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Past seminars

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of scholars within the 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. 

Upcoming seminars in the series
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'Evidence' of motorcycle theft found on lynching victim, Banten, Indonesia. Sept 2017 by Sana Jaffrey
'Evidence' of motorcycle theft found on lynching victim, Banten, Indonesia. Sept 2017 by Sana Jaffrey
Thu, 1 May 2025

Minding the mob: Vigilantism and impunity in democratic Indonesia

Scholarship on collective violence mostly focuses on explaining those conflicts where political battle lines are clearly drawn, such as ethnic riots, electoral clashes, terrorism and civil wars.
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Past seminars
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Thu, 24 Apr 2025

The green deal & geoeconomics in Southeast Asia

This Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar will feature two presentations. 
Thu, 10 Oct 2024

Nostalgia in waiting? The legacy of colonial postcards in Southeast Asia from the 19th century to today

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of scholars working on political, social, and cultural issues in Southeast Asi
Wed, 25 Sep 2024

Singapore’s neutral Pax Americana and the Southeast Asian regional order

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of scholars working on political, social, and cultural issue
Wed, 7 Aug 2024

Suharto’s Cold War: Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and the World

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of scholars within the ANU working on political, social and cultural

Thu, 13 Jun 2024

Australia’s role in ‘Southeast Asian Studies’

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of scholars within the ANU working on political, social and cultural issues in
Thu, 23 May 2024

Explaining ‘grey capital’: The sociology of transnational Chinese companies and crime in Thailand

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of scholars within the ANU working on political, social and cultural issues in
Thu, 9 May 2024

Book launch - Colonial Law Making: Cambodia under the French

ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series - This book launch is co-hosted with the Department of Political and Social Change in the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs. 
Thu, 18 Apr 2024

Can area studies compare?

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of scholars within the ANU working on political, social and cultural issues in