.”
Patrick Paul L. Roxas (University of the Philippines Diliman)
“Distorted Horizons: An Exploration of “Filipino Electric Guitar Techniques” within the Pinoy Rock Paradigm of the Juan dela Cruz Band.”
Chair: Janus Nolasco (University of the Philippines)
Alexander Berghaus (University of the German Armed Forces Munich)
“Communicative Power in Philippine Local Elections – Social Media as a Means to Undermine the Hierarchy of Compadre Systems.”
Tom Sykes (University of Portsmouth) and Maria Diosa Labiste (University of the Philippines Diliman)
“The Great Woman Theory of Media History: Maria Ressa, Elite Liberalism and the Journalist-as-Influencer Brand.”
Kimiya Kitani (Kyoto University) and Toshiro Kamiya (Kyoto University and Kyoto Sankyo University)
“Database Framework for Small-scale Datasets: Some Cases on Field Survey Data Collected in Area Studies in Southeast Asia”
Chair: Cleo Calimbahin (De La Salle University)
Anastacia Nurak (Warmadewa University)
“Weakening Democratic Institutions Towards Autocracy in the Electoral Process: A Comparison of Cases in the Philippines, Thailand And Indonesia.”
Hadza Min Fadhli Robby (Islamic University of Indonesia), Muhammad Maulidan (International Islamic University of Indonesia), Fuad Fahrudin (International Islamic University of Indonesia)
“Religious Authority and Democratic Backsliding in Indonesia and Malaysia: The Case of 212 Movement and Parti Islam se-Malaysia.”
Elvin Ong (National University of Singapore)
“Unexpected Handcuffs: How Open Bargains in Opposition Pre-Electoral Alliances Promote Authoritarian Comebacks.”
Zulfan Tadjoeddin (Western Sydney University)
“Comparative Perspectives on Electoral Violence in Indonesia and the Philippines.”
Chair: Karl Cheng Chua (University of the Philippines Diliman)
Satoshi Ara (Ohtsuki City College)
“Filipino Collaboration and Atrocities in Japanese-Occupied Philippines and their Unjust Judicial Consequences: A Case Study of Sagay, Negros Occidental, Philippines.”
Frances Anthea Redison (University of the Philippines Visayas)
“Women, Revelries, and Pageantry: Nuancing Wartime Collaboration.”
Taihei Okada (University of Tokyo)
“Japanese Civilian Experience in Cebu–Its Implications on the Historiography of the Japanese Occupation.”
Chair: Elena S. Burova (Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
Pavel Shaternikov (Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
“Cross-format Cooperation as a New Basis for ASEAN Diplomacy.”
Elena S. Burova (Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
“EAEU-ASEAN Economic Cooperation”
Gregory Kucherenko (Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
“EAEU as an Alternative to Western and Chinese Integration Projects.”
Alexander S. Korolev (Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
“EAEU-ASEAN: Problems and Prospects for Cooperation“
Vladimir M. Mazyrin (Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
“The Experience of FTA Building Between the EAEU and Vietnam.”
Chair: Kobayashi Satoru (Kyoto University)
Chika Yamada (Kyoto University)
“Rethinking Thermal Comfort in Southeast Asia’s Urban Landscape.”
Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu (Ateneo de Manila University)
“Keeping Cool in Metro Manila During the Pandemic: From Hyper-conditioned Environments to Public Green Spaces to Indoor Microclimates.”
Miharu Uchiyama (Kyoto University) and Hiroshi Aihara (Daikin Industrial Technology Innovation Center)
“Balancing Comfort and Sustainability in Air Conditioning – from the Corporate Perspective.”