Perspective Asia Lecture Series
Welcome to the Perspective Asia Lecture Series, a platform for scholars and experts from various fields to share their critical insights on the issues, emerging trends, and historical interconnections in the dynamic East and Southeast Asian region.
Join us this fall for a thought-provoking seminar series on critical Asian Studies issues.
Engage with expert insights, learn, and shape the conversation on Asia's complex challenges and their global impact.
Location: The open lectures usually take place in the Asia Library (Sölvegatan 18B, 223 62 Lund) or on Zoom
Schedule Fall Semester 2025
8 September 16:00-17:30, Asia Library
Military Battles and Cultural Wars: Approaching Ethnic Insurgency in Upland Southeast Asia
Speaker: Jane M Ferguson, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Southeast Asian History at the Australian National University
17 September 15:15-17:00, Asia Library
Gender, Families, and Wealth Accumulation Among Only Daughters
Speaker: Ye Liu, Reader (Associate Professor) Department of International Development, King’s College London, UK
24 September 15:15-17:00, Asia Library
Dilemma and legal advocacy in South Korean queer activism
Speaker: Yookyeong Im, Lecturer in Korean Studies at the University of Sheffield
15 October, 15:15-17:00, Online - zoom
Stronger at Home, Louder abroad: Cambodian Politics since 2013
The event is organised in cooperation with the Graduate School in Asian Studies
Speaker: Mark Mun Vong, independent scholar of authoritarianism and democratization
Further lectures will be announced shortly.
