Harvard Southeast Asia Studies Graduate Symposium 2025

We are pleased to announce the Harvard Southeast Asia Studies Graduate Student Symposium 2025, on April 4-5, 2025. The symposium will be hosted at Harvard University, and will feature symposium panels, workshops, and a keynote lecture by Thongchai Winichakul, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The symposium will focus on the theme applied, centering its discussions around the relationships between research and society. Our definition of applied not only include its conventional understandings—as practice (applied speculations) and the study of practice (study of applied speculations)—we also invite proposals that explore the interfaces between academia and society at large, including positions that expand, question and challenge its definition.

The symposium will bring together graduate students from various academic departments, in particular, anthropology, built environment studies, education, environmental studies, geography, history, political science, post-colonial studies, public health, religion, science and technology studies, and the social sciences. The symposium serves as a platform for emerging scholars to discuss work-in-progress ideas in the context of Southeast Asia. Our aim is to facilitate cross-disciplinary conversations among graduate student scholars who are exploring questions related to research and society.

300-word abstracts will be accepted until January 2, 2025, and accepted participants will be notified by January 17, 2025. Symposium speakers will be expected to submit their papers within 5,000 words by March 15, 2025.

The symposium will be conducted in person, with limited travel subsidies available for both domestic and international participants. If you would like to be considered for a travel subsidy, the second section of this application asks you to indicate the amount you anticipate to spend, the amount of travel assistance requested, where you will be travelling from, and if conference funding from your own university is available. Your travel grant application will not influence abstract selection.

Please contact asiacenter_southeastasia@harvard.edu for any clarifications. We will not accept submissions via email. For the call for participants, please refer to the following link: https://asiacenter.harvard.edu/harvard-southeast-asia-studies-graduate-symposium-2025

We look forward to your participation in this academic exchange!

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Symposium format

The symposium format is designed to be a platform for exchange, with panels featuring short paper presentations, followed by structured discussions among panelists and the audience:

  • Day 1: Keynote lecture and symposium panels. Each participant will deliver a 7 minute presentation of their papers, followed by 45 minutes discussions among panelists and 30 minutes open discussion with the audience. Open to the public.
  • Day 2: Discussion groups and social sessions, including comments by co-panelists and Harvard faculty on panelist papers. Open to participants only.

The symposium will be held in-person. Do you intend to attend the symposium in person? *
What is your name? *
What are your preferred pronouns?
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What is your current affiliation? *
If you are not currently associated with an institution, please note an organization you work with frequently.
What stage of your academic career are you in?
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We regrettably cannot accept abstracts from full-time faculty—although part-time faculty who are current graduate students are welcome to submit.
What is the field or discipline of your degree? *
Which country are you currently based in? *
Please note if you have Southeast Asian heritage.
Please provide a 100-word bio of yourself. *
Which thematic focuses best describes your research interest?
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If none of the thematic focuses are relevant, please describe the disciplinary methods and thematic concerns of your submitted abstract.
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Please note the Southeast Asian countries you research. *
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Please provide a 300-word abstract and a 3-item bibliography of your research. *
Please provide a 100-word explanation what you are hoping to take away from participating in the symposium. *
Would you like to be considered for a travel grant? *
Your Travel Grant application will not influence abstract selection. If you select yes, you will be prompted to answer questions on where you are travelling from and the amount of assistance requested on the following page.
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