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Posted: April 25, 2025

Panel Discussion: James C. Scott’s Scholarship on Southeast Asia and Beyond

Date: Monday, May 5, 2025 / 3:00 – 4:30 PM HST
Venue: Moore Hall 258, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) and the Asia Working Group invite you to a special panel discussion honoring the intellectual legacy of Professor James C. Scott (1936–2024). Scott made profound contributions to the study of Southeast Asia and beyond, offering critical insights into resistance, state formation, and power in its various manifestations.

In this interdisciplinary conversation, panelists will reflect on the continued influence of Scott’s work on their own research and on the broader field of Southeast Asian studies.

Panelists include:

  • Benedict Kerkvliet, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University
  • Barbara Andaya, Emerita Professor, Asian Studies
  • Jonathan Padwe, Associate Professor, Anthropology
  • Lian Bawi Thang, Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science

Moderator:

  • Ehito Kimura, Associate Professor, Political Science

This event is free and open to the public.

Hosted by: The Asia Working Group, UH Mānoa