Barbara and Leonard Andaya (2015) outlined the major characteristics of Early Modern Southeast Asia, emphasizing how the periodization provided a venue for local realities to enter historiography. The adoption of the concept has shifted the focus of historical investigations away from the colonial lens, prioritizing the responses of local Southeast Asian groups to culture contact. […]
Southeast Asian archaeology programs are underrepresented in the US higher education system. Although SE Asian groups now comprise one of the largest immigrant groups in the country, only five institutions have a distinctly Southeast Asian archaeology program. In this panel, we bring together early- and mid-career US-based archaeologists to discuss ways to strengthen SE Asian […]
The establishment of archaeology as a professional discipline in the Philippines was heavily male dominated. This issue is so pervasive that even when female representation increased, especially the accessibility of graduate degree in archaeology and related fields, male archaeologist still overshadows the works of women archaeologists. This panel highlights the contribution of female archaeologists in […]
Archaeological practice in Southeast Asia has recently shifted to active engagement with local stakeholders. This is due to the realization that involving communities results in meaningful research outcomes. A growing number of investigations are actively seeking the involvement of communities as both contributors and as active and involved research participants. These undertakings humanize our community […]
History, Heritage, and Expedient Myths Dr. John Terrell, Regenstein Curator of Pacific Anthropology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois Anyone who has forgotten where they put something knows in a downhome way that history matters. But how far beyond this simple truth does history really matter? Many of the claims being made nowadays by […]
Lecture by Chih-Hua Chiang, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, National Taiwan University
Lecture by Dr. Ellen Hsieh, Associate Professor, Institute of Anthropology, National Tsing Hua University Although Taiwan is known for its diverse indigenous Austronesian cultures, lowland indigenous groups faced varying degrees of challenges since the beginning of the Age of Contact (European), and some groups have been officially considered 'disappeared' by the state. The Basay and […]
Lecture by John A. Peterson, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines Archaeological interpretations are generally inference from a limited set of instances and data. Sometimes, but rarely, a single significant discovery can change interpretations, but archaeologists seek meaning in patterns of data from sites and discoveries and from a broad range of multiple lines […]
The UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles have teamed up to explore the role of rice and feast in Ifugao resistance against Spanish colonialism through a month-long photo exhibit featuring ethnographic materials from the Cordillera Region. The photo exhibit opens on 26 May 2022 with a lecture […]
Franciso A. Datar (UPD) Stephen B. Acabado (UCLA)
