Organizer: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan

Type/Location: Virtual

Description:

Dr. Mike Hawkins, Lecturer of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Michigan, will give a lecture on “episodic history” of labor at the Port of Manila, the location he argues as where the nation-state and its future have long been contested. The lecture is hosted by the University of Michigan Center for Southeast Asian Studies.

About the Speaker

Mike Hawkins is a historical and political geographer with a research focus on Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. His research examines the histories of American empire in the Philippines, the geopolitics of decolonization in Southeast Asia, and the urban geographies of labor in Manila. In 2022, he completed a dissertation at the University of North Carolina that analyzed the changing politics of labor at the Port of Manila across three distinct historical contexts: early American colonial rule, the first two decades after Philippine independence, and the contemporary moment. He is interested in both historical archival methods and ethnographic research. He is currently a lecturer at the University of Michigan.

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