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Southeast Asian Studies Summer Workshop Series
June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13, and July 27 at 5:30pm CT via Zoom
Looking to connect with others interested in Southeast Asia?
Join us for a free five-week workshop series hosted by the GETSEA Graduate Student Council in collaboration with SEASSI! This interactive series creates a welcoming space to explore academic life, professional development, music, and culture through Southeast Asian studies while building community with fellow participants. Whether you’re seeking mentorship, cultural exchange, practical professional development, or new connections, you’re welcome to attend individual sessions or join us for the entire series.
We especially encourage everyone to attend the Week 1 Introduction Session, where you’ll meet fellow participants, share your interests and goals, and get a preview of the series.
Schedule
All sessions take place from 5:30–6:30 PM Central Time. Check this against your local time zone using a tool like this one.
June 22 — Session 1: Introduction
June 29 — Session 2: Music & Culture I
July 6 — Session 3: Professional & Educational Development I
July 13 — Session 4: Professional & Educational Development II
July 27 — Session 5: Music & Culture Session II
Mindanao’s Many Centers
Reimagining Sulu, Lanao, and Southern Mindanao
July 9, 8-10pm ET via Zoom
This panel challenges conventional portrayals of Mindanao as a peripheral frontier of the Philippine nation-state.
Drawing on history, cultural studies, and manuscript traditions, the panel highlights the distinct yet interconnected worlds of the Sulu Archipelago, the Lanao region, and Southern Mindanao. Through examinations of maritime trade networks, cultural memory, embodied traditions, political aspirations, and regional histories, the panel explores how Mindanao’s diverse communities have long participated in wider Southeast Asian worlds while generating their own forms of knowledge, authority, and belonging.
Panelists
Patricio Abinales (University of Hawai’i-Mānoa)
Tirmizy Abdullah (Mindanao State University-Marawi)
Shariful Hashim Mansul (University of the Philippines-Diliman)