Past Courses

Mini-Courses offered by GETSEA in past years are listed below:

Global Zomias: Highland Southeast Asia

Taught by Aditya Kiran Kakati, University of Groningen

Offered virtually from September to October, 2025

Temporary Labor Migration in Southeast Asia

Taught by Kurt W. Kuehne, New York University Abu Dhabi

Offered virtually from June to July, 2025

Inter-Asian Intimacies: Southeast Asian Marriage Migration to East Asia

Taught by My Hang Thi Bui, Leiden University

Offered virtually from March to April, 2025

Beyond Words: Nonverbal Communication in Southeast Asian Socio-Cultural and Professional Contexts

Taught by Hernina Dewi Lestari (University of Insan Budi Utomo) and Ziadatul Hikmiah (Brawijaya University)

Offered virtually from September to October, 2024.

Authoritarianism in Contemporary Southeast Asia

Taught by Soksamphoas Im, Michigan State University

Offered virtually from September to October, 2024.

Smart City Development in Southeast Asia

Taught by Arif Budy Pratama, Universitas Tidar, Indonesia

Offered virtually from August to October, 2024.

Sea Nomads of Southeast Asia and Citizenship

Taught by Benny Baskara (Halu Oleo University) and Kumiko Kato (Sophia University)

Offered virtually from March to April, 2024.

Modern Political Ideologies in Southeast Asia

Taught by Iqra Anugrah, Leiden University

Offered virtually from March 1 to April 5, 2024, Fridays, 4:00pm-6:00pm Eastern Time.

Article 112: Law, Monarchy and Freedom of Expression in Thailand

Taught by Tyrell Haberkorn, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Offered virtually from January 23 to February 27, 2024, Tuesdays, 7:00pm-9:00pm Eastern Time.

Anarchism and Southeast Asia

Taught by Wong Tian An, University of Michigan

Offered virtually from October 11 to November 15, 2023, Wednesdays, 8:00PM-10:00PM ET

ASEAN Regionalism in a Global Perspective

Taught by Aarie Glas, Northern Illinois University

Offered virtually from February 28 to April 11, 2023, Tuesdays, 8:00pm-10:00pm ET.

The Geography of Disease and Health in Southeast Asia

Taught by James Wilson, Northern Illinois University

Offered virtually from October 10 to November 14, 2022, Mondays, 8:00pm-10:00pm ET

Anarchism and Southeast Asia

Taught by Wong Tian An, University of Michigan

Offered virtually from June 1 to July 6, 2022, Wednesdays, 8:00PM-10:00PM ET

Theorizing the Southeast Asia Archive

Taught by Judith Henchy, University of Washington

Offered virtually from March 30 to May 4, 2022, Wednesdays, 7:00pm-9:00pm ET

Urban Dreams: Bangkok, Singapore

Taught by Andrew Johnson, University of California, Berkeley

Offered virtually from February 23 to March 30, 2022, Wednesdays, 7:00pm-9:00pm ET

Scholar-Activism and the Myanmar Spring Revolution

Taught by Hilary Faxon (UC Berkeley) and Tharaphi Than (Northern Illinois University)

Offered virtually from October 20 to November 17, 2021, Wednesdays, 5:00pm-7:00pm EST.

The Performing Arts in Southeast Asian History and Society

Taught by Supeena Insee Adler, Helen Rees, and Maureen Russell (University of California, Los Angeles)

Offered virtually from October 18 to November 22, 2021, Mondays, 8:00pm-10:00pm EST.

Transnational Representation of Southeast Asia: Race, Gender, and Identity

Taught by Quynh Vo (University of Hawai’i-Mānoa).

Offered virtually June 1, 2021 to July 6, 2021, Tuesdays 3:00pm-5:00pm EST.

Southeast Asian Polities and Politics

Taught by Patricio Abinales (University of Hawai’i-Mānoa).

Offered virtually from March 6 to April 17, 2021, Saturdays 3:00pm-5:00pm EST.

Rethinking the Environmental Repertoire in Southeast Asia

Taught by Hieu Phung (University of Michigan).

Offered virtually from February 19 to March 26, 2021, Fridays 5:00pm-7:00pm EST.

PUBLIC/SCHOLARSHIP: A Workshop on Translation and Southeast Asian Studies

Offered in Fall 2020 by Tyrell Haberkorn (University of Wisconsin-Madison).