Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

09-10 November 2023 | Asia Today: Meaningful Change in the Post-Pandemic Transition | An Online International Conference

The Asian Center, University of the Philippines in partnership with the Institute of Asian and African Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University will hold the online international conference, “Asia Today: Meaningful Change in the Post-Pandemic Transition” on 9 - 10 November 2023, 2 – 4 PM, (GMT+8), via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public but registration is required.
The time of the conference has been CHANGED to 2:00 PM, Manila Time

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Asia in the post-Covid-19 era continues to transition. As compelled by the pandemic, peoples, societies, and economies grappled and still grapple with internal and external impetuses for meaningful change. In what way can scholars reflect on the notion of change–its advances, impediments, and prospects in countries and regions within Asia, as well as its place in the academic discourse. The conference seeks to interrogate Asia with contemporary and historical explorations in the themes of society and culture, economic development, language, and foreign relations and governance. The event encourages a robust exchange between the faculties of the two institutions to get acquainted with each other’s research fields and explore a deeper functional cooperation in the near future.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

DAY 1: 9 NOVEMBER 2023
9:00 am to 12:00 pm, Moscow Time   |   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Manila Time

Panel 1: Cultural Sources of Meaning and Knowledge

“Pangangamuhan: The Ibong Adarna Corrido as Ethnographic Text”
     Matthew M. Santamaria, Doctor of Laws
     Professor, UP Asian Center
"Linguistic Aspect of Tagalog–Russian and Russian–Tagalog Translation”
     Elena G. Frolova, Ph.D.
     Associate Professor, MSU-IAAS
“Indonesian Post-Pandemic Horror: 'Students' Field Work in Dancer's Village' Movie 2022 ('KKN di Desa Penari')”
     Marina V. Frolova, Ph.D.
     Associate Professor, MSU-IAAS 
"Meaning Making through Folkloristic Expressions: Yokai Monsters in and after Covid-19"
     Zhao Yuanhao, Ph.D.
     Assistant Professorial Fellow, UP Asian Center

Panel 2: Inclusion and Sustainability

“Republic of Korea: Core Determinants of Economic Catch-up and Technological Leapfrogging; Main Challenges on its Way of Innovation-Driven Growth”
     Anna Gorozhankina, Ph.D.
     Associate Professor, MSU-IAAS
"Health and Social Security Systems Literacy of Filipino Migrant Workers: Views from Philippine Government Agencies”
     Jocelyn O. Celero, Ph.D.
     Associate Professor, UP Asian Center
“Philippine Migration Processes: Main Destinations and Remittances of Migrants”
     Viktoria Zakharova, MA Student, MSU-IAAS
     Valery Boitsov, Ph.D., Associate Professor, MSU-IAAS 
"In Pursuit of Power: The Philippine Investments in Renewable Energy in India"
     Joefe B. Santarita, Ph.D.
     Professor, UP Asian Center

DAY 2: 10 NOVEMBER 2023
9:00 am to 12:00 pm, Moscow Time   |   2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Manila Time

Panel 3: Historical and Contemporary Interactions

“Spanish Philippines and the Malay-Indonesian World: Interactions and Intersections in the Early Modern Period”
     Ariel C. Lopez, Ph.D.
     Associate Professor, UP Asian Center
"Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas of A. de Morga (1609): preparing the Russian version for publication”
     Marc Yu Ulyanov, Ph.D.
     Associate Professor, MSU-IAAS
“Found and Lost: Manuscript Collections at the Bernard Free Library/National Library of Myanmar and the (Mis)management of Cultural Objects in Burma”
     Alexey Kirichenko, Ph.D.
     Associate Professor, MSU-IAAS 
"Beyond Denuclearization Talks: The Philippines’ Alternative Approach to Engaging North Korea"
     Michelle R. Palumbarit, Ph.D.
     Associate Professor, UP Asian Center

Panel 4: Politics, Morality, and Agency

“Historical Issues as a subject of political conflict in South Korea”
     Natalia Kim, Ph.D.
     Director, MSU-International Center for Korean Studies
“Spiritual Entanglements: Postcolonialism and Filipino Religious Practices”
     Noel Christian A. Moratilla, Ph.D.
     Associate Professor, UP Asian Center
“Reproductive Politics and the Moral Nation”
     Maria Dulce F. Natividad, Ph.D.
     Associate Professor, UP Asian Center 
"Indonesian Labour Migration to Malaysia in the Past and Nowadays"
     Olga Kalendar, MA
     Ph.D. Student, MSU-IAAS

ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS

The event is organized by the UP Asian Center and the Institute of Asian and African Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Institute of Asian and African Studies
The Institute of Asian and African Studies is the leading Russian center for training specialists in Oriental Studies in general, and in particular countries and regions of Asia and Africa. For more information, click here.
UP Asian Center
The UP Asian Center is the University of the Philippines’ only academic unit with a regional specialization. It offers graduate-level multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary programs on Asian Studies and on Philippines Studies.
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The UP Asian Center offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. The Center offers a Ph.D. program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. For an overview of these graduate programs, click here. The Asian Center also publishes Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, the latest issue of which can be downloaded at the journal's website. For other news and upcoming events at the Asian Center, click here.