The 2023 Update will tackle Southeast Asia’s geographical, historical, and socio-political condition as a crossroads for trans-regional flows of people, goods, beliefs and practices. We also unpack Southeast Asia’s current sense of standing at the crossroads of game-changing geopolitical transitions.
Photo credit: Nic Cheeseman.
The Global Lecture Series will illustrate how Southeast Asia is not simply a regional site of area studies knowledge production but also the site of development for influential or “travelling” knowledge that contributes to other disciplines.
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Paddy farmers in Harau Valley, West Sumatra, Indonesia, harvesting their crops. Rice is the single most important staple in the region. Photo courtesy of Emir Syailendra.
The Research Seminar Series is a recurring series that showcases the work of scholars within ANU working on political, social and cultural issues in Southeast Asia, with the goal of encouraging greater exchange, collaboration and networking amongst the research community.