Inter-Asia Seminars:
Wednesday 27 March, 12:00pm-1:15pm
Seminar 1: Cold War and Asia Modernity
While many today use Cold War 2.0 to refer to the standoff between U.S. and China, it is worth remembering that the first Cold War never ended in Asia, as evidenced by the political situation on the Korean Peninsula and that surrounding the Taiwan Strait. How has Cold War figured into the (controversial) modernisation process of East and Southeast Asia as well as the various (critical) imaginaries of modernity across the regions? As discussions of decolonisation often predicate on the dichotomy of global North vs. global South, how should scholars of Asia position themselves in their conscious effort to reconfigure knowledge production?
Speakers: Dr Seung-Ook Lee (Associate Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Professor Nianshen Song (Professor at the Tsinghua Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences (TIAS) at Tsinghua University, China) and Chelsea Ngoc Minh Nguyen.
Chair: Professor Hyun Bang Shin (Professor of Geography and Urban Studies and Head of Department in the Department of Geography and Environment at LSE)
Thursday 30 May, 12:00pm-1:30pm
Seminar 2: Youth in search of a future: living precariously in compounded crisis
Youths across Asia face unprecedented challenges amidst compounded crises of climate change, geopolitical conflict, and socioeconomic inequality. This roundtable discussion delves into the precarious realities shaping their lives while also searching for manifestations of agency and signs of hope. Panelists will explore how youths in East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia are reconceptualizing their social roles and political identities as they envision a future marked by great uncertainty.
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