Call for Panelists for AAS 2026: The (Infra)Structure of Cold War in Southeast Asia

Deadline: July 10, 2025

We are seeking additional panelists for a proposed session at the Association for Asian Studies 2026 Annual Conference, to be held March 12–15, 2026 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Set against the backdrop of competing colonialisms, overlapping imperialisms, and intensifying local ethno-political tensions, the Cold War in Southeast Asia unfolded through complex entanglements involving militarization, authoritarianism, democratization, and developmentalism. Our panel conceptualizes the Cold War not only as a geopolitical formation but also as a material and affective infrastructure in Southeast Asia. Infrastructure here encompasses more than physical facilities — it functions as a mediator of power, a channel for the circulation of ideas, an outlet for emotions, and ultimately a framework for organizing everyday life. Therefore, our central concern is how the Cold War was operationalized and contested through the built environment, logistical networks, and politics of representation.

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Interested in studying a Southeast Asian language virtually? Need funding to make it happen?

GETSEA is accepting applicants for the SEALC-GETSEA Language Scholarships! Check out the link below for full details.

App Deadline: July 14
tinyurl.com/getsealc25

The Mid-Atlantic Region AAS conference will take place at the University of Pittsburgh, November 14-16, 2025. Submit all proposals by July 1 for consideration

https://maraas.org/call-papers-2025

The Southeast Asia Council (SEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) seeks panel and/or roundtable session proposals. SEAC will select two of these sessions, which will be accepted directly into the Annual Conference program without going through a Program Committee review.

The SEAC-designated sessions should reflect current developments in Southeast Asian Studies. Preference is given to cross-country studies and/or multi-disciplinary studies. SEAC-designated sessions receive $1,000 in support from the annual AAS subvention to SEAC. If you are working on a country-specific panel or roundtable, please consider applying for a SEAC country group-designated session.

Submission deadline: July 11, 2025