【INFO】JSSEAS & NIHU-MAPS Joint Conference “Southeast Asia as Critical Crossroads: Dialogues with Anthony Reid”
2023.7.11
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On Saturday, July 22, 2023 and Sunday, July 23, 2023, the following workshop will be held inviting Southeast Asian historian Dr. Anthony Reed.
If you are interested, please register from the link below by July 10.
July 22 Sat. and 23 Sun.
125 Memorial Hall, Hakusan Campus, Toyo University
（Access：https://www.toyo.ac.jp/about/access/hakusan/）
A hybrid (by Webex) with an emphasis on in-person meetings.
English
Anthony Reid has been a pioneering scholar who has led Southeast Asian Studies for many decades. His latest monograph, A History of Southeast Asia: Critical Crossroads*, is a monumental, single-authored work, covering the region’s entire history from the ancient to the present. Through this book, Reid presents a novel understanding of Southeast Asia as an area of extraordinary diversity, emphasizing three aspects: natural environment, gender balance, and stateless society. With this distinguished scholar, this symposium assesses the achievements of Southeast Asian Studies and explores its future possibilities.
Programme（ver. June 27）
JSSEAS & NIHU-MAPS Joint Conference
Southeast Asia as Critical Crossroads: Dialogues with Anthony Reid (TBD)
— Day 1: July 22（Sat）
– Session 1. Reading A History of Southeast Asia: Critical Crossroads (TBD)
10:00-10:10 Opening remarks: Masao Imamura and Kazufumi Nagatsu
10:10-10:30 “Southeast Asian Genius: How the Region Manages Its Diversity?” Noriyuki Osada
10:30-10:50 “Southeast Asia as Method?” Akiko Iijima
10:50-11:10 “Towards Mainstreaming Southeast Asia: from the Viewpoints of History Education and Scholarship Review” Shiro Momoki
11:10-11:25 Break
11:25-11:45 “Southeast Asia in Global History: Trade, Economic Growth and the Environment” Kaoru Sugihara
11:45-12:05 “Social Structures and Historical Conjunctures: A Comparative View from China” Mio Kishimoto
12:05-12:20 Reply from Anthony Reid
– Session 2. Anthony Reid and Southeast Asian Studies（TBD）
13:30-13:35 Opening remarks
13:35-13:50 “What is Vernacularization?” Masao Imamura
13:50-14:05 “Lessons on Gender from Southeast Asia” Yoko Hayami
14:05-14:20 “Environmental “Turns” in Historiography: Impact on Southeast Asian Studies” Farizah Zakaria
14:20-14:35 “Economic History and the Chinese Century” Atsushi Ota
14:35-15:00 Discussion
15:00-15:20 Break
15:20-16:05 “Southeast Asian Studies in US, Australia and Japan: A partly autobiographical comparison” Anthony Reid
16:05-16:25 Comments: Michael Feener (& TBA)
16:25-16:50 Discussion
17:30-19:00 Reception at the venue (Toyo University)
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— DAY 2: July 23 (Sun)
– Session 3. Commodity, People and Nature on the Frontier: An Alternative Approach to Southeast Asian History in Japan
10:00-10:05 Opening Remarks Kazufumi Nagatsu (Toyo University)
10:05-10:20 Introduction – “Commodity, People and Nature on the Frontier: An Alternative Approach to Southeast Asian History in Japan” Kazufumi, Nagatsu
10:20-10:40 “Austronesian Inter-island Networks and Marine Resources Use: Cases of Prehistoric Island Southeast Asia and Oceania” Rintaro Ono (National Museum of Ethnology)
10:40-11:00 “Trepang and Manilamen: Sea Cucumbers beyond Southeast Asian History” Jun Akamine (Hitotsubashi University)
11:00-11:20 “Mangroves in History: Gates of Parallel World in Vietnam” Shinji Suzuki (Kinki University)
11:20-11:30 Tea Break
11:30-11:50 “Gambir and its Frontiers in the Southeast Asian Archipelago” Kei Nishikawa (Ishinomaki-Senshu University)
11:50-12:10 “Complex Realities of Sweet Bananas: A Commodity for Thought on the Crossroad between the Philippines and Japan” Masako Ishii (Rikkyo University)
12:10-13:20 Lunch Break
13:20-13:30 Comments from Southeast Asian Studies in Japan: Noriyuki Osada (Institute of Developing Economies)
13:30-13:40 Comments from Commodity Studies: TBA
13:40-14:00 Comments: Anthony Reid (Australian National University)
14:00-14:20 Open Discussion
14:20-14:30 Closing Remarks: Atsushi Ota (Keio University)
【Registration】
For participants in-person, please register an information at the following linkby July 10th.
Due to the circumstances of the venue, the maximum number of people who can participate in the venue is about 120, including the speakers.
There is also a limit on the number of people in the reception venue.
If the number of applicants exceeds the maximum number, a lottery will be conducted strictly and the results will be notified to all registered applicants.
There is no limit to the number of people who can participate in Webex, but we will inform the link to those who have registered, so please be sure to register even if you participate remotely.