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The 5th SEASIA Biennial International Conference 2024

The public is welcome to attend the 5th Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA) Biennial International Conference, which will be held from 18-20 July 2024 at the Asian Center and at the School of Economics, both at the University of the Philippines Diliman. Registration fees apply, but seating is first-come, first-served. Online registration will close on 16 July 2024, while onsite registration will end on 18 July 2024.
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With the theme, “De/Centering Southeast Asia,” the conference features the following:
- Fifty-one (51) panels on various disciplines and topics
- Three (3) keynote lectures
- Two (2) book launches
- One (1) plenary roundtable
- One (1) film festival (CSEAS)
- One (1) special film screening (UP Center for Ethnomusicology)
View full list of panels (Day 1 • Day 2 • Day 3)
Plenary Roundtable: De/Centering Southeast Asian Studies and the Search for Relevance
The roundtable will be held on 20 July 2024, 3:00 pm, UP School of Economics Auditorium. The speakers are:
- Ping Tjin Thum (New Naratif)
- Caroline Hau, Ph.D. (Kyoto University)
- Syed Farid Alatas, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
Keynote/Plenary Speakers
OPENING PROGRAM
- Ma. Serena I. Diokno, PhD (July 18) (Guest of Honor)
Professor Emeritus, Department of History
University of the Philippines
KEYNOTE LECTURE
- Prof. Syed Farid Alatas, PhD (July 19)
- Ramon P. Santos (July 20)
National University of Singapore
National Artist for Music
Professor Emeritus, College of Music
University of the Philippines
The Opening Program and Keynote Lectures start at 9 am, and will be held at the Asian Center GT-Toyota Auditorium.