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Revitalizing Traditional Arts: Innovations and Agency in Response to Environmental Change

Organizer: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Type/Location: Virtual

Description:

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa for a panel on how climate and environmental challenges are reshaping traditional cultural practices in Southeast Asia. The conversation will highlight the creative agency and innovation emerging at the intersection of cultural preservation and environmental adaptation.

Panelists include Chi-Suwichan Phatthanaphraiwan, Professor at Mea Fah Luang University; Clare Suet Ching Chan, Professor at Universiti Putra Malaysia, and Dewa Putu Berata, Founding Director of Cudamani. Verne de la Peña, Dean and Professor at the University of the Philippines, will moderate the discussion.

Speakers:

  • Chi-Suwichan Phatthanaphraiwan, Professor, Mea Fah Luang University

  • Clare Suet Ching Chan, Professor, Universiti Putra Malaysia

  • Dewa Putu Berata, Founding Director, Cudamani

Moderator:

  • Verne de la Peña, Dean & Professor, University of the Philippines

Registration:

To attend the event online, please register here.

 
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