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
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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

On behalf of the Vietnam Studies Group (PSG) of the Association for Asian Studies, we are pleased to issue this Call for Proposals for a Designated Panel at the annual AAS conference to be held March 12-15 in Vancouver. VSG will designate one proposed panel for guaranteed acceptance into the conference program.

We invite colleagues in Vietnam Studies to submit proposals for complete panels, consisting of a panel abstract, three or four paper abstracts, author information, chair, and (if applicable) a discussant. Proposals will be ranked according to overall scholarly excellence and the degree to which they make a meaningful intellectual contribution to Philippine Studies. Otherwise equally ranked panels will be distinguished by the degree to which they reflect PSG’s diverse membership in terms of discipline, institution, career stage, gender, regional focus, nationality, race, and ethnicity.  

Submission deadline: July 21, 2025

On behalf of the Philippine Studies Group (PSG) of the Association for Asian Studies, we are pleased to issue this Call for Proposals for a Designated Panel at the annual AAS conference to be held March 12-15 in Vancouver. PSG will designate one proposed panel for guaranteed acceptance into the conference program.

We invite colleagues in Philippine Studies to submit proposals for complete panels, consisting of a panel abstract, three or four paper abstracts, author information, chair, and (if applicable) a discussant. Proposals will be ranked according to overall scholarly excellence and the degree to which they make a meaningful intellectual contribution to Philippine Studies. Otherwise equally ranked panels will be distinguished by the degree to which they reflect PSG’s diverse membership in terms of discipline, institution, career stage, gender, regional focus, nationality, race, and ethnicity.  

Submission deadline: July 10, 2025

The Southeast Asia Council (SEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is calling for  paper proposals from up-and-coming scholars to join a Rising Voices panel on the topic of  “Against the Tide: Agency in Volatile Times for Southeast Asia.” We seek to recruit early  career scholars, or “rising voices,” including graduate students, independent scholars, and  untenured faculty, with preference for those based at underfunded institutions from  Southeast Asian countries (see below for eligibility). Accepted paper proposals will form a  panel for presentation and inclusion in the 2026 Annual Conference of the Association for  Asian Studies, to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from March 12-15, 2026.  SEAC will provide partial financial assistance for presenters to attend the annual conference  and meetings. In addition to receiving financial support from the AAS/SEAC, this year’s Rising  Voices Panel also has financial support provided by TRaNS: Trans- Regional and -National  Studies of Southeast Asia. 

Submission deadline: July 20, 2025
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The Southeast Asia Council (SEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is seeking paper proposals from up-and-coming scholars to join a “SEAC-JSEAS” panel on the topic of “Rituals in Rupture: Everyday Religion and the Politics of Instability in Southeast Asia.” We seek to recruit early career scholars, including graduate students, independent scholars and untenured faculty, with preference for scholars from underfunded institutions in Late Developing Countries (LDC) in Southeast Asia (see below for eligibility). Accepted paper proposals will form a panel for presentation and inclusion in the 2026 Annual Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, to be held in Vancouver, B.C., Canada from March 12-15, 2026. Presenters will receive partial financial assistance from the Journal of Southeast Asian Studies to attend the Annual Conference and meetings.

Submission deadline: July 22, 2025

The Association for Asian Studies Conference welcomes proposals from all disciplines and particularly encourages scholars from Asia-focused social sciences and arts disciplines. The conference will take place from March 12 to 15, 2026, in Vancouver, Canada. Details below!

Application deadline: August 6, 2025
https://tinyurl.com/bvyfha9c

Call for Applications: Inaugural SHAFR-in-Asia Pacific Workshop, March 2026, Singapore

The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR)'s SHAFR-in-Asia Pacific Workshop is accepting applications to participate in their 2026 Workshop at Singapore Management University! Full details at the link below.

App Deadline: Oct. 1, 2025

Workshop: March 3-4, 2026

https://tinyurl.com/37j66cka