Event | Collaborative Colloquium on Southeast Asia, May 26th
On Monday, May 26th, from 6 to 8 PM, Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Freiburg will hold its first Collaborative Colloquium of this semester.
We would like to invite you to the Collaborative Colloquium of the Southeast Asian Studies project at Freiburg University. During this semester, the sessions will be held every last Monday of the month from 6pm till 8pm, starting next Monday 26 May in room 101 at Breisacher Tor. Further sessions will be held on 30 June and 28 July (also from 6pm till 8pm at room 101, Breisacher Tor).
In the initial session next Monday, we will start with a discussion on the “regionness” of Southeast Asia. The question whether Southeast Asia can be considered a region is not an entirely new one; however, a range of articles published within the last years offer new interesting insights into the question on the value of Southeast Asia as a basis for scholarly research.
We will approach the question by discussing Willem van Schendel’s essay on “Geographies of Knowing, Geographies of Ignorance: Jumping Scale in Southeast Asia” (2005) and “In Defence of Southeast Asia: A case for Methodological Regionalism” (2013) by Eric C. Thompson.
To receive the relevant texts for the session, send an e-mail to anna.fuenfgeld[at]politik.uni-freiburg.de
It is suggested that you pick one essay to prepare it for our session next Monday and enter your selection in the following doodle-list: http://doodle.com/ecpuubm5ca89zqqy
We particularly invite young scholars at the doctorate, master and bachelor levels interested in Southeast Asia to join our monthly discussions.
The colloquium is an opportunity to collaboratively explore the broad nuances of Southeast Asia Studies from perspectives outside of our individually-crafted projects. The following sessions will continue with the discussion on SEA’s internal and external boundaries, as well as the phenomenon of “new nationalisms” in Southeast Asia. The format of the Collaborative Colloquium may vary in relation to the particular topics. Generally, we welcome suggestions from your side concerning topics and format for the winter term sessions.