Conference Schedule

Friday, March 6

9:00-9:30 AM - Welcome and introduction

9:30-10:30 AM - Panel 1

Connor Rechtzigel
“Princess Mandalika’s Many Lives: Managing Cultural Multiplicity in Indonesian Tourism Projects”

Darren Wan
“In Konfrontasi’s Wake: Indigenous Subjects as Illegal Immigrants in Malaysian Borneo” *

10:30-11:30 AM - Talk 

Joshua Kam
“Sun Bear Hunting: Faunal and National Futurities in a Malaysian Hinterland”

11:30-11:40 AM - Coffee/tea break

11:40-12:40 PM - Talk

Brian V. Sengdala
“Listening for the Khmerican in Anthony Veasna So’s Straight Thru Cambotown”

12:40-2:00 PM - Lunch

2:00-3:00 PM - Panel 2: 

Tsuguta Yamashita
“Transfer of Darkness: Neon Signs and Protests against Japan’s Capitalist Expansion in Tokyo and Jakarta” * 

Xinlei Sha
“Vietnamese Women’s Life and Work in Chinese Nightclubs in Kenya” * 

3:00-3:15 PM - Coffee/tea break

3:15-4:15 PM - Talk

Anna Koshcheeva
“Warring Paradises: Cold War Visions of Futurity in Laos (1954–1975)”

4:15-5:00PM - Discussion and closing remarks, followed by a light reception 

5:30PM - Dinner (by RSVP)

                                                                                                                                 * denotes in-person session only