The UP Asian Center will be holding a roundtable via Zoom, “New Directions in Asian Studies Webinar Series: Networks of Knowledge on Asia” on 26 November 2021, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Philippine Standard Time. The event is free and open to the public, but interested participants are required to register using an authenticated Zoom account.
About the Series and the Webinar
This webinar series aims to understand the current trends in the field of Asian and Philippine studies. It strives to identify shared methodological and thematic concerns across regions and disciplines to advance future academic collaborations among scholars of Asia. As a platform for emerging and senior scholars to share their research trajectories and findings, it also envisions to stimulate exchanges and conversations that transcend conventional disciplinary and regional boundaries.
The first installment of this series, “Networks of Knowledge on Asia” brings together eight representatives from the various international networks—including EUROSEAS and the Association for Asian Studies—that promote the study of Asia. These networks not only organize regional and international meetings and conferences but also participate in setting the agenda and directions for Asian studies.
As such, this webinar seeks to understand the broader landscape of Asian studies in different parts of the world and its involvement with various institutions and epistemic traditions. It also aims to foreground the changing dynamics of area studies and its continuing importance in the broader public sphere
Selected Talking Points
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How would you characterize your organization’s/network’s engagement with Asia and Asian studies?
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What economic and political factors do you think could decisively shape how we study and understand Asia?
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What do you think are the most important issues that Asian studies scholars should pursue and why?
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What are the challenges faced by both regional and international organizations, and how should we respond to these challenges?
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List of Speakers
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Jerónimo Delgado Caicedo, PhD
Secretary General, The Latin American Association of Asian and African Studies (ALADAA) -
Angelin Chang, PhD
Chair, Research Committee on Asian and Pacific Studies, International Political Science Association -
Hilary Finchum-Sung, PhD
Executive Director, Association for Asian Studies (AAS) -
Brendan Howe, PhD
President, Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA) -
Hsin Huang Michael Hsiao, PhD
Chair, Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Southeast Asia (SEASIA) -
Philippe Peycam, PhD
Director, International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) -
Lia Rodriguez de la Vega, PhD
The Latin American Association of Asian and African Studies (ALADAA) -
Swaran Singh, PhD[Withdrew]
President, Association of Asia Scholars* -
Silvia Vignato, PhD
President, European Association for Southeast Asian Studies
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