The Human-Environment Entanglements in the Late Neolithic Yilan Plain: A Case Study from the Wansan Site, Yilan County
Lecture by Chih-Hua Chiang, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, National Taiwan University
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Unveiling the Protohistory of Northern Taiwan: The Archaeology of the Basay and the Kavalan
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 […]
Archaeological Inference and Alfred North Whitehead’s Fallacy of Misplaced Concreteness: The “Austronesian” migration as a case of reified realities
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 […]
Breaking Myths: Food, Feasts, and the Ifugao Rice Terraces
Philippine Consulate General Community Hall 3435 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CAThe 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 […]
Training Workshop on Basics of Culture Sensitivity and Ethnographic Data Collection
Partido State University, Goa Campus GoaFranciso A. Datar (UPD) Stephen B. Acabado (UCLA)
Decolonizing Ifugao History Book Launch (Ifugao)
NM Cordillera Regional Museum Kiangan, Ifugao
Decolonizing Ifugao History Book Launch (Manila)
National Museum of the Philippines Padre Burgos Ave, Manila
Introduction to QGIS & KoboToolbox for Archaeological Survey
Partido State University, Caramoan Campus Caramoan, Camarines SurJared Koller, PhD candidate American Society of Overseas Research
Indigenous Landscapes of Taiwan and Southeast Asia: The Last 700 Years
Partido State University, Caramoan Campus Caramoan, Camarines SurTaiwan and Southeast Asia are inextricably linked by historical, cultural, and geographic processes that stretch over centuries into the present. However, collaboration among scholars who work in the region are few and far between. More importantly, Indigenous perspectives throughout Taiwan and Southeast Asia have been marginalized since the Early Modern Period. We aim to address […]
Indigenous Landscapes and Resource Management in Taiwan and Southeast Asia
National Chengchi University New TaipeiTaiwan and Southeast Asia are inextricably linked by historical, cultural, and geographic processes that stretch over centuries into the present. Indigenous perspectives throughout Taiwan and Southeast Asia have been marginalized but have now taken the forefront in discussions on climate change and redress. By bringing together the voices of Indigenous peoples and scholars from many […]
Where Decolonization Falls Short: A Call for an Archaeology of Redress
Room 201, Administration Building, Shuiyuan Campus National Taiwan UniversityLecture by Professor Stephen Acabado, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Archeology Program, Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, UCLA How do scholars approach community-engaged research? Why is there a need to involve community stakeholders in research? What happens when communities engage scholars and invest in the research process? Archaeological practice in Southeast Asia has […]
Cotabato Limestone Artifacts Opening Exhibit & Lecture
Fasgi Bayanihan Center Los AngelesThis educational exhibit features artifacts that were extracted from Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines; purchased by Sally von dem Hagen; shipped to the U.S. ; and most recently donated to Filipino American Service Group. Inc, a local nonprofit organization here in Los Angeles. Following this local exhibit, the limestone urn artifacts will later be repatriated to the […]