GETSEA

Amidst an increasingly militarised economy and fractured global politics, “The Political Economy of Japanese and Chinese Infrastructure Financing Governance” revisits a pivotal moment in Southeast Asia’s developmental trajectory.

October 24 @ 12 pm London Time
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Join NYSEAN and the Southeast Asia Coalition for Academic Freedom for a conference examining attacks on intellectual and academic freedom in Southeast Asia and the United States.

October 24 @ 9 am EDT
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Brunei is the last absolutist kingdom in Asia-Pacific. Join “Citizens or Subjects? : The Paradox of Citizenship and Subjecthood in a Southeast Asian Kingdom” to learn more.

October 24 @ 12 pm EDT
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Join CSEAS Lecture Series with Kanjana Thepboriruk, Associate Professor, Department of World Languages and Cultures, Northern Illinois University, on “Thai American Oral History Project.” Register below.

October 24 @ 1 pm EDT
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The webinar “The Philippines’ Engagement with Middle Powers: Outcomes, Issues & Challenges” critically examines how the Philippines has enhanced strategic relations with middle powers under the administration of President Marcos Jr. since 2022

October 23 @ 10 am Singapore Time
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In examining the Peranakan imaginary of the nation, Imagining Malaya: Peranakan Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Belonging at the End of Empire, 1945–1957 explores one of the many alternatives of a Malayan nation. Join the book talk this Wed!

October 22 @ 12 pm London Time
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Generative AI (GenAI) is rapidly reshaping the digital landscape. Join webinar “Lawful but Awful: Evolving Legislative Responses Against Informational Disorder in the Era of Generative AI” to learn more.

October 21 @ 10 am Singapore Time
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If you are interested becoming a SEAS graduate studies mentor or have any questions, please contact Chris Hulshof, GETSEA Director of Community Engagement, at: chulshof@wisc.edu

Mentor commitments:
1. Sustain a 1-on-1 mentorship during the month of November 2025
2. Read and provide feedback on your mentee’s graduate program application materials including a personal statement and research statement
3. Be available to meet with your mentee once the month of November

We are seeking current graduate students in Southeast Asian
Studies to serve as volunteer peer mentors.

As a mentor, you would assist a prospective student who
is applying to graduate studies programs in North America, Europe, Asia, or Australia.

The Center of Smart and Sustainable Cities, Universitas Tidar, accepts applications for its Research Fellowship Program, which aims to foster collaboration in research on smart and sustainable urban development.

Application deadline: October 30
ssc.untidar.ac.id/index.php/so...

Journey through the dreams of a singularly unique composer, and find out how tradition and futuristic experimentation can coexist musically in the talk “Futuristic Folk Music: Imagination 101 and Dreams” by Dr. Chinary Ung.

October 17 @ 1 pm Pacific Time
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Hear the voices of Cambodian families. Join the webinar on “Relational and Organizational Dynamics of Highly Vulnerable Families with Children Experiencing Psychological Difficulties: An Exploratory Study.”

October 17 @ 8:30 am Cambodia Time
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Join NYSEAN for a talk by Nicholas Kuipers about his new book, States Against Nations. The book explores the challenges of bureaucratic recruitment and unearths an overlooked tension between state- and nation-building.

October 16 @ 5 pm EDT
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Join the webinar “Indonesia under the Prabowo Subianto Administration: Year One” to learn about how the government has implemented key policies and addressed governance challenges, and the obstacles limiting its progress.

October 14 @ 2 pm Singapore Time
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Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam have export surpluses with the US but have been hit hard by the Trump tariffs. Join the webinar “Impact of the Trump Tariffs on Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam” to learn more about what’s going on.

October 13 @ 10 am Singapore Time
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Join Prof. Elizabeth Rhoads’ lecture on “Linking Histories of Citizenship and Forced Displacement: Armed Conflict, Expropriation, and Bureaucratic Violence in Myanmar.”

October 13 @ 1pm EDT
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The consortium for the Advancement of Philippine Languages & Cultures is holding their next Kapihan meeting later this month, focusing on cross-institutional collaborative effort.

If interested in attending, fill out the form at tinyurl.com/2mkww3y9

Meeting: OCt. 24 @ 2:00pm (HST) / 8:00pm (EST)

The Association for Asian Studies is hosting a dissertation workshop for advanced doctoral students on March 10-12, 2026. The workshop themes include “Global Southeast Asias” and “Labor and the Politics of Care in East Asia.”

Application deadline: October 20
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The AAS 2026 Film Expo announces an open call for films related to Asia produced by scholars and independent filmmakers. More details below.

Submission deadline: October 17
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Myanmar stands at a critical crossroads. Join the panel “New Burma Strategic Dialogue: Diaspora and International Engagement in Myanmar’s Future” to hear from leading voices.

October 11 @ 1 pm EDT
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Planning to assemble a panel for an upcoming conference? Don't know where to start?

@shafrhistorians.bsky.social is holding a webinar tomorrow on how to successfully prepare a panel for their annual conference, applicable broadly as well

Wed. Oct. 8th @ 1:00pm (ET)
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The Weatherhead Scholars Program invites applications for the Sang Kee Kim Postdoctoral Fellowship from early-career scholars whose research focuses on East Asia and Southeast Asia (excluding Japan and China).

Application Deadline: October 15
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Join the lecture “Bananapocalypse: Un/Making Plantation Capitalism” to explore afterlives of the externalities that commodity production in the Philippines obscures, disguises, or otherwise erases from its ambit of accountability.

October 10 @ 3 pm EDT
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The Department of History of Art, UC Berkeley invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Art and Architecture of East Asia and/or Southeast Asia, tenure-track, with an expected start date of July 1, 2026.

Application deadline: October 15
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05066

Join Prof. Hitomi Fujimura for a CSEAS Lecture Series talk on “Karen Identity in Transition: A History of Karen Baptists in British Burma and America.”

October 8 @ 1 pm EDT
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The talk “Islamic histories, in ruins” traces the ongoing presence of sacred remains and pilgrimage sites in the Malay Peninsula, attending not only to the material ruination but also to the devotional worlds around them.

October 8 @ 3:30 pm CET
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Join UH CSEAS for a conversation with Muhammad Suhail Mohamed Yazid, as he discusses his latest book He Who is Made Lord: Empire, Class and Race in Postwar Singapore.

October 8 @ 8 pm EST
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The Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at Loyola Marymount University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning in August 2026. More details below.

Application Deadline: October 10
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The Department of History at Binghamton University (SUNY) invites applications for the position of a tenure-track assistant professor in Maritime/Global Asia, broadly defined to encompass East Asia, Central Asia, South/Southeast Asia, and/or the Indian Ocean. More details: tinyurl.com/385n4et3