About this Event
Bandung Research in Canada
This speaker series showcases some of the most exciting research on Bandung and Third World decolonization movements in Global Asias by Canada-based scholars. It is funded by the Canadian Southeast Asian Studies Initiative (CSEASI) and curated by Thiti Jamkajornkeiat, assistant professor of Global Southeast Asian Studies, University of Victoria, for the COIL Seminar Fall 2026.
This hybrid seminar runs from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Pacific time on the following Wednesdays:
09/23 David Webster (Bishop's University), "Online Archives of Bandung and Timor-Leste"
10/14 Cindy Ewing (University of Toronto), "Bandung in the Global Cold War"
10/21 Jesook Song (University of Toronto), "Asian Women's Inter/Nationalism"
11/04 Kaori Arai (Hokkaido University) and Michael Hathaway (Simon Fraser University) from the Transnationally Indigenous Research Collective, "Ainu Internationalism"
11/18 Ajay Bhardwaj (Simon Fraser University), "Third World Anti-Imperialist Solidarity in the Imperialist Core in the Long Sixties"
*11/25 Wildan Sena Utama (Universitas Gadjah Mada), "A Reflection on Bandung Research Directions from Indonesia" — note that this session meets from 09:30 to 10:30 am Pacific time.
We meet at the Clearihue Building, Room B007 (University of Victoria) and on Zoom (receiving the link upon registering).
For any event-related inquiries, please contact Thiti Jamkajornkeiat at [email protected]
In line with the goal of the COIL seminar, Pacific and Asian Studies at the University of Victoria will grant a certificate of participation to Southeast Asian students currently enrolled in Southeast Asian institutions, subject to the following requirements: 1) the student writes a 300-word reflection on all six lectures when watching the recording asynchronously (or on assigned readings if recording is not available), and 2) submits a 800-word final reflection on how this speaker series enriches the student's current undergrad or graduate research. Students are expected to complete all assignments by December 11, 2026.
Interested SEA-based Southeast Asian students, please contact Thiti Jamkajornkeiat ([email protected]) for further information before October 9, 2026.
Event venue & nearby stays
Clearihue Building B007, Ring Road, Victoria, Canada
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