Here on Asian Currents we’ll be hosting an account of each day’s online activity around the ASAA conference to give you a glimpse of what’s on offer at this year’s conference.
Day 2 kicked off on a beautiful Sydney morning with a range of panel sessions.
Day 2 of #ASAA2018 has dawned warm and sunny – some great panels for the early birds! @seacsydney @asiancurrents pic.twitter.com/AstC6Yo60g
— Dr Natali Pearson ????????♀️???????? ???????? (@sea_greeny) July 3, 2018
Back in Sydney for the Asian Studies Association of Australia #ASAA2018 conference to present with Indonesian colleagues about promoting in #InclusiveEducation
Wielding the power of social media. #disability #communicating4inclusion #collaborating4inclusion pic.twitter.com/J3hPIRFSOI— Dr Michelle Bonati (@MichelleBonati) July 3, 2018
True love or true democracy – which is more difficult? This is Petular Sik Ying Ho's opening question in her talk on Hong Kong's 'Intimate Comrades' and political prisoners #ASAA2018 pic.twitter.com/VPU8Lbp8Fw
— Becky Gidley (@beckra_giddon) July 3, 2018
#ASAA2018 Dr Becky Freeman starts us off speaking about industry interference in #tobacco control in Asia #FCTC @DrBFreeman pic.twitter.com/T6GOBMOC9k
— Elisabeth Kramer (@liskramer) July 3, 2018
Dr Stuart Rosewarne on push and pull factors in global migration and remittance flows, and challenges for preventing exploitation #asaa2018 @asiancurrents pic.twitter.com/kyYS705VoN
— John Dooley (@JohnDooleyIV) July 3, 2018
Particularly interested to hear from @MelissaACrouch on the role of the Burmese military in constitutionalism, espec the military as a fourth, super-branch of govt and the informal capture of institutions through transfer of military officers to civilian positions #ASAA2018
— Tash Naidu (@NatashaNaidu) July 3, 2018
Chris Parkinson on Animatism video collective, an artistic collaboration between Australians & E Timorese @TLStudies #ASAA2018 pic.twitter.com/oBWOeL1thA
— Dr Vannessa Hearman (@vhearman) July 4, 2018
“You can be anything you want; as long as it’s a doctor or engineer” – Dr Changzoo Song on on parenting and re-ethnicisation amongst young 2nd-generation Koreans in New Zealand #ASAA2018 @asiancurrents pic.twitter.com/VRSzJQONHO
— John Dooley (@JohnDooleyIV) July 4, 2018
Learned a lot about #SoutheastAsianStudies from Prof Anthony Reid at #ASAA2018 #TerimaKasih pic.twitter.com/XmUUQNFQQS
— priyambudi (@PriyambudiS) July 4, 2018
Before lunch the conference broke into a series of roundtables on major challenges and issues: Asia’s Cities, Asia’s Heritage Challenges, Asia’s Democracies, Climate Change, and Reining in Asia’s Tobacco.
Panel on Tobacco Control in Asia #FCTC #ASAA2018 @evitaricafort @DrBFreeman pic.twitter.com/0YFdiNXtUV
— Elisabeth Kramer (@liskramer) July 4, 2018
Our director Professor Luigi Tomba is chairing the roundtable on “Asia’s Cities
” at the #ASAA2018 ASAA conference at @Sydney_Uni now! pic.twitter.com/ps31L8cH0a— China Studies Centre (@csc_sydney) July 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/CleveArguelles/status/1014318561181904902
Back at #ASAA2018 this morning… @sea_greeny kicks off a discussion on Asia's heritage challenges with panelists @DrFeneley @Lena201577 and @ausheritage's Vinod Daniel @asiancurrents @seacsydney @csc_sydney @ArtSS_Sydney #heritagematters #museums #heritagecrime #Asia pic.twitter.com/KXRWRyJSBc
— Sarah Ward ???? (@SarahWardAU) July 4, 2018
“We are adapting to climate change in Bangladesh. We’re dying”. Some heavy discussions on #climatechange, justice, #resilience and coproduction of knowledge across Asia #ASAA2018 #ClimateAction pic.twitter.com/BEo3GI3rhk
— Dr Thomas Wright (@enviroanth) July 4, 2018
The afternoon saw more diverse panels and some book launch events.
Emotion as commodity being discussed by Chavalin Svetanant in Thai life insurance commercials, focussing on this example, Unsung Hero #ASAA2018 https://t.co/5l4ZXYBgPD
— Becky Gidley (@beckra_giddon) July 4, 2018
Bob Hudson presenting on the heritage of Arakine Kingdom state in Myanmar ???????? lots of interesting issues coming up re Islam, Buddhism, slaves and the historical role of the state
great panel @sea_greeny #ASAA2018 @asiancurrents @seaarch pic.twitter.com/4gB5d9r0A1— Michael Leadbetter (@M1ke_Pb) July 4, 2018
Environmental law in Indonesia. A great talk with a legal perspective on the #tolakreklamasi protests in Bali by @agungwarancak #asaa2018 pic.twitter.com/XeIXYxU7pA
— Dr Thomas Wright (@enviroanth) July 4, 2018
"It tries stuff and fails a lot" – Matthew Davies describing ASEAN in brief – before going on to discuss its "coherent and illiberal" origins and a FTA on snow ploughs. #ASAA2018 @ANUBellSchool
— Becky Gidley (@beckra_giddon) July 4, 2018
Dr Hannah Loney's (Unimelb) author of "In Women's Words" on E Timorese women, published by Sussex University Press @TLStudies #ASAA2018 pic.twitter.com/UyjP2lFfaL
— Dr Vannessa Hearman (@vhearman) July 4, 2018
Book launch on Participation without Democracy by Prof Garry Rodan (ARC, Murdoch University). Addressed by Ed Aspinall (ANU) #ASAA2018 #USyd pic.twitter.com/UKVi2bv43q
— Agung Wardana (@agungwarancak) July 4, 2018
I came to see Chieh-Ming Lai because he is so entertaining, and it’s paying off. A graduate of the @seacsydney public speaking workshop and mini postgrad conference, and now fully prepped and confident for #ASAA2018 a MODELLING THAINESS pic.twitter.com/uMZDMQzYGp
— Dr Natali Pearson ????????♀️???????? ???????? (@sea_greeny) July 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/CleveArguelles/status/1014408097698275328
The best talk at #ASAA2018 today was Leonard Andaya on rivers in SE Asian history – the Malayan Holy War I've worked on was based in river systems connected by land paths, and triggered by a contest for forests in the context of world system disruption https://t.co/d1OMPkKA8g
— Amrita Malhi (@AmritaMalhi) July 4, 2018
Learnt about trade unions in Cambodia Vietnam Indonesia Malaysia and Thailand from strong, smart, articulate women with hope for the future – thanks for hacking the conference format @MicheleSSEAC #ASAA2018
— Alexandra Crosby (@digijalanjalan) July 4, 2018
Really enjoyed talking about Bokor National Park at #ASAA2018 today, one of my favourite parts of Cambodia so I'm starting a project to write its history. . pic.twitter.com/VzPVq13EWY
— Becky Gidley (@beckra_giddon) July 4, 2018
The day closed out with an Early Career Researcher Networking Event and the Conference Dinner.
There was far more happening on Day 2 of the ASAA’s 2018 conference than we could hope to capture here but this gives you a snippet of some of the talent and innovative ideas on display. Next up is our third and final day.
