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Posted: January 13, 2025

Announcement: LuceSEA Spring 2025 Webinar Series and Additional Spring Events

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies is excited to announce a lineup of Spring 2025 events, featuring the LuceSEA Webinar Series alongside other engaging discussions, book talks, and interdisciplinary explorations.

LuceSEA Spring 2025 Webinar Series

Theme:
Agency and Potential: Navigating through Emerging Changes and Opportunities in Southeast Asia

The LuceSEA Spring 2025 Webinar Series, co-organized by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and Michigan State University, will highlight the resilience and agency of Southeast Asian communities as they navigate pressing challenges and seize new opportunities for growth.

Webinar Schedule

  1. February 5, 2025 (HST) / February 6, 2025 (SEA):
    Autocratic and Democratic Rivalry in Southeast Asia
    Explore electoral politics, democratic processes, and challenges to fair elections.
  2. March 5, 2025 (HST) / March 6, 2025 (SEA):
    Environmental Innovation and Sustainability in Southeast Asia
    Examine cutting-edge initiatives in disaster management, renewable energy, and sustainable development.
  3. April 2, 2025 (HST) / April 3, 2025 (SEA):
    Promoting Community-Centric Economy in Southeast Asia
    Investigate strategies for equitable tourism, cultural preservation, and economic diversification.
  4. April 30, 2025 (HST) / May 1, 2025 (SEA):
    Revitalizing Traditional Arts of Southeast Asia
    Learn how environmental changes intersect with traditional arts preservation and innovation.

When:

  • Hawaii Time (HST): First Wednesdays, 3:00 PM
  • Southeast Asia Time (SEA): Thursdays following HST, 8:00 AM

Where: Online
Registration: A registration link will be shared closer to the event date.

Additional Events

  1. January 29, 2025:
    Book Talk: Necropolitics of the Ordinary: Death and Grieving in Contemporary Singapore [Hybrid]
    • Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM HST
  2. April 11, 2025:
    Divergence and Alterity: Shrines, Sacrality, and Performing Arts in South and Southeast Asia [Hybrid]
    • Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM HST
  3. April 16, 2025:
    Book Talk: Emplacing East Timor: Regime Change and Knowledge Production, 1860–2010 [Virtual]
    • Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM HST

Don’t Miss These Events

From engaging webinars to thought-provoking book talks, this semester’s programs offer an enriching exploration of Southeast Asia’s diverse political, environmental, and cultural dynamics.

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