Organizer: NYSEAN, Southeast Asia Coalition for Academic Freedom (SEACAF), and Justice in Southeast Asia Lab (JSEALab) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Type/Location: Virtual
Description:
Join NYSEAN, the Southeast Asia Coalition for Academic Freedom, and the Justice in Southeast Asia Lab at UW-Madison for a timely webinar exploring how Indonesia’s political crisis reverberates beyond street protests to challenge the foundations of academic freedom and institutional autonomy.
The discussion will also situate Indonesia’s struggles within a broader regional context, exploring what shrinking democratic space means for universities, scholar-practitioners, and civil society under the shadow of rising authoritarianism across Southeast Asia.
Speakers:
Keynote Speakers:
Edward Aspinall | Australian National University
Amalinda Savirani | Gadjah Mada University
Rina Mardiana | IPB University Bogor Indonesia / Indonesian Caucus for Academic Freedom (KIKA)
Muhamad Isnur | Indonesia Legal Aid Foundation
Discussants:
Veronika Kusumaryati | University of Wisconsin, Madison
Chris Hulshof | University of Wisconsin, Madison
Doreen Lee | Northeastern University
Facilitated by Sidney Jones
About the Co-Sponsors:
About SEACAF:
The Southeast Asia Coalition for Academic Freedom (SEACAF) brings together educators, researchers, students, policymakers, and civil society organizations to advance academic freedom as a cornerstone of democratic societies in the region.
About JSEALab:
The Justice in Southeast Asia Lab (JSEALab) is a combination of intensive exchange between faculty and graduate students and public-facing events to amplify the impact of the Henry Luce Foundation-funded five-year initiative on Social Justice in Southeast Asia at the University of Wisconsin. The JSEALab includes a web translation series; an online reading group; an online lecture series; and many other activities.
Registration:
To attend the event online, please register here.