On Friday (26/08), the Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies Universitas Gadjah Mada (CESASS UGM) held the Southeast Asian Chat (SEA CHAT). This is the 29th SEA CHAT after several months of this agenda being postponed due to the pandemic. This agenda is a routine agenda organized by CESASS UGM to discuss countries in Southeast Asia and social, political, economic and cultural issues. The presentation of the discussion material was carried out by M Dwiki Mahendra, an International Relationship student in Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta and also an intern in CESASS UGM. read more

On July 21, 2022 The Centre for South-East Asian Social Studies UGM hosted “Thailand day” – an inter-university event aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation between the Gadjah Mada and Thammasat Universities. The event was held in the frameworks of a larger PSSAT initiative known as “Country in Focus”, which takes place annually since 2014. 

During “Thailand day”, six Thai students, who are on internship in PSSAT UGM in June-July 2022, shared their country’s culture with other interns and employees of the Centre. Interns from Thailand made a presentation about Songkron day and provided the guests with the basic information about Thai culture in general. On top of that, they taught all the participants some phrases in Thai language and showcased their skills of performing traditional Thai dances.  read more

After a long break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, CESASS has resumed accepting students from foreign universities to participate in the SEA-Gate (Southeast Asian Culture and Language) program. This year CESSAS was visited by students from Thailand and a professor from South Korea.

From June 13 to July 29, 2022, eight students of Thammasat University, majoring in Southeast Asian Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts, followed the SEA-Gate program at CESASS UGM.

On June 13, 2022, at the welcoming session the Acting Director CESASS UGM Prof. Dr. Phil. Hermin Indah Wahyuni warmly greeted the Thammasat students and wished them to take advantage of 2 months in Indonesia so as to improve their language skills and immerse themselves in Indonesian culture. read more

On Friday (22/07), the Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies Universitas Gadjah Mada (CESASS UGM) received a visit from the Korean Institute of ASEAN Studies – Busan University of Foreign Studies (KIAS – BUFS), South Korea. The meeting was held at CESASS UGM and the participants from BUFS were Prof. Kim Dong-Yeob (Director of Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies), Prof. Gu Bokyung (Research Professor, Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies), Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat (Research Professor, Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies), Moon Sun Park (Research Assistant, Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies), while from CESASS UGM are Prof. Dr. Phil. Hermin Indah Wahyuni ​​(Acting Director of CESASS UGM), Drs. Muhadi Sugiono, M.A. (Head of Research Division of CESASS UGM and lecturer of Fisipol UGM), Dr. phil. Vissia Ita Yulianto (Head of Program and Publication of CESASS UGM), Lidwina Mutia Sadasri, S.I.P., M.A. (Lecturer at the Department of Communication Studies), and Desintha Dwi Asriani, S.Sos., M.A. (Lecturer from the Department of Sociology). read more

Summer Course Program “(Re)constructing Southeast Asia: The Narrative of ASEAN Identity”

Calling out international & local students, lecturers, researchers, and professionals!

Southeast Asia is not a mere geographical space with a passive role in the international arena. Instead, the region has continued to be an active agent to engage in the international discourse that covers the political, economic, social, and cultural dynamics, as well as security issues. However, the level of interest and number of studies conducted by academics regarding Southeast Asia are mostly developed outside the region. Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (CESASS) Universitas Gadjah Mada has initiated organising yearly workshops on “Teaching & Researching Southeast Asia” (MMAT) since 2014. Starting in 2021, it is held as a Summer Course, allowing not only the participation of students, but also researchers and lecturers, enabling them to broaden their perspective on Southeast Asia region. This year, MMAT Summer Course 2022 is focused on the “Narrative of ASEAN identity”. read more

“In this era where digital use has become undeniably massive, easy access to the internet appears to be central for everyone including children. As a result, it is necessary for parents to safeguard their children from the internet’s double-edged sword, which, despite so many benefits it offers, also exposes them to some detrimental exposure”, said Nobertus R. Santoso, a lecturer of communication science in Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta at the 45^th South East Asia Talk (SEA TALK) webinar series, organized by the Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (CESASS), Universitas Gadjah Mada. read more

The Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies Universitas Gadjah Mada held a panel discussion entitled SEA Talk #44 which was held on March 10, 2022. In general, CESASS UGM has concerns about social, economic, political, and cultural issues in the Southeast Asian region as stated in the panel discussion. In this SEA Talk #44, Prof. Dr. phil. Hermin Indah Wahyuni, S.IP, M.Sc. as chairman of CESASS UGM opened and welcomed participants and speakers who had joined and participated in the SEA Talk #44 panel discussion. The speaker will be delivered by Drs. Moh. Arif Rokhman, M. Hum. Ph.D., who is a Lecturer in English Literature at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences at Gadjah Mada University. read more

On (11/2), CESASS UGM hold SEA Chat#28 in an online conference, inviting two speakers. The first speaker is William Halloran from Western Sydney University, Australia. Halloran explains his presentation about Labor Rights, Laws, and Abuses in Indonesia. In this session, Halloran serves on three main issues. Firstly, he discussed the impact of covid 19 on the industry in Indonesia, particularly in the health sector considering health workers’ rights. Secondly, the controversy of OMNIBUS LAW. Thirdly, issues related to labor rights and laws that Indonesia might face in the future. Halloran concludes that this pandemic situation has proven that a single country can not function without its citizens’ health and well-being. Hence, protecting the most vulnerable has insurance for our better future. Thus, all parties including government, businesses, and other institutions should not take advantage of covid-19 to unravel the rights of the workers.  read more

Education either functions as an instrument that is used to facilitate the integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, how men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world. Said Prof. Alberto Gomes referencing Virilio’s ideas about critical pedagogy in South America, especially in the practice of Brazil education in SEA TALK Series #43, Prof. Alberto is a founding director of dialogue, emphatic, engagement, and peacebuilding at DEEP network and a professor at Emeritus La Trobe University in Melbourne Australia.  In this SEA chat discussion, this time Prof. Alberto brings a discussion on the topic of emancipating the shackled mind and “the role of critical education”. read more

Proceeding of Southeast Asia Conference on Media, Cinema, and Art (2021)

Southeast Asia Conference on Media, Cinema and Art (SEA-MCA) is a distinct international conference organized by Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada in 2021. The conference picked the theme of: “Rediscovering Southeast Asia Amidst Its Multi-layered Burdens.”

This conference proceedings book is arranged by Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies UGM. It is consisting of a wide range of topics under the field of art, media and film studies, prominently in searching for Southeast Asia regional collective values and identity in time of crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the topics are divided into three broad sub-themes, including but not limited to: Media, human rights and democracy; Digital literacy and Digital divide in SEA; Contesting Identities in Southeast Asian cinema; Regionalism in Southeast Asian cinema; Art and politics; and Performing and visual art studies. read more